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Man in the Chair is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 27 january 2007 with Christopher Plummer
Man in the Chair (2007)
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Add to a movie listMan in the Chair is a 2007 independent film written and directed by Michael Schroeder. The film stars Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh, and Robert Wagner.
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Cameron Kincaid (Angarano) est un jeune délinquant qui veut participer à une compétition étudiante de cinéma amateur. Il rencontre Flash (Plummer), un amer et alcoolique électricien de plateau à la retraite qui a travaillé sur plusieurs chefs-d'œuvre (dont Citizen Kane). Flash accepte d'aider Cameron. Il utilise ses différents contacts avec le milieu du cinéma (pour la plupart, des retraités) et devient une sorte de mentor non conventionnel pour le jeune.Actors
Christopher Plummer
(Flash Madden)
Michael Angarano
(Cameron Kincaid)
M. Emmet Walsh
(Mickey Hopkins)
Robert Wagner
(Taylor Moss)
Mimi Kennedy
(Judy Kincaid)
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