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. Official audio for ‘The Man’ performed by Taylor Swift. Off her new album ‘Lover.’ Stream/Download the album here: 🕰️ Pre-order the new album. The Man (2005) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The Man: Directed by Les Mayfield. With Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer, Luke Goss. 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. Watch the The Man music video by Taylor Swift on Apple Music. Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Man on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today! Official music video by Taylor Swift performing “The Man” – off her album ‘Lover.’ Stream/Download the album here: The Man is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Swift wrote and produced the song with Joel Little. The Man is an uptempo synth-pop and electropop song with flashy harmonies, murky synths, and rumbling beats. In the lyrics, Swift imagines how she would be treated if she were a man. The song received a positive reception from. “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, A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.