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Sy Lerner is the quintessential movie producer, when he makes a bet that he can take any kid off the street and turn him into a superstar overnight using the universal language of the festival: hype. He meets Frank Rhinoslavsky and turns him into 'Frank Rhino, one of the hottest screenwriters to hit Cannes since Faulkner and Hemingway.'
Then Sy Lerner comes up with the vehicle for Frank's reputation, by naming him the writer of a new movie. Only the movie doesn't exist and Frank isn't a writer. And, even knowing Lerner's reputation, people buy into the garbage.
Sy Lerner is the quintessential movie producer, when he makes a bet that he can take any kid off the street and turn him into a superstar overnight using the universal language of the festival: hype. He meets Frank Rhinoslavsky and turns him into 'Frank Rhino, one of the hottest screenwriters to hit Cannes since Faulkner and Hemingway.'
Cannes Man (1996) Seymour Cassel as Sy Lerner. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight
Martini went up to various showbiz types and asked them to tell their funniest "Hollywood scumbag bullshitter" stories, simply substituting the name Sy Lerner for the name of the real perpetrator.
Apr 8, 2019 · Seymour Cassel (1935-2019): Prolific Character Actor Was A Witty, Talented Rapscallion. The colorful, mischievous movie and TV star has passed away at 84. To me, he’ll always be Sy Lerner, the cigar chomping producer in “Cannes Man”
Sy Lerner takes on Frank as his pet project. He shows Frank how to dress and behave, tells him how to respond when being interviewed such as never saying too much, and always being ambiguous. Then Sy Lerner comes up with the vehicle for Frank's reputation, by naming him the writer of a new movie.
