Man of the Century

1999
R
1h 17m

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueFantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals.Fantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals.Fantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals.

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7,0/10

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Prix
- 5 victoires et 1 nomination au total

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Anecdotes
Feature film debut of Gibson Frazier, who portrays Johnny Twennies.

Gaffes
Johnny promises his editor that he will scoop the Journal American. Johnny's character is set in the 1920s, but the New York Journal American, a Hearst newspaper, did not exist until 1937, after the merger of two Hearst newspapers, the New York Journal, and the New York American.

Citations
Samantha Winter: Are you gay?
Johnny Twennies: Of course I'm gay. I'm gay as a day in May.
Samantha Winter: You know what I mean, I mean, don't you like girls?
Johnny Twennies: Well, sure I like girls. I like all kinds of people. I'm just good natured.
Samantha Winter: Oh my god. I mean, uh, that's cool, it's just, I... I never imagined that... so, you're bi?
Johnny Twennies: Well, I'm by myself most of the time. Except when I'm with you.

Connexions
References Le faucon maltais (1941)

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9/10

One Note Gag that Works like the Bee Knees

Some movies are just meant to be a great deal of fun, and this is one of them. What a delight - I'd never heard of it but stumbled on it on IFC and adored it. The sweetness and good-natured aspects of the film are part of the charm, as is the dead-on dialogue, situations and even camera angles/cinematography. For people who try and find reasons why this guy exists or why women would date him, you're missing the point of the movie. The Marx Brothers ending (no spoiler really), and the short Egyptian tomb sequence show the care that was taken with getting all the 1920's aspects down perfectly (and don't forget the musical numbers, when people would break into song in any sort of film back then -well, the talkies at least). Going incognito as Harold Lloyd? too funny - don't pass this one by when it shows up next time!