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Director:

Per Anderson

Writer:

Per Anderson (writer)

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Genre:

Comedy more

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Cast

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Mike Birbiglia ... Stanley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Daniel Asher ... Pancrazio

Bill Barnett ... Prescot

Jessica Bishop ... Model (as Jessica Stasulis)

Patrice Bunch ... Tiffany
Al Burgo ... Convict
Anthony Caso ... Newspaper Vendor

Kylie Delre ... Businesswoman
David Ellner ... Walter
Lars Engstrom ... Tumor / Paparazzi / Game Show Host
Will Franken ... Will Franken
Patrick A. Graham ... Animal Control Officer #2
Richard Kent Green ... Dr. Copy
Yvette Greer ... Animal Control Secretary
Ron Hirt ... Animal Control Officer

Jessica Keats ... Monique

Anna Korenius ... Model
Jerry Less ... Robert

Kasey Marr ... Mei

Adrian Martinez ... Duarte

John McVay ... Corporate Sponsor
Danna Musina ... Model

Barry Phillips ... Boyle
Meghan Pickrell ... Beth

John Ramaine ... Latton

Carmine Raspaolo ... Chef
Jana Robbins ... Peaches

Mile Rupcic ... Vlatko Guggenvich

Melissa Silver ... Lola

Elizabeth Stewart ... HAL 3000

Anna Wilding ... Miss Sixty
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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more


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a hodge podge of obscure and obvious references, 26 July 2009
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Author: MisterWhiplash from United States

Stanley Cuba has potential, or rather had. The writer/director Per Anderson has a great affection and admiration for Kubrick's films, but also his legacy in other things like photography and knows a good bit about his alleged personal habits. We see the references to the movies, of course, like a Dr. Strangelove caricature, lawyers/Papparazzi who come in Clockwork Orange garb, a red-eye ala HAL at an apartment door, masks ala Eyes Wide Shut, a few Sgt references from Full Metal Jacket, and a dog named Spartacus. But there's some obscurer touches, like Cuba in this film taking the picture of the man at the newsstand over the picture of Joey Ramone's death, as Kubrick in 1945 took his first picture that he sold of a man at a newsstand grieving over FDR's death. Or just the old, now well-crushed rumor about Kubrick's dislike of being driven anywhere over 30 MPH and with a helmet on.

He's a fan. But being a fan isn't quite enough. Making something with a good story, a point of view, is what counts. It's got a script that needed a whole lot of work, and it wasn't done before filming began. Too many times a joke won't just really work, or a reference will be there just for the sake of it. On occasion a joke does work well and can be very funny (i.e. the monolith, "This End Up"), or a random thing like the 'field' gag. But Mike Birbiglia also seems out of place here, not really sure in scenes of what to do or what the purpose is of things. Other actors look like the sort of New York non-union people that still need to hone their craft a little. Or, again, are mis-directed. Lines are funny, and you'll giggle here and there. Yet there's a reason you won't find it in most stores, or advertised, or, naturally, endorsed by the Kubrick estate. It's harmless, but stupid, and at best shot with competency and skill with digital video.

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