The film also features more than 15 famous Hollywood actors (mostly cameo) including Johnny Depp, Jon Cryer, Benicio del Toro, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Pollak, Jim Jarmusch and Chris Penn.

Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky (Quinn) is a dumb part-time cab driver in New York City who wants to break into film business.

So, he meets Sy Lerner (Seymor Cassel), perhaps a bigger loser in movie business and as each person interviewed in this mockumentary attests, he has made a fool out of a lot of industry executives and cost them plenty of money.

Lerner makes a bet with his friend that he can take any shmoe off the street and turn them into the biggest success around.

Clint Morris from Moviehole said, "Richard Martini really knows Hollywood - if you're a fan of The Player, you'll love this.

"[2] Peter Nichols of the New York Times deemed it "One of this year's small treasures" when released to video in 1997.