Man of the Century

Oct 29, 1999

1h 20m

★ 6.4

Meet yesterday's answer to the world of today.

Overview

If ever a man seems lost in time, it would be Johnny Twennies, a newspaper writer who talks, walks and fights like he stepped out of the Jazz Age. When a pack of thugs threaten his life unless he plants a fake news story, Johnny proves he's got plenty of moxie -- and that some ideas, like chivalry and justice, never go out of style.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

Sun-Telegram Pictures

Jubilee Pictures Corporation

Man of the Century Trailers

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Cast

Johnny Twennies

Gibson Frazier

Virginia Clemens

Cara Buono

Clarence

Ian Edwards

Victor Young

Brian Davies

Samantha Winter

Susan Egan

Chinese Mob Boss

Robert Lin

Brooding Artist

Yul Vazquez

Richard Lancaster

Dwight Ewell

Messenger

Brian Kite

Mr. Meyerscholtz

David Margulies

Timothy Burns

Anthony Rapp

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