Big Stan (2007)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Rob Schneider

Writer (WGA):

Josh Lieb (written by)

Release Date:

6 June 2008 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

The cell block just got a new bully.... a small one.

Plot:

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Fraud | Fight | Con | Gang

Cast

Rob Schneider	...	Big Stan
David Carradine	...	The Master
Jennifer Morrison	...	Mindy
Scott Wilson	...	Warden Gasque
Richard Kind	...	Mal
Sally Kirkland	...	Madame Foreman
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Lew Popper
Henry Gibson	...	Shorts
Jackson Rathbone	...	Robbie
Kevin Gage	...	Bullard
Bob Sapp	...	Big Raymond
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Deshawn (as Brandon Jackson)
Dan Haggerty	...	Tubby
Richard Riehle	...	Judge Perry
Marcia Wallace	...	Alma

MPAA:

Rated R for crude and sexual content, and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | USA:R | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-12 | Australia:MA (DVD) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Mexico:B15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Stockton, California, USA

Company:

From Out of Nowhere Productions

Trivia:

Rob Schneider collapsed secondary to heat exhaustion and food poisoning when soaring temperatures on the set left him struggling to keep up with filming.

Quotes:

Big Stan: Now pick up your gold teeth. I'm gonna let you keep them this time. But if you come at me again, I'm gonna hang on to them like a Swiss banker.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: (2008-11-26)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

The Other Side

Pretty amusing actually!

I'm amazed this movie doesn't have more comments. It's not the best comedy flick out there, but I've definitely seen worse. All in all I found this movie pretty damn amusing, with some definite laugh out loud moments (like someone unexpectedly talking with their bellybutton) to be had. I would say if you want a feel good comedy with no great expectations this one is a keeper.

The plot is a bit odd, Rob Schneider plays a corrupt time share salesman who's made millions,gets caught and sent to prison. Naturally his main fear is that he is going to be violently raped over and over during his stay and so enlists a martial arts master (Carradine, who better?) to teach him how to defend himself before he's committed. There is more to the plot of course, but I don't want to give anymore away.

There really are some good parts played by some surprise actors, some unknowns, and a fair share of MMA fighters, and all in all they all play pretty funny roles. This movie isn't a masterpiece, there's some plot holes, and some of it just plain didn't make sense. But that's beside the point. This is a funny movie and more people should see it.

Did I mention Rob Schneider totally knows martial arts and kicks ass? Because he does.