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The Naked Man is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 2 august 1998 with Michael Rapaport
The Naked Man (1998)
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Add to a movie listThe 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.
Synopsis
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 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.Actors
Michael Rapaport
(Edward Bliss Jr.)
Michael Jeter
(Sticks)
Rachael Leigh Cook
(Deloris)
John Carroll Lynch
(Driver)
Arija Bareikis
(Kim)
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