Man of the Year (1995)
First-time director Dirk Shafer also penned this raucous "mockumentary," a blend of fact and fiction that re-creates his 1992 reign as Playgirl magazine's Centerfold of the Year. When Shafer chooses to keep the fact that he's gay a secret from the magazine's editors, he finds himself living the ultimate lie -- and incapable of giving female readers what they really want. Will he succumb to his lover's pressures to come out of the closet?
Director: Dirk Shafer
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Dirk Shafer as Dirk |
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Mary Stein as Angela Lucassy |
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Claudette Sutherland as Tammy Shafer |
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Cal Bartlett as Ken Shafer |
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Vivian Paxton as Vivian |
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Michael Ornstein as Mike Miller |
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Beth Broderick as Kelly Bound |
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Cynthia Szigeti as Betty Levy |
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Dennis Bailey as Howie Diadone |
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Charles Sloane as Ed, the photographer |
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Phyllis Franklin as Dr. Marsha Demarkey |
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Bill Brochtrup as Pledge Cartwright |
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Hal Fort Atkinson as Buck Hallren |
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Felix Montano as Jimmy Morgan |
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Thom Collins as Thom |
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Rex Chandler as Rex |
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Lu Leonard as Dee Dee |
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Mindy Sterling as Cindee |
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Phil Donahue as Himself |
| Writing | Dirk Shafer | Author |
| Camera | Stephen Timberlake | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Dirk Shafer | Director |
| Production | Hugh Hefner | Producer |
| Production | Matt Keener | Producer |
| Sound | Peitor Angell | Music |
| Crew | Eric Vetro | Additional Music |