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Big Stan (2007) 6.1
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. Director:Rob SchneiderWriter:Josh Lieb |
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Cast
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| Rob Schneider | ... | ||
| David Carradine | ... | ||
| Jennifer Morrison | ... | ||
| Scott Wilson | ... | ||
| Richard Kind | ... | ||
| Sally Kirkland | ... |
Madame Foreman
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| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | ||
| Henry Gibson | ... |
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| Jackson Rathbone | ... | ||
| Kevin Gage | ... | ||
| Bob Sapp | ... | ||
| Brandon T. Jackson | ... |
Deshawn
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| Dan Haggerty | ... | ||
| Richard Riehle | ... | ||
| Marcia Wallace | ... | ||
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Once upon a time, there lived a tiny, insecure man who learned the only way he could make his enormous ego feel comfortable in his teeny, tiny body was to embarrass, humiliate, and torture others. He thought he was a master of disguise, fooling others into believing he was a big man. Yet he was only fooling himself, and through time his unconscionable behavior repulsed and repelled everyone. If his heart was three or three-hundred sizes too small, it didn't matter by then because no one was around to even care... Written by George Wilson
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The cell block just got a new bully.... a small one. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for crude and sexual content, and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 June 2008 (Kazakhstan) See more »Also Known As:
A prueba de hombres See more »Filming Locations:
Stockton, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Dang: The Master has taught you well.
Stan Minton: You studied with The Master too?
Dang: I am his *Number One*.
Stan Minton: Whoa, I didn't see that coming.
Dang: There are many things you *won't see coming*.
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Written by Antoine Santiago, Ramon Campos, Antoine Contreras & Santiago Correoso
Published by LoveCat Music (ASCAP) & Ellipsis Music Corp (ASCAP)
Performed by Los Ninos de Sara
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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Trivia
Robert Moreno, a Lieutenant for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office renowned for his expertise in sex crimes investigations, appears in the movie as a guard. See more »Goofs
In the shower scene Big Stan gets cut with a razor blade above his right nipple. He says it will leave a scar. In later scenes there is no sign of any cut whatsoever. See more »Quotes
[Dang confronts Stan in the Warden's office]Dang: The Master has taught you well.
Stan Minton: You studied with The Master too?
Dang: I am his *Number One*.
Stan Minton: Whoa, I didn't see that coming.
Dang: There are many things you *won't see coming*.
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Crazy Credits
After the actors' credits, the first text-only credit is a giant "Catering by Alex" See more »Soundtracks
"Vagabundo"Written by Antoine Santiago, Ramon Campos, Antoine Contreras & Santiago Correoso
Published by LoveCat Music (ASCAP) & Ellipsis Music Corp (ASCAP)
Performed by Los Ninos de Sara
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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So, after becoming a gigolo, a teenage girl, an animal and making a lot of copies, Schneider becomes unrapeable. And it works for me.
One thing will dictate whether you'll like this movie: 1 - Rob Schneider. I like him, but he's made some real turkeys (Animal comes to mind), so I was unsure of what to expect. If you don't like him, you probably won't like this. Probably, but not surely, because this is one of his best movies.
Here he enlists the help of a good ensemble cast AND David Carradine, who steals every scene he's in, by playing a parody of himself straight-faced. This is essentially a prison comedy movie, and the best one I've seen since "Mean Machine" and "Life".
This time, instead of becoming a Stapler as his previous movies would indicate, he becomes a martial arts expert in order to cope with life in prison. You know, because he doesn't want to get raped. That's pretty much his only agenda, of course until he gets to know the inmates better and the usual clichés unwhirl.
The irony in seeing the diminutive actor kicking more ass than Chuck Norris is what makes this movie so entertaining, and in a way, even inspiring (if completely unbelievable). There are several laugh out loud scenes here, including one in which he "bans" rape from prison.
The only real problem with this film, aside from being deliciously silly and a tad too long, is that is pretty much divided in two extremely different parts, the buildup and the actual prison scenes. But in the end all is well, because laughter is what Schneider wanted, and that's precisely what he got out of me with "Big Stan".
So, good job, Rob, and try to keep it up.