Man in the Chair

Name: Man in the Chair
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 7, 2007
Rating: 44

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IFC Films | Release Date: December 7, 2007 | PG-13

Summary: Flash is a man who longs for the day when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane. When Flash meets teenage film fanatic Cameron Kincaid, he becomes an unlikely mentor and agrees to help Cameron make a film to compete in a student competition where the top prize is a film-school scholarship and, forFlash is a man who longs for the day when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane. When Flash meets teenage film fanatic Cameron Kincaid, he becomes an unlikely mentor and agrees to help Cameron make a film to compete in a student competition where the top prize is a film-school scholarship and, for Cameron, a ticket out of his difficult home life. Flash, who sees his own life drawing to a close, recruits the support of his eccentric friends at the Retirement home for Motion Picture Crew and helps Cameron make his film and chase his dream. (Outsider Pictures)… Expand

Director: Michael Schroeder

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

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Ray Bennett

A ramshackle but likeable story. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

By salvaging a troubled script with deep, committed, touching portrayals, Plummer and Walsh help prove Schroeder’s points about how Hollywood isn’t just the province of the rich, young and pretty. Read full review

Robert Koehler

As a showcase for rising young star Michael Angarano and Christopher Plummer, pic offers the pleasures of connecting Hollywood traditions and generations in the spirit of Peter Bogdanovich's films about and inspired by the movies. Read full review

Staff (Not credited)

Though they can't transcend writer-director Michael Schroeder's pointed contrivances, the actors tap into something achingly true in this valentine to Hollywood's below-the-line crafts people and society's castoffs. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Walsh and Plummer are obviously pros, and they hustle to put across some patently ridiculous business, but, well, it's true about the polishing thing. Read full review

Empire Damon Wise

As in Cocoon, the emphasis is on sentiment, feel-good and reclaiming the elderly from the scrapheap. But the performances are nowhere near as subtle. Read full review

J.R. Jones

This indie drama spends a lot of time mooning over classical Hollywood cinema, but its own visual style tends toward the pointless flash of music videos. Read full review

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EmettO.

Dec 10, 2007

This is a unique impact motion picture experience. A call to action! Both my parents and my daughter responded with sincere declarations of bridging difficult issues with love.

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JLuis_001

Aug 3, 2018

Christopher Plummer's work is good and maybe the best reason to see this film but I found it boring and too abundant in the terms of cliches.

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