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Man of the Year
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304192207
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304192207
Label: Fox Lorber
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Running Time: 85 minutes
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1996
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Editorial Review:
This "mocumentary" by Dirk Shafer, an actor-model turned filmmaker, is a witty and articulate blend of fact and fiction surrounding his 1992 reign as Playgirl magazine's Centerfold of the Year. He amusingly blurs the line between fact and satire by mixing badly shot black-and-white scenes with more sleekly produced color interviews and documentary footage. Shafer smartly keeps the fluff to a manageable level by balancing all that facetious humor with a sweetly mysterious undertone. However, this is very much a vanity affair, so expect a high level of self-indulgence as Shafer tells us more about himself than we really care to know. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - What a Film, What a Man
"MAN OF THE YEAR"
Quite a Film, Quite a Man
Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride
One of the more interesting documentaries to come out of gay filmmaking is "Man of the Year" which was released in 1995. It is a look at the "Playgirl" centerfold, Dirk Shafer, who was elected "Man of the Year" in 1992, who kept the fact that he is a gay man a secret from the magazine. He was the object of many interviews and had to have a woman in tow so as to appear to be whom "Playgirl" ... Read More
Rating: - A one trick pony, but a fun ride
Cliche-riddled? Yes. Superficial? Mostly. Narcissistic self-indulgence on the part of director/star Dirk Shafer? Most definitely! But in this age of "Judge Judy" and "reality tv," this type of "mocumentary" is an interesting genre to follow. What is truth? What is distortion to serve a dramatic end? These are the kinds of questions that come to mind when I watch MAN OF THE YEAR. When the subject is the teller these distinctions become fuzzier and fuzzier. Clearly the tv clips from the Donahue show when ... Read More
Rating:  - Bomb of the Century
A tasteless and offensive film that ultimately proves to be a cynical joke played by writer-director-star Dirk Shafer against his audience. Shafer was the 1992 "Playgirl" Man of the Year centerfold who (supposedly) represented the ultimate object of desirability for the magazine's (supposedly) heterosexual readership, but is in reality a gay man. Having played the role of a straight man in life, Shafer went on to make this film, a fictional documentary about his secret life during the year of his "reign". ... Read More
Rating:  - A gay "Truth or Dare"?
This mock-"documentary" is clever in that, I'm assuming, it does tell what could be a somewhat 'truthful' story overall. The problem with this video is that is doesn't know whether it should be funny or serious and this is definately a huge mistake for this kind of project/subject matter. I personally LOVE dark humor......but this aint it!!!
Best is the scene in which the mother talks about accepting herself as a fit and caring parent while she was dealing with the homophobic father of a dying ... Read More
Rating: - Horrible, Wretched, oh my g--
This is the type of video that makes you wish you could have your precious time back.
It is so horrible, boring, uninteresting. Could the people actually involved in it sit through it?
I strongly advise everyone out there to do something better with their time!
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