Kevin Kline, Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award winning actor, currently stars as Henry Harrison in the film The Extra Man and this sounds like another role made just for him. I find Kline engaging in any role he plays and the great thing about him is he never portrays the part the way you’d expect. From over the top in A Fish Called Wanda to quiet introspection in Silverado, Kline runs the gamut. Check out the trailer, synopsis and poster for his latest effort. The Extra Man premieres on VOD, Amazon, Vudu, XBOX Live and Playstation THIS FRIDAY, June 25th and opens in theaters July 30th.
THE EXTRA MAN follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a 9 to 5 job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes).
But, what really sparks Louis’ imagination is his new home life. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric and brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he’s performing — with great panache — the duties of an “extra man,” a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. The two men develop a volatile mentorship, which leads to a series of urban adventures — encountering everything from a leaping lion to a wildly jealous hirsute neighbor to drunken nonagenarians to a shady Swiss hunchback.
Along his exploration into the heart of New York City, Henry and Louis have unexpected influences on each other and form a memorable bond that bridges their differences.
THE EXTRA MAN is a sophisticated and moving comedy from filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.
