The Man

Sep 8, 2005

1h 23m

★ 5.8

One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks.

Overview

A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Fried Films

The Man Trailers

Cast

Derrick Vann

Samuel L. Jackson

Andy Fiddler

Eugene Levy

Joey Kane

Luke Goss

Agent Peters

Miguel Ferrer

Lt. Rita Carbone

Susie Essman

Booty

Anthony Mackie

Susan

Gigi Rice

Dara Vann

Rachael Crawford

Second I.A. Agent

Philip Akin

Homeless Man

Christopher Murray

Laptop Guy

Joel S. Keller

Flight Attendant

Kathryn Greenwood

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