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Status
Released
Release
1996
Runtime
1h 28m
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Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his skills of hype and manipulation to try and turn the cab driver named Frank into the talk of the town. Many celebrities make cameos throughout the film.
26 Cast Members
Seymour Cassel
Sy Lerner
Francesco Quinn
Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky
Rebecca Broussard
Rebecca Lerner
Luana Anders
Agent on Phone
Lloyd Kaufman
Self - Troma Chief
James Brolin
Self
John Malkovich
Self
Ann Cusack
Kitty Monaco
Julian Lennon
Self
Jim Stark
Betting Producer
Robert Evans
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self
Benicio del Toro
Self
Bryan Singer
Self
Kevin Pollak
Self
Johnny Depp
Self
Lara Flynn Boyle
Self
Treat Williams
Self
Jon Cryer
Self
