Man in the Chair Summary
Christopher Plummer plays Flash, a curmudgeon with a hankering for classic movies and booze. Cameron is a volatile teen who commits grand theft auto just because the car is an exact replica from Christine. Their relationship is forged in the darkness of a movie theater and fueled by a mutual appreciation of rebellion and cinema. Cameron enters a student film contest, though he lacks the resources of his peers. Learning that Flash is a retired Hollywood gaffer-and the only surviving crew member from Citizen Kane-Cameron follows him to his home at the Motion Picture Residence for the Elderly, a colony of aging film folk set aside by the industry. A quirky fellowship develops, in which Flash and his friends help Cameron make his film, and, in doing so, change his life.
Written by
Mill Valley Film Festival Staff
Man in the Chair Cast
- Christopher Plummer
- Michael Angarano
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Robert Wagner
- Joshua Boyd
- Mimi Kennedy
- Mitch Pileggi
- Tracey Walter
- Taber Schroeder
- Sarah Schroeder-Matzkin
- Jody Ashworth
- Ed Marques
- Carlene Moore
- Pete Antico
- John Rezig