The Man is a 2005 American buddy cop comedy film starring Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, and Miguel Ferrer. The Man was directed by Les Mayfield and produced by Rob Fried, from a screenplay by Jim Piddock, Margaret Oberman and Stephen Carpenter, and based on a story by Piddock and Oberman. Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Man on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today! Official lyric video by Taylor Swift performing “The Man” – off her album ‘Lover.’ The Man is a slang phrase, mainly used in the United States, to refer to figures of authority, including members of the government. Though typically used as a derogatory connotation, the phrase may also be used as a term of respect or praise. Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fiddler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vann's way. The Man imagines its protagonist's life as though she were male and how the public would perceive her differently. The song references Leonardo DiCaprio and St. Tropez, where he hosts yearly galas and is often seen surrounded by young and beautiful models. Jackson plays the cop like a man who has found a bug in the front seat of his car. What’s interesting, however, is that they don’t get locked into a lot of black-white shtick; their differences are defined through occupation, not race, except for the odd ethnic in-joke involving hot sauce. The mismatched duo of an ATF special agent and pesky dental supply salesman team up on a dangerous investigation of an illegal arms-dealing ring. Official music video by Taylor Swift performing “The Man” – off her album ‘Lover.’ “The Man” was confirmed as an official Lover track in Taylor’s Vogue interview from August 8, 2019. In the song, Taylor “plays with the idea of perception.” According to Vogue, she has often.