Big Stan (2007)

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 | Gang | Con

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
Tsuyoshi Abe	...	Dang
Salvator Xuereb	...	Patterson
Randy Couture	...	Carnahan
Jim Cody Williams	...	Tyler
Don Frye	...	Nation Member
Diego Corrales	...	Julio (as Chico Corrales)
Brandon Molale	...	Piken
Simon Rhee	...	Master Cho
Buddy Lewis	...	Cleon
Peter Mark Vasquez	...	Juanito
Dan Inosanto	...	Prison Chef
Ahman Green	...	Diamond King
Federico Dordei	...	Faribe
Pilar Schneider	...	Board of Governors
Wes Takahashi	...	Bartender
Matt Farley	...	Bailiff
Richard Kwon	...	Seymore
Olivia Munn	...	Secretary
Barbara Dodd	...	Mrs. Darby (as Barbara Dodd Remsen)
Megan Cavanagh	...	Parole Board (as Megan Cavanaugh)
Roberto 'Lil Rob' Flores	...	Inmate (as Lil' Rob)
Joe Goossen	...	Gay Foosball Champion (as Joe Goosen)
Faith Womack	...	Mindy Jr.
Damian F. Sandolo	...	Police Officer (as Damian Sandolo)
David Alan Graf	...	Councilman Weintraub
Bruno Alexander	...	Hendricks
Jon Tenting	...	Police Officer #2
Brett Wagner	...	Nazi Joe
Enrique Teves	...	Piano Player
Andrew Bernhard	...	Inmate
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Gonzalez	...	Choreographer / prison dancer
Chris Moss	...	Prison dancer
Alex Aguilera	...	Inmate (uncredited)
T.J. Amato	...	Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Troy Beech	...	Scientologist Inmate (uncredited)
Erik Betts	...	Diamond King Gang Member (uncredited)
Mike Borg	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Carlos Camacho	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Rick Camp	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Travis James Campbell	...	Nazi Inmate (uncredited)
Troy Christian	...	Mop Dancer / Prison Dancer (uncredited)
Steve Dakota	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Joseph Fossum-Perez	...	Latino Gang Member (uncredited)
Gichi Gamba	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould	...	Juror (uncredited)
Dante Henderson	...	Prison Yard Dancer (uncredited)
Kevan Paul Hewett	...	Nazi Inmate (uncredited)
Lance J. Holt	...	Court Clerk (uncredited)
Karen E. Kay	...	Court Reporter (uncredited)
Robbie Lee	...	Caucasian Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Steve Lorenz	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Robert Moreno	...	Guard (uncredited)
Kenny New	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Chris Petoyan	...	Italian Inmate (uncredited)
David Alan Poe	...	Scientologist Inmate (uncredited)
Tom Poole	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Dominic Prampin	...	Latino Gang Member (uncredited)
Nick Principe	...	Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Maury Rogow	...	(uncredited)
Adrian Schemm	...	Martial Arts Student (uncredited)
Big Spence	...	Diamond King #2 (uncredited)
DeAnn Trimarchi	...	Dancer in Bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Schneider

Writing credits (WGA)
Josh Lieb		(written by)

Produced by
Eric M. Breiman	....	supervising producer (as Eric Breiman)
Benedict Carver	....	executive producer
Mykel Denis	....	co-producer
Daniel Diamond	....	co-executive producer
Mark A.Z. Dippé	....	producer (as Mark Dippe)
David Hillary	....	producer
Richard Middleton	....	line producer
Steven Paul	....	executive producer
Timothy Wayne Peternel	....	producer
John Schneider	....	producer
Rob Schneider	....	producer
Ash R. Shah	....	executive producer (as Ash Shah)

Original Music by
John Hunter

Cinematography by
Victor Hammer		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Greg Babor
Richard Halsey

Casting by
Shannon Makhanian

Production Design by
Perry Andelin Blake

Art Direction by
Perry Andelin Blake

Set Decoration by
Claire Kaufman		(as Claire C. Kaufman)

