Bernard Piven(September 24, 1929 – February 18, 2002) was an American actor, director and the co-founder of the Playwrights Theatre Club, a forerunner of comedy enterprise The Second City. Piven was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania the son of Katie (née Balaban) and Samuel Piven, who were Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants. He came to Chicago in 1954 and met Joyce Hiller at the University of Chicago. They were married a short time later. In the 1950s, the Pivens were two of the founding members of the Playwrights Theatre Club, along with Paul Sills and David Shepard. Playwrights featured such budding stars as Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Ed Asner and Barbara Harris.
Byrne Piven as Captain Mertin
«کریگ شوارتس» (کیوساک)، عروسک گردان خیابانی، با اصرار همسرش، «لوته» (دیاز)، در شرکت لستر به مدیریت «دکتر لستر» (بین) کاری می گیرد؛ شرکتی که در طبقه ی هفت و نیم یک برج اداری قرار دارد. روزی «کریگ» یک در پنهانی را کشف می کند که او را از راهرویی به مغز بازیگری به نام «جان مالکوویچ» می برد و او می تواند برای پانزده دقیقه زندگی او را تجربه می کند.