Man of the Year
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dirk Shafer
Michael Marisi Ornstein
Dirk Shafer
Deidra Shafer
Joe Fusco
Patricia Domiano
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1992, Dirk Shafer was chosen Playgirl Magazine's "Man of the Year," the object of adoration for millions of women. The only catch was that Dirk was actually gay, and his appointment forced him to live a lie in order to promote the magazine. Blurring the boundary between truth and fiction with a mix of documentary footage and tongue-in-cheek reenactments, the movie follows Dirk through the ups and downs of his tenure. Dirk maintained his heterosexual charade with the help of his best friend, Vivian Paxton, who pretended to be his girlfriend. He worked the talk show circuit; staged autograph signings for his adoring fans; listened to women's fantasies as the host of a romance phone line; and spent Valentine's Day with the lucky winner of Playgirl's Win-a-Date contest. Meanwhile, Dirk's real-life lover, Mike, was growing increasingly frustrated in the role of the "roommate." And at the same time, a militant group became determined to "out" him on national television.
Director
Dirk Shafer
Cast
Michael Marisi Ornstein
Dirk Shafer
Deidra Shafer
Joe Fusco
Patricia Domiano
Beth Broderick
Thom Collins
Michael Mueller
Cal Bartlett
Mindy Sterling
Rhonda Dotson
Paul Fow
Claudette Sutherland
Brett Sylver
Merri Biechler
Fort Atkinson
Kevin Bandy
Cynthia Szigeti
Dawn Christie
Phyllis Franklin
Angela Lucassey
Bill Brochtrup
Vivian Paxton
Lu Leonard
Charles Sloane
Felix Montano
Dennis Bailey
Crew
John Abeyta
Keith Addis
Arnold A Anderson
Peitor Angell
Peitor Angell
Lionel J Ball
David Beadle
Kevin Biggerstaff
Paulina Bowler
Simon Bowler
Simon Bowler
Simon Bowler
Howard Bragman
Eve Bregman
Ashley Campion
John Cassese
Dawn Christie
Tom Clark
Lauren Cohen
Syd Cole
Thom Collins
David Cooley
Robert Cunningham
Yvonne Depatis-kupka
Glen Diadone
Giovanni Disimone
John Farris
Angelo Fazio
Clayton Fowler
Ed Freeman
Ed Freeman
Joe Fusco
Patsy Glass
Tom Glass
Laura Goldberg
Jane Gross
John Higginson
Rich Hughes
Cheyenne J'alvin
David Kaiser
David Kaplan
Matt Keener
Danny Kelly
Gordon King
Randal Klieser
Greg Lane
Mi Yeoun Lee
Jack Lindauer
Corey Mandell
Jeff Marcus
Lisa Mayer
Christian Moeyaert
Samuel J Mongiello
George Mooney
Michael Mueller
Michael Mueller
Michael Mueller
Mike L. Murphy
Dick Nathan
John Nyomarkay
John Paskiewcz
Vivian Paxton
Vivian Paxton
Vivian Paxton
Anthony Redman
David Robkin
James Cass Rogers
Matthew Rushton
Jeffery Sanker
David Schniderman
Anthony Sepulveda
Nancy Severinsen
Annabelle Shafer
David Shafer
Deidra Shafer
Dirk Shafer
Dirk Shafer
Barry S Silver
Ken Solomon
Barry Stich
Brett Sylver
Brett Sylver
Clive Taylor
Melissa Thompson
Stephen Timberlake
Stephen Timberlake
Steve Tisch
Vincent Torres
Todd Tracey
Eric Vetro
Bonnie Vitti
David Vogel
David Wanamaker
Sam Ware
Nick Wechsler
Kevin Williams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States February 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States July 1995
Released in United States July 1996
Released in United States June 13, 1995
Released in United States March 1, 1996
Released in United States March 1996
Released in United States on Video October 29, 1996
Released in United States September 1995
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) September 17-24, 1995.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 21 - April 4, 1996.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.
Shown at OUTFEST '95: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Closing Night) July 6-16, 1995.
Shown at Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-21, 1996.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8-17, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.
Feature directorial debut for male model Dirk Shafer. Shafer, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, was Playgirl's 1992 Man of the Year.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 21 - April 4, 1996.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.)
Released in United States March 1996 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8-17, 1996.)
Released in United States March 1, 1996 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States June 13, 1995 (Shown as a "work-in-progress" at "First Look" film series in New York City (Tribeca Film Center) June 13, 1995.)
Released in United States July 1995 (Shown at OUTFEST '95: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Closing Night) July 6-16, 1995.)
Released in United States July 1996 (Shown at Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-21, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) September 17-24, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.)
Released in United States on Video October 29, 1996
