The Naked Man

The Naked Man
The Naked Man, Cinema poster
Directed by	J. Todd Anderson
Produced by	Ben Barenholtz Robert Graf
Written by	J. Todd Anderson Ethan Coen
Starring	Michael Rapaport Michael Jeter
Music by	Edward Bilous
Cinematography	Jeff Barklage
Editing by	Mark Cretcher
Distributed by	Naked Man Productions
Release date(s)	August, 1998
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Naked Man is a 1998 comedy film, produced by Naked Man Productions, directed by J. Todd Anderson and co-written by Anderson and Ethan Coen.

Plot

Dr. Edward Blis, Jr, a chiropractor by day, moonlights as a professional wrestler at night. His wrestling name is the Naked Man and he wears a naked body suit when wrestling. After his parents and wife are killed by Sticks Varona, a cripple with crutches which double as machine guns, and an Elvis Presley impersonator, he loses his sanity. He adopts the persona of his wrestling character and goes on a rampage of revenge.

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Cast

• Michael Rapaport as Dr. Edward Blis, Jr.
• Michael Jeter as Sticks Varona
• John Carroll Lynch as Sticks' Driver
• Arija Bareikis as Kim Bliss
• Rachael Leigh Cook as Delores
• Joe Grifasi as Det. Lt. Albert Karski

Music

An official soundtrack for the movie was never released, but the film featured a score composed by Edward Bilous. And several songs written by Anderson and Coen, such as "Baby I Need Your Number" performed by Danny Wilde of The Rembrandts and "Expelled" performed by Delbert McClinton.

References

External links

• The Naked Man at the Internet Movie Database
• The Naked Man at Allmovie

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