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  • Man of the Year (1995)
  • 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Man of the Year (1995)
86 min | Comedy, Romance

Mockumentary look at Playgirl Magazine centerfold and 1992 Man of the Year, Dirk Shafer, who kept it a secret from the magazine that he is gay. Most of the film is a fictionalized retelling of Dirk's decision to send a photograph to ...See moreMockumentary look at Playgirl Magazine centerfold and 1992 Man of the Year, Dirk Shafer, who kept it a secret from the magazine that he is gay. Most of the film is a fictionalized retelling of Dirk's decision to send a photograph to Playgirl, his selection as a centerfold and then Man of the Year, his many TV interviews, his friend Vivian Paxton posing as his beard, and the pressures from his live-in lover to come out of the closet. Interspersed with this chronological narrative are a black and white look at an evening Dirk spends with Angela Lucassey, a woman from Reno who wins Playgirl's national contest to have a date with Dirk, and an interview with a stripper who tracks Dirk down. Written by See less
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Director
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Cinematographer
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Barry S. Silver (as Barry Silver) | Ken Solomon
Production Designer
Michael Müller (as Michael Mueller)
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Release date
Mar 15, 1996 (United States)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Claudette Sutherland
Tammy Shafer Tammy Shafer   See fewer
Michael Ornstein
Mike Miller Mike Miller   See fewer
Cal Bartlett
Ken Shafer Ken Shafer   See fewer
Mary Stein
Angela Lucassey Angela Lucassey   See fewer
Beth Broderick
Kelly Bound Kelly Bound   See fewer
Cynthia Szigeti
Betty Levy Betty Levy   See fewer
Dennis Bailey
Howie Diadone Howie Diadone   See fewer
Charles Sloane
Ed, the Photographer Ed, the Photographer   See fewer
Patricia Domiano
Ballroom Dancer Ballroom Dancer   See fewer
Dawn Christie
Woman Exercising Woman Exercising   See fewer
Phyllis Franklin
Dr. Marsha Demarky Dr. Marsha Demarky   See fewer
Bill Brochtrup
Pledge Cartwright Pledge Cartwright   See fewer
Lu Leonard
Dee Dee Sweatman Dee Dee Sweatman   See fewer
Rhonda Dotson
Lady La Flame Lady La Flame   See fewer
Paul D. Fow
Rex Chandler (as Paul Fow) Rex Chandler (as Paul Fow)   See fewer
Fort Atkinson
Buck Hallren Buck Hallren   See fewer
Felix Montano
Jimmy Morgan Jimmy Morgan   See fewer
Michael Muller
ACT OUT #1 ACT OUT #1   See fewer
Kevin Bandy
ACT OUT #2 ACT OUT #2   See fewer
Brett Sylver
ACT OUT #3 ACT OUT #3   See fewer
Fabio
Fabio Fabio   See fewer
Joseph Fusco
ACT OUT Stage Manager (as Joe Fusco) ACT OUT Stage Manager (as Joe Fusco)   See fewer
Merri Biechler
Leslie Dameron Leslie Dameron   See fewer
Phil Donahue
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jenny Jones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Maury Povich
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Rivers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Cristina Saralegui
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Springer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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