Man About Town

Man About Town

Welcome to the deep end of a very shallow town.

2006•1h 36m•5.2/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.2/10(148)

A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.

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Production

Media 8 Entertainment, Sunlight Productions, Greentrees Films, Elliott Motion Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Jack Giamoro

Rebecca Romijn

Rebecca Romijn

Nina Giamoro

John Cleese

John Cleese

Dr. Primkin

Sam Ball

Sam Ball

Jimmy Dooley

Mike Binder

Mike Binder

Morty

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Arlene Kreiner

Kal Penn

Kal Penn

Alan Fineberg

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

Phil Balow

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Ben Giamoro

Bai Ling

Bai Ling

Barbi Ling

Jerry O'Connell

Jerry O'Connell

David Lilly

Amber Valletta

Amber Valletta

Brynn Lilly

Damien Dante Wayans

Damien Dante Wayans

Lucky Reynolds

Erica Cerra

Erica Cerra

Sela

Laura Soltis

Laura Soltis

Barbara Giamoro

Spencer Forbes

Anthony Giamoro

Anysha Berthot

Leah

Lewis Broatch

Young Jack - Age 12

Scott London

Young Jack - Age 19-22

Dustin Milligan

Dustin Milligan

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