Man of the Year (2006 film)

Man of the Year is a 2006 American political thriller comedydrama film directed and written by Barry Levinson, produced by James G. Robinson, and starring Robin Williams. The film also features Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, and Jeff Goldblum. In the film Williams portrays Tom Dobbs, the host of a comedypolitical talk show, based loosely on the reallife persona of Jon Stewart. With an offhand remark, he prompts four million people to email their support then he decides to campaign for President. The film was released theatrically on October 13, 2006, and was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, and in parts of Washington, D.C. Man of the Year received mostly negative reviews and it earned 41.2 million on amillion budget.

A parallel plot follows Eleanor Green Laura Linney, who works at a voting machine company called Delacroy. According to a television commercial in the movie, the entire United States will be using Delacroy voting machines for the Presidential election. Shortly before the elections, Eleanor notices an error in the voting system, but the head of the company, James Hemmings, purposefully ignores her warnings.Initially, Dobbs approaches the campaign seriously perhaps too seriously, to the chagrin of his staff, especially his manager Jack Menken Christopher Walken. That turns around the night of the presidential debates, when, fed up with the other candidates posturing, Dobbs shifts back into comedian mode, managing to keep the audience laughing and make serious points simultaneously. From then on, he resumes his showman persona, thoroughly shaking up the political landscape. Dobbs surges in polls after the debates, but remains a distant third to Kellogg and Mills. ........

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