---
title: 'The Minus Man (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hampton Fancher'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-minus-man-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151582/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Minus Man (1999)

1999 · 115 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Minus Man is a 1999 thriller film starring Owen Wilson and Janeane Garofalo. It is based on the novel by Lew McCreary, and directed by Hampton Fancher, who also wrote the screenplay. The film centers on a serial killer whom Fancher describes as "a cross between Psycho's Norman Bates, Melville's Billy Budd and Being There's Chauncey Gardner".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hampton Fancher](https://cinepixo.com/people/hampton-fancher)
- **Screenplay:** [Hampton Fancher](https://cinepixo.com/people/hampton-fancher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Editor:** [Todd Ramsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-ramsay)
- **Producer:** [Larry Meistrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-meistrich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bobby Bukowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-bukowski)

## Cast

- [Mercedes Ruehl](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-ruehl)
- [Owen Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-wilson)
- [Sheryl Crow](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheryl-crow)
- [Dennis Haysbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-haysbert)
- [Meg Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-foster)
- [Dwight Yoakam](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-yoakam)
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox)
- [Janeane Garofalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/janeane-garofalo)

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