Please Stand By (2017)

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition.

Director:

Ben Lewin

Writers:

Michael Golamco (screenplay by), Michael Golamco (based on the play by)

Stars:

Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, Toni Collette

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dakota Fanning	...	Wendy Welcott
Alice Eve	...	Audrey
Toni Collette	...	Scottie
Lexi Aaron	...	Herself
Domonique Brown	...	Himself (as Dominique 'Big D' Brown)
Brittanie Sanders	...	Herself
Cindy Miyashiro	...	Herself
Lara Lihiya	...	Madeline
Dan Cordell	...	Richard
Tony Revolori	...	Nemo
Blaster	...	Pete the Pup
Michael Stahl-David	...	Jack
Matt Corboy	...	TV Preesenter
River Alexander	...	Sam
Matty Cardarople	...	Trivia Guy #1

Storyline

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition.

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | autism | trekkie | pet dