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  1. Movies
  2. The Rules (For Men)

The Rules (For Men)

1999
1h 30m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

While some bright penny made a lot of money publishing a book for women about "The Rules" of wooing and winning a man, one man who can't be bothered to write such things down explains his own system for getting what he wants from the ladies in this comedy. Michael Vigilante (Robert Capelli Jr.) is a lawyer who considers sex to be a vitally important part of his well-being -- and the more sex (and the more women) he gets, the better. Vigilante shares his guiding philosophies on the fine art of convincing women to sleep with him when he isn't busy dealing with his former girlfriend (Christine Nagy), a crazy psychoanalyst (Frank Gorshin), a thick-headed prosecutor (Vincent Pastore), a love-starved judge (Nancy Siriani), and a humorless mob enforcer (Ken Del Vecchio). The Rules for Men also features Howard Stern Show regular Jackie Martling (aka "Jackie The Joke Man") as a partner of Vigilante's law firm

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Aug 25, 1999
Languages
English
Director
Robert Capelli Jr.
Production
Justice for All Productions
Justice for All Productions
Baxter Films
Baxter Films
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Jackie Martling

Jackie Martling

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Robert Capelli Jr.

Michael Vigilante

Ken Del Vecchio

Brooke Lewis Bellas

Brooke Lewis Bellas

Tori

Ken Del Vecchio

Armando Soul

Brooke Lewis Bellas

Brooke Lewis Bellas

Gina

Ericka Pazcoguin

Julie

Kamal Ahmed

Kamal Ahmed

Ashalama

Richard D'Alessandro

Richard D'Alessandro

Detective

Christine Nagy

Kelly

Nicol Paone

Michelle

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