Costume Design by
Bonnie Stauch

Makeup Department
Chris Baer	....	special makeup effects: lab tech
Leonard Drake	....	hair designer
Karen Faye	....	assistant makeup artist
Robert Hall	....	special makeup effects (as Rob Hall)
Eric Koo	....	special makeup effects: sculptor
Rose Librizzi	....	key makeup artist
Mike Mekash	....	assistant makeup artist
Debbie Mezera	....	special makeup effects: office manager
Ronald Pieckocki	....	assistant hair stylist
Erik Porn	....	special makeup effects: key lab tech
Carme Tenuta	....	assistant makeup artist (as Carmen Tenuta)
Vicki Vacca	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
David Parmenter	....	post-production supervisor (as Dave Parmenter)
Jeffrey M. Rose	....	post-production supervisor (as JMR)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Allen Cluck	....	first assistant director
Gary Guercio	....	second unit director (as Gary L. Guercio)
Jon Recher	....	second assistant director
Joseph Suarez	....	first assistant director (as Joe Suarez)
Mark Bashian	....	day player additional second second assistant director (uncredited)
Kimberly Stuckwisch	....	second second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
Marty Angelo	....	property assistant
Jaime Beebe	....	art department assistant
Tyler Blake	....	art department assistant
Jeremy Brehme	....	property assistant (as Jeremiah Brehme)
Max E. Brehme	....	property master
Scott E. Bruza	....	on-set dresser (as Scott Bruza)
Steven Cabellero	....	laborer: layout board
Brendon Cowsill	....	swing gang
Tiffany Cowsill	....	swing gang (as Tiffany Scheu)
Dupree Dial	....	swing gang
Brad Good	....	property assistant
Louis Hernandez	....	laborer: layout board
Dru Homer	....	art department coordinator
Patrick Hoyle	....	art department assistant
Simon P. Jones	....	graphic designer (as Simon Jones)
Rodrigo Martinez	....	laborer: layout board
Gregory Meyer	....	swing gang
Brad Morrison	....	swing gang
Jaime Ramirez	....	art department assistant
Graham Robertson	....	swing gang
Tim Scheu	....	leadman (as Timothy Scheu)
Christopher Schultz	....	assistant property master (as Christopher A. Schultz)
Andrew Settle	....	on-set dresser (as Andrew P. Settle)
Doug Sieck	....	swing gang
Jane Szabo	....	construction assistant
Erik Thomson	....	swing gang
Lee Thomson	....	swing gang
Mike Vanderhorst	....	construction coordinator (as Michael Vanderhorst)
Kurt A. Weidmann	....	swing gang
J.B. Zawacki	....	construction foreman
Joachim Seisay	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	adr foley editor (as Mike Axinn)
Noah Blough	....	co-supervising sound editor
Michael Brown	....	foley supervisor
Simon Coke	....	co-supervising sound editor
Preston Connor	....	boom operator (as Preston Conner)
Gary Coppola	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer (as Gary J. Coppola)
John Fairlamb	....	foley mixer
Jay Golden	....	sound utility
Tim Hays	....	production sound mixer
Frederick Howard	....	sound editor (as Fred Howard)
Yagmur Kaplan	....	adr mixer
Robert Lowe	....	boom operator (as Rob Lowe)
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Phillip Perpich	....	foley mixer
Brandon Proctor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike I. Pulskamp	....	sound utility
Adam Ragon	....	studio assistant
Philip A. Schwartz	....	boom operator
Christopher Sheldon	....	co-supervising sound editor (as Chris Sheldon)
Christopher Sheldon	....	foley artist
Ken Strain	....	boom operator (as Kenneth Strain)
Jon Tendrich	....	sound utility
Stephen Tibbo	....	production sound mixer (as Stephen A. Tibbo)
David Warburton	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Jason Dodd	....	special effects technician
Philip Henderson	....	rain effects
Roger Lifsey	....	special effects foreman
Neil Smith	....	pyrotechnician
Paul Sokol	....	special effects technician
Chris Walkowiak	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Andrew Bardusk	....	CG compositor
James Betteridge	....	CG compositor
Erik Dehkhoda	....	CG compositor (as Erik 'Hot Jobs' Dehkhoda)
Erick Geisler	....	visual effects producer: HTVi
Youngki Lee	....	visual effects supervisor: Wonderworld
John Lindstein	....	CG supervisor (as John Linstein)
Min Su Park	....	visual effects supervisor: Wonderworld (as Min-Su Park)

Stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe	....	stunt performer
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Erik Betts	....	stunt performer
Keith Davis	....	stunt performer
Gary Guercio	....	stunt coordinator (as Gary L. Guercio)
Mike Gunther	....	fight coordinator
Mark Hicks	....	stunt performer
Jeff Imada	....	stunt performer
Dan Inosanto	....	martial arts master instructor (as 'The Legend' Guru Dan Inosanto)
Dan Inosanto	....	stunt performer
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt performer
Richard Kwon	....	stunt performer
Don Lee	....	stunt performer
Sean Meagher	....	stunt performer
Nino Pilla	....	stunt performer
Ming Qiu	....	stunt performer (as Ming Liu)
Rex Reddick	....	stunt performer
Greg Reynolds	....	stunt performer
Simon Rhee	....	stunt performer
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunt performer
Marcus Young	....	fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric S. Adamson	....	electrician
Guillermo Ambrocio	....	company grip
Aaron Ammerman	....	company grip
Roger Awad	....	rigging gaffer
Bryan Bentley	....	company grip
Giselle Brewton	....	second assistant camera
Walter Byrnes	....	company grip (as Walter J. Byrnes)
Rocco Carrafa	....	camera department assistant
Ken Closson	....	electrician
Raul Colletta	....	video assist
Daniel Cotroneo	....	rigging electrician
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip
J. Christopher Elizondo	....	rigging electrician (as Chris Elizondo)
Erik Emerson	....	first assistant camera (as Erik C. Emerson)
Michael A. FauntLeRoy	....	first assistant camera
Sean P. Fickert	....	best boy
Sean P. Fickert	....	key rigging grip
Patrick D. Fields	....	company grip (as Patrick Fields)
Meghan Firth	....	film loader
Jason Fitch	....	best boy (as Jason H. Fitch)
Rich Floyd	....	second assistant camera
Stephen Franklin	....	first assistant camera (as Stephen J. Franklin)
Christopher Dunn George	....	camera operator (as Christopher George)
Cranston Gobbo	....	company grip
Ken Greenbough	....	company grip
Brad Grimmett	....	camera operator
Kevin Haggerty	....	first assistant camera (as Kevin M. Haggerty)
Matt Harshbarger	....	film loader
Cory Hart	....	company grip
Steve Heard	....	video assist
Steven A. Hughes	....	rigging electrician (as Steve Hughes)
David Jarrell	....	gaffer (as David B. Jarrell)
Seth Johan	....	company grip
Greg Johnson	....	company grip
John M. Kelly	....	electrician
Kyle Kovacs	....	electrician
Nick Liampetchakul	....	company grip
Brandon Margulies	....	second assistant camera (as Brandon Lee Margulies)
Jason Matt	....	electrician
Russell McElhatton	....	camera operator
Joel Michalak	....	company grip
Ian S. Momberger	....	company grip (as Ian Momberger)
Coleman Morton	....	company grip
Allen Nalasco	....	still photographer (as Alan Nalasco)
Coby Nissen	....	electrician (as Coby Ray Nissen)
Jimmy Nubranch	....	first assistant camera
Sarge Roberts	....	company grip (as Dale 'Sarge' Roberts)
Pete Roles	....	video assist
Daniel 'Dro' Roman	....	electrician
Richard Stevens	....	camera operator (as Rich Stevens)
Anthony Tellez	....	company grip
David Terry	....	dolly grip (as David Carl Terry)
Neil Toussaint	....	camera operator
Ignacio Trujillo	....	electrician
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist (as Lance Velazco)
Allen Wagoner	....	video assist (as Allen Waggoner)
David Winner	....	dolly grip (as David H. Winner)
William D. Wynn	....	dolly grip
Jason Zakrzewski	....	second assistant camera (as Jason Zakrkzewski)
Neil Toussaint	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Devon Marie King	....	extras casting assistant (as Devon Ligus)
Lisa Mills	....	extras casting assistant
Katie Piel	....	casting assistant (as Katherine Piel)
Loida Valentin	....	extras casting: Stockton

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Elliott	....	set costumer (as Jessica Cianci-Elliot)
Kristen Evenson	....	key costumer
Olivia Miles	....	set costumer
Tara Sanovich	....	set costumer
Ednita Trivino	....	costume supervisor
Amanda Vinopal	....	set costumer (as Amanda Scholl)

