Μύ Samuel L Jackson and funnyman Eugene Levy buddy up for crime caper The Man. Sadly, their combined talents only add up to a "run-of-the-mill romp," patched together by Blue Streak helmer Les Mayfield. It hardly caused a blip on the box office radar, but fans of 80s boy band Bros may relish seeing Luke Goss on bad guy duty. Altogether now: When will I, will I be famous?...
Stick It To The Man
Who's The Man? affords the chance for cast and crew to hype each other up although nobody gives credit to writer Steve Carpenter - least of all himself. "It was a dream come true," he says of landing Jackson and Levy, "they take my bad dialogue and make it good." Well, that's only half true... The backhanded compliments continue, with Jackson remarking of his co-star, "Everything about Eugene says 'laugh at me'," while the man himself admits being drawn to "these sad-sacky roles".
Sam Jackson's Guide To Cursing pretty much speaks for itself (using a lot of f-words), but even more pointless is the Making An Action Scene featurette. It ventures behind-the-scenes to see such exciting stunts as Luke Goss pretending to take a bullet and (here's the tough bit..) falling over. The last of the featurettes showcases the tricked-out '83 Cadillac, designed to reflect Jackson's on-screen alter ego, ie "a lot of iron and a lot of attitude". If you're Jeremy Clarkson, or you simply enjoy looking at really shiny things, this one's for you...
Man Overboard
There's not a titter to be had in any of five deleted/alternate scenes; Levy tries to flog a tongue-scraper to an air stewardess, fails to figure his left from his right while having his mugshot taken and tips over a trash can during a failed money drop. The blooper reel is just as bland - mostly just Levy fluffing his lines and at one point confessing, "Sorry. I'm even putting myself to sleep." Unfortunately, that pretty much sums it up for this DVD.
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