Search - Man of the Year on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 02/23/1999 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 25 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Comedy Drama, Docudrama, Gay & Lesbian Films

This film is a unique combination of documentary, drama and comedy, and uses real people as well as professional actors to chronicle the experiences of Dirk Shafer who in 1992, was voted Playgirl magazine's man of the year. For the athletic, blond and extremely photogenic Shafer this fame was a double-edged sword. On one hand, he really needed the money; on the other, he had just come out of the closet. Still he went for the gusto and spent much of the year touring about and getting interviewed on talk shows. Only a few close friends and family members knew that he was a homosexual; to everyone else he was the epitome of heterosexual masculinity. This naturally, created problems with Mike, the man Shafer wanted to get involved with. Included are filmclips from actual talk-show appearances, and interviews with family and friends, not all of whom were tickled to discover that he was gay. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Dirk Shafer - Himself
Vivian Paxton - Herself
Michael Ornstein - Mike Miller
Claudette Sutherland - Tammy Shafer