Editorial Department
Nicholai Allen	....	scanner operator
Stephen Birdsong	....	digital intermediate editor
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer
Les Dittert	....	digital intermediate engineer
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager (as Dan Farquharson)
Richard E. Flores	....	negative cutter (as Richard Flores)
Erick Geisler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Gary Jackemuk	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Brian Kibbie	....	negative cutter
Jeff Olm	....	digital intermediate assistant colorist
Steve Tannen	....	digital intermediate executive producer
J.J. Titone	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Gerry Cueller	....	music supervisor
Greg Danylyshyn	....	music supervisor
John Debney	....	composer: themes
Josh Debney	....	composer: additional music
Alberto Domínguez	....	composer: additional music
John Hunter	....	orchestrations
John Hunter	....	score mixer
Matt Shelton	....	music editor
Ferrell Stowe	....	composer: additional music
Donald Zenz	....	music playback operator (as Don Zenz)
Gil Garcia	....	music supervisor intern (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jarod Abbatoye	....	driver (as Jerod Abbatoye)
Charles D. Balsley	....	driver (as Charles Balsley)
Michael Bassett	....	driver
Ken Fleisch	....	driver
Robert Garcia Jr.	....	driver (as Robert A. Garcia)
Peter Giraldo	....	driver
Jeff Hatten	....	driver
Philip Henderson	....	driver
Mark L. Hendrix	....	driver (as Mark Hendrix)
Jacob Jones	....	driver
Mark W. Jones	....	driver (as Mark Jones)
Michelle Jones	....	driver
Patrick McCombs	....	driver
Tony Mercier	....	transportation co-captain
Ken Merritt	....	driver
Douglas Miller	....	transportation captain (as Doug Miller)
Dale Moser	....	transportation coordinator
Lee Nashold	....	driver (as Byron Lee Nashold)
Tom Neal	....	driver
Bill Needham	....	driver
Rick Needham	....	driver
Marc Pietzmeier	....	driver (as Marc Peitzmeier)
Jason Sanders	....	driver
Lenny Scaletta	....	driver (as Len Scaletta)
Chris Stevens	....	driver
Jim Sullivan	....	driver
Jorge Vasquez	....	driver
Bobby Williams	....	driver (as Robert J. Williams)
Don P. Williams	....	driver (as Don Williams)

Other crew
Rodney S. Altes Jr.	....	set medic
Serena Baker	....	key assistant location manager (as Serena A. Baker)
Joseph L. Beck	....	police (as Joseph Beck)
Susan Benedon	....	animal trainer
Natashia Betts	....	craft service assistant
Myron Bitting	....	police
John Bonaccorse	....	key set production assistant
Tiffany Boyle	....	assistant: Mr. Carver
Randin Brown	....	set production assistant
Jim Busfield	....	assistant: Mr. Shah
Sam M. Cobb	....	set medic (as Sam Cobb)
Casey B. Collins	....	assistant location manager (as Casey Collins)
Curtis Collins	....	location manager
Jason Conner	....	production office assistant
Greg Cooper	....	set production assistant
Ryan Coopersmith	....	set production assistant
Ray Copeland	....	martial arts instructor (as Raymond Copeland)
Caroline Couret-Delegue	....	production office assistant (as Caroline Gouret-Delegue)
Tanya Cowsill	....	set dressing production assistant
Eudell Cunningham	....	set medic
Deborah Dellosso	....	animal trainer
Chris Denk	....	assistant: Mr. Peternel
Marion Douglas	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Farkas	....	police
Alex Garcia	....	set medic
Tom Garner	....	police
Melanie Hall	....	assistant: Mr. Paul (as Melanie Sheerer)
Jerome Holt	....	craft service assistant
Theodora 'Theo' Holt	....	craft service (as Theodora Holt)
Josh Hunt	....	assistant: Mr. Hillary
Andrew Hyatt	....	assistant: Mr. Carver
Jeff Imada	....	martial arts instructor
Ryan Kennedy	....	production office assistant
Lyle Kilpatrick	....	police
Joshua Kopple	....	electronic press kit
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearance (as Ashley R. Kravitz)
Michael Lucca	....	set medic
Lauren McCarthy	....	assistant: Mr. Schneider
Michael Medina	....	animal trainer
Gary Milligan	....	police
Doug Ming	....	craft service assistant
Don Napoli	....	production accountant
Mike Olson	....	assistant: Mr. Schneider
David Paige	....	set production assistant (as Dave Paige)
Michele Palombo	....	production office assistant
Fel Phillip	....	craft service assistant (as Feliciano Phillip Abello)
Nino Pilla	....	martial arts instructor
Heidi Popp	....	craft service
Tom Porter	....	studio teacher
Lucas Rose	....	set medic
Al Ruvalcaba	....	police
Tracy Scott	....	script supervisor (as Tracy L. Scott)
Collin Selders	....	assistant: Mr. Schneider
Deborah Taylor	....	production coordinator (as Deborah J. Taylor)
Mike Thomas	....	craft service assistant
Dennis E. Tindall	....	police
Christina Tomas	....	animal trainer (as Christina Toman)
Laura Warner	....	assistant production accountant
Ryan James Detzel	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Aaron Ezolt	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Brian James Griffo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Marlene Sosebee	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Henry T. Yamada	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Steve Amoia	....	the producers wish to thank
Bob Beitcher	....	the producers wish to thank
Boon Collins	....	the producers wish to thank
David Dodson	....	the producers wish to thank
Patricia Freeman	....	the producers wish to thank
Tony Hanna	....	the producers wish to thank
Robert Harvey	....	the producers wish to thank (as Bob Harvey)
Brandon Lee	....	the producers wish to thank
Bruce Lee	....	the producers wish to thank
Damon Martin	....	the producers wish to thank
Colleen Moreno	....	the producers wish to thank
Rob Moses	....	the producers wish to thank
Jon Slott	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Silver Nitrate (presents)
• Chicago Entertainment Partners (presents)
• Big Stan Productions
• Crystal Sky Pictures
• From Out of Nowhere Productions

