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The Naked Man (1998)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Rotten:4

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A chiropractor (Rapaport) moonlights as a professional wrestler under the name "The Naked Man" (his suit shows the inner workings of the human body), all the while spreading the word of good spinal... A chiropractor (Rapaport) moonlights as a professional wrestler under the name "The Naked Man" (his suit shows the inner workings of the human body), all the while spreading the word of good spinal health. He also finds the time to take on a pharmaceutical tycoon who puts his drugstore-owning parents out of business. This quirky comedy was co-written by Coen brother Ethan along with first-time director Anderson, who has worked as the Coen's storyboardist since 1987's RAISING ARIZONA. [More]

Starring: Michael Rapaport, Michael Jeter, Joe Grifasi, John Slattery

Starring: Michael Rapaport, Michael Jeter, Joe Grifasi, John Slattery, Jay Albright, Arija Bareikis, Traci Christofore, Rachael Leigh Cook

Director: J. Todd Anderson

Director: J. Todd Anderson
Screenwriter: J. Todd Anderson, Ethan Coen

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Produced and abandoned, the made-in-Minnesota wrestling comedy The Naked Man falls into a Hollywood sleeper hold.

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