Big Stan
| Big Stan | |
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 Promotional poster for Big Stan | |
| Directed by | Rob Schneider |
| Written by | Josh Lieb |
| Produced by | John Schneider Mark A.Z. Dippé Rob Schneider David Hillary Timothy Wayne Peternel |
| Starring | Rob Schneider Marcelo Ortega Jennifer Morrison Scott Wilson Henry Gibson Richard Kind Jackson Rathbone M. Emmet Walsh David Carradine |
| Cinematography | Victor Hammer |
| Edited by | Richard Halsey |
| Music by | John Debney |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7.5 million |
| Box office | $8.7 million[1] |
Big Stan is a 2007 American prison comedy directed and produced by Rob Schneider, who also lead-starred in the film. The film co-stars Jennifer Morrison, Scott Wilson and David Carradine. The film also features Henry Gibson in his final role. Although released in some markets during the fall of 2008, it was released straight to DVD in the U.S. on March 24, 2009. It debuted at number 17 on the DVD rental charts of March 23–30, 2009. On the radio show Loveline, Schneider stated that this film is an "anti-man-raping" film — referring to prison rape.[2]
Plot
A real estate con artist named Stan Minton (Rob Schneider) panics when he learns that he is going to prison for fraud. Stan's fear of jail-house rape leads him to hire the mysterious guru known as "The Master" (David Carradine) who helps transform him into a creative martial-arts expert. During his incarceration, Stan uses his new-found skills to intimidate his fellow prisoners and prevents the prisoners from hitting or raping each other.
He gains the prisoners' respect, and eventually becomes their leader, bringing peace and harmony to the prison yard. But the corrupt warden has a plan to profit by turning the prison into a war zone, forcing its closure, and selling off the property as valuable real estate. Stan helps him with the real estate aspects in exchange for early parole, however his peacemaking efforts threaten the warden's plan for a riot and he is persuaded to bring back violence.
In a last minute attack of conscience he deliberately blows the parole hearing to rush back and prevent the deaths of his fellow inmates, only to discover that his message of peace has sunk in and the prisoners are dancing instead of fighting. The warden orders the guards to open fire on the dancing men and, when they refuse, grabs a gun and shoots wildly. He attempts to shoot Minton but he is stopped by Minton's wife and the Master, who had snuck in. Three years later Minton leaves the prison, which is now run by one of the more sympathetic guards as the original warden is now an inmate, to be met outside by his wife, his young daughter, and the Master.
Cast
- Rob Schneider as "Big" Stan Minton
- David Carradine as The Master
- Jennifer Morrison as Mindy Minton
- M. Emmet Walsh as Lew Popper
- Scott Wilson as Warden Gasque
- Richard Kind as Mal
- Sally Kirkland as Madame Foreman
- Henry Gibson as Shorts
- Marcia Wallace as Alma
- Diego Corrales as Julio
- Randy Couture as Carnahan
- Don Frye as Nation Member
- Marcelo Ortega as big Haa the inmate
- Brandon Molale as Piken
- Lil Rob as Inmate
- Brandon T. Jackson as Deshawn (as Brandon Jackson)
- Olivia Munn as Maria
- Richard Riehle as Judge
- Kevin Gage as Bullard
- Jackson Rathbone as Robbie the Hippie
- Dan Inosanto as Prison Chef
- Bob Sapp as Big Raymond
- Tsuyoshi Abe as Dang
- Buddy Lewis as Cleon
- Megan Cavanagh as Parole Board
- Dan Haggerty as the ex-con
Comedic actor Adam Sandler appears in an uncredited voice role.[citation needed] Actor Marcelo Ortega appears as big Haa the inmate.[citation needed] Wes Takahashi, former animator and visual effects supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic, makes a cameo appearance as a bartender.[3]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 11% based on reviews from 9 critics (1 positive, 8 negative), with an average rating of 3.02/10.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Box Office Mojo
- ^ Big Stan at IMDb
- ^ "Subject: Wes Ford Takahashi". Animators' Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Big Stan (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
- Big Stan at IMDb
- Big Stan at Rotten Tomatoes