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 Platt	...	Lisa (as Courtney Galiano)

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:

female nudity | erectile dysfunction | 21th century | grand theft auto | person in a car trunk | 

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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:

Les derniers affranchis

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,486,390, 3 February 2013

Gross USA:

$3,310,031

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,072,654

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital Auro 11.1 SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

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

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: Exit, stage left.

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Connections

References They Live (1988)

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Soundtracks

Love From Above
Written by Raney Shockne and Jeeve
Performed by Leroy Reynolds

User Reviews

It's like the old days, isn't it?

Not having gotten around to watching "Stand Up Guys" before now was a mistake on my behalf, especially given the three acting heavyweighters that stars in the movie; Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin.

"Stand Up Guys" is a good comedy that has a nice story to tell. Although this is not the type of comedy that will have you spilling your drinks in your laps from laughing, it is the type of light-hearted comedy that will make you feel good.

The story is about Val (played by Al Pacino) who comes out from prison after 28 years of incarceration. Meeting him at the entrance is his old friend Doc (played by Christopher Walken). Doc has been hired to kill Val and has a time limit until the next morning; and during this time the old friends start up old habits and revisit old friends.

The characters in the movie were nicely fleshed out and nicely detailed. There is a really good chemistry between Pacino and Walken, and this really reflects well on both characters that they play, because there is a very good sense of friendship and intimacy's with one another as they are on the screen.

The movie offers drama, action, comedy and even a high speed chase.

"Stand Up Guys" is a fun and great movie, which offers 95 minutes of great entertainment. If not for the good story, then the movie is well worth watching for the three stars of the movie.