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Man of the Century (1999)
The sidewalks of New York will never be the same, thanks to Johnny Twennies, an ace reporter who bangs out his column on an old manual typewriter and is blissfully aware that he sticks out like a sore thubm. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail. Can Johnny blow the lid off an important crime scoop, get the girl, and keep from getting himself killed?
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The sidewalks of New York will never be the same, thanks to Johnny Twennies, an ace reporter who bangs out his column on an old manual typewriter and is blissfully aware that he sticks out like a sore thubm. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail. Can Johnny blow the lid off an important crime scoop, get the girl, and keep from getting himself killed?
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Genre:Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Written By:Gibson Frazier, Adam Abraham
In Theaters:10/29/1999
Box Office:$33,031
Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:Fine Line Features, Jubilee Pictures Corporation
Cast
Adam Abraham
Director
Cara Buono
Virginia Clemens
Brian Davies
Victor Young
Susan Egan
Samantha Winter
King Mustafa Obafemi
Richard Lancaster
Gibson Frazier
Johnny Twennies
Frank Gorshin
Roman Navarro
David Margulies
Mr. Meyerscholtz
Anthony Rapp
Timothy Burns
Marisa Ryan
Gertrude
Bobby Short
Chester
Michael Allinson
Hastings
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