Distributors

• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (2009) (France) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Central Partnership (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)

Special Effects

• Almost Human (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Carol Grant Casting  extras casting
• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting: Stockton
• Gentle Jungle  animal services
• Alex Gourmet Catering  catering (as Alex's Gourmet Catering)
• Semper Fi Protection Consulting  set security
• EFilm  filmout
• Departure Studios  post-production audio
• Departure Studios  adr facility
• Sound Satisfaction  foley footsteps
• Departure Studios  foley props
• Technicolor Sound Services  sound re-recording facilities
• Departure Studios  sound re-recording facilities
• HTV  titles
• Illuminate  titles
• HTV  opticals
• Illuminate  opticals
• Media Services  payroll services
• HCC Specialty Underwriters  production insurance
• Matchframe Video  dailies transfer
• Cinelease  lighting equipment
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Cine Finance  completion guarantee provided by (as cineFinance)
• Quality Inn Stockton  the producers wish to thank
• Stockton Grand Hotel  the producers wish to thank
• Boost Mobile  the producers wish to thank
• Beyond Health  the producers wish to thank
• Concord Moon  the producers wish to thank
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative pull and data management
• Media Distributors Film Source  film stock provided by

Also Known As:

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) | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Stockton, California, USA

Company:

Silver Nitrate

Trivia:

Real life mixed martial arts fighters Randy Couture, Don Frye, and Bob Sapp all appear in the movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

Big Stan:[during climactic fight scene] Somebody didn't strengthen their titties!

Movie Connections:

References "Kung Fu" (1972)

Soundtrack:

Wayfaring Stranger

Better than usual for Schneider

Considering he's done The Animal and Deuce Bigalow 1 and 2, I wasn't expecting much from Schneider's Big Stan, especially since this is his directorial debut. I did not know much going into the theatre, except what I saw in the trailer.

Much to my surprise this turned out to be an OK waste of time, but nothing more. It's just another prison comedy, with a small twist. The incarcerated main character has 6 months to prepare for "doin' time".

It's nice to see Carradine pop up here and there parodying his other kung fu related works, and this time sending an anti-smoking message while consuming a life time supply of cigarettes. All through the movie I kept trying to remember where do I know the actress that plays Rob's wife from. Then it hit me. None other than Jennifer Morrison of House M.D.. She looked hot in this movie, but I feel she should make better choices in the future.

All in all a decent comedy, a better than expected, but shaky, direction from Schneider. This should be perfect for a weekend afternoon once it comes out on DVD.