The Man Who Wasn't There is a 1983 American 3-D comedy film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Steve Guttenberg. Plot When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedding, government bureaucrat Sam Cooper finds himself engulfed in a madcap free-for-all as Russians and other bad guys try to get the substance. To elude the Reds, his own State Department bosses and his livid fiancée, Cooper takes the vanishing juice himself—which only makes matters worse. Critical Reception Movie historian Leonard Maltin declared the picture a "BOMB" (his lowest possible rating) and noted that "...Better writing, directing, and acting can be found at your average nursery-school pageant." Cast Steve Guttenberg as Sam Cooper Jeffrey Tambor as Boris Potemkin Art Hindle as Ted Durand Morgan Hart as Amanda Lisa Langlois as Cindy Worth William Forsythe as Pug Face Crusher Bruce Malmuth as Fireplug Crusher Ron Canada as Barker Michael Ensign as Assistant Secretary Richard Paul as Pudgy Aide Miguel Ferrer as A Waiter References External links 1983 films 1983 3D films 1983 comedy films American 3D films American comedy films Films about invisibility Films directed by Bruce Malmuth Films set in Washington, D.C. Films shot in Washington, D.C. Paramount Pictures films Films scored by Miles Goodman 1980s English-language films 1980s American films