Big Stan

Big Stan
	Promotional poster for Big Stan
Directed by	Rob Schneider
Produced by	John Schneider; Mark A.Z. Dippé; Rob Schneider; David Hillary; Timothy Wayne Peternel
Written by	Josh Lieb
Starring	Rob Schneider; Marcelo Ortega; Jennifer Morrison; Scott Wilson; Henry Gibson; Richard Kind; Jackson Rathbone; M. Emmet Walsh; David Carradine
Music by	John Hunter ; John Debney (themes)
Cinematography	Victor Hammer
Edited by	Richard Halsey
Production; company	Crystal Sky Pictures; Silver Nitrate; From Out of Nowhere Productions; Chicago Entertainment Partners
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	November 5, 2007 (KBS Premiere Pictures Festival); March 24, 2009 (United Kingdom);
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 film that was directed by, produced by, and starring Rob Schneider. The film co-stars Marcelo Ortega, Jennifer Morrison, Scott Wilson, Henry Gibson, Richard Kind, Jackson Rathbone, M. Emmet Walsh, and David Carradine. The film was Henry Gibson's final role before his death in 2009. 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

Stan Minton (Rob Schneider) is a rich real estate con artist who is married to Mindy (Jennifer Morrison). One day, Stan is arrested for conning elderly people out of their savings which he tries to do to Mrs. Darby (Barbara Dodd). His lawyer Mal (Richard Kind) does all he can to defend him at the trial. Upon being found guilty by the jury and sentenced to 3 years in prison while being given 6 months by Judge Perry (Richard Riehle) to get his affairs in order, Stan panics and 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 Gasque (Scott Wilson) 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. Warden Gasque orders the guards to open fire on the dancing men. When they refuse, he grabs a gun and shoots wildly. Warden Gasque attempts to shoot Minton, but he is stopped by Mindy 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 Gasque is now an inmate after he was arrested for his illegal activities. Stan is met by his wife, his young daughter Mindy Jr., and the Master outside the prison.

Cast

Rob Schneider as "Big" Stan Minton, a con man sentenced to prison.
Marcelo Ortega as Big Haa, an inmate.
Jennifer Morrison as Mindy Minton, Stan's wife.
Scott Wilson as Warden Gasque, the corrupt warden.
Henry Gibson as Shorts
Richard Kind as Mal, Stan's lawyer.
Jackson Rathbone as Robbie the Hippie
M. Emmet Walsh as Lew Popper
David Carradine as The Master, a martial arts expert who trains Stan to survive in prison.
Sally Kirkland as Madame Foreman, a member of the jury that finds Stan guilty.
Marcia Wallace as Alma
Diego Corrales as Julio
Randy Couture as Carnahan
Don Frye as Nation Member
Brandon Molale as Piken
Lil Rob as Inmate
Brandon T. Jackson as Deshawn (as Brandon Jackson)
Olivia Munn as Maria, a secretary.
Barbara Dodd as Mrs. Darby, an elderly woman who Stan tries to con.
Richard Riehle as Judge Perry, a judge who presides over Stan's trial.
Kevin Gage as Bullard
Dan Inosanto as Prison Chef
Bob Sapp as Big Raymond
Tsuyoshi Abe as Dang, one of the Master's students.
Buddy Lewis as Cleon
Megan Cavanagh as Parole Board member
Dan Haggerty as the ex-con
Faith Womack as Mindy Jr., the daughter of Stan and Mindy.

Rob Schneider's mother Pilar cameos as one of the Board of Governors. 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]

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References

Box Office Mojo
Big Stan on IMDb
"Subject: Wes Ford Takahashi". Animators' Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
"Big Stan (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

Big Stan on IMDb
Big Stan at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Box Office Mojo

[2] Big Stan on IMDb

[3] "Subject: Wes Ford Takahashi". Animators' Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[4] "Big Stan (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes.