Stand Up Guys (2012)

A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment - to kill his comrade.

Director:

Fisher Stevens

Writer:

Noah Haidle

Stars:

Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino	...	Val
Christopher Walken	...	Doc
Alan Arkin	...	Hirsch
Julianna Margulies	...	Nina Hirsch
Mark Margolis	...	Claphands
Lucy Punch	...	Wendy
Addison Timlin	...	Alex
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Sylvia
Katheryn Winnick	...	Oxana
Bill Burr	...	Larry
Craig Sheffer	...	Jargoniew #1
Yorgo Constantine	...	Paul
Weronika Rosati	...	Irena
Keone Young	...	Song
Courtney Galiano	...	Lisa

Storyline

After 28 years, Val gets out of prison, and his friend Doc picks him up. The local mob boss, Claphands, wants Val dead (Claphands' son died in a robbery and he blames Val) and Doc has until morning to kill him. It's a long night: Val wants to party - they visit a cat house, Val needs Viagra, they break into a pharmacy. After midnight, they pick up Hirsch, their old wheelman, drive the city in a stolen car. They visit the cat house, help a woman in distress, bury a body, and eat at Doc's hangout, a café where the waitress, Alex, is cheerful. The sun rises, Claphands wants Val dead, and Val, who has figured out his fate, is resigned. Is there anything left to take care of?

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Plot Keywords:

night | pharmacy | waitress | viagra | altruism | 

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Taglines:

They don't make 'em like they used to.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content, violence and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Belarusian

Release Date:

1 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tipos legales

Filming Locations:

Three Clubs, 1123 VINE ST, Hollywood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,486,390 (USA) (1 February 2013)

Gross:

$3,301,046 (USA) (1 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only piece of "modern technology" in the film is the new car that Pacino, Walken, and Arkin drive throughout the film. If you notice, every other technology used is very old: rotary dial phones are used constantly; many AWA televisions are seen, one showing an old episode of what appears to be Soul Train; and several old cars are seen in the background throughout the film.

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Goofs

When Hirsch comes back with Oxana she says "Ty choudovy" to him. It means "You are marvelous" in Ukrainian, but Wendy introduced Oxana as a girl from Minsk (Belarussia). She supposed to speak Belarussian or Russian language. The subtitles mistakenly state she tells this sentence in Russian.

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Quotes

Doc: [These lines are read like a well-polished mantra familiar to all of them] What time is it?
Hirsch: I don't know. What time is it?
Val: It's time to kick ass or chew gum, and guess what?
Doc: I'm all out of gum!
[They ritually stomp their feet]

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Connections

References Scent of a Woman (1992)

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Soundtracks

Sock It To 'Em J B
Written by Clay Dunn, Rex Garvin, & Pete Holman
Performed by Rex Garvin and The Mighty Cravers

User Reviews

A wonderful ride, aging young guns on their last adventure

Stand Up Guys is a true reminder of what film should be like: an entertaining experience that keeps you on your seat until the very end, and does a bit of everything else; it makes you laugh, touches you, and makes you wonder, and tops it off with theatrics that you accept delightfully. The script of the movie represents the simplest form of complexity. A director's masterpiece, for those who can appreciate the plot in the details. Acting is beyond praise, as everyone is on board, fully engaged in their roles. Everything makes sense, even the almost supernatural energy of the three aging musketeers. It's been such a long time since I've seen a film and at the end of thought that I wanted some more of it. Walken plays a great role at gluing everything together. Fisher Stevens has got the hang of good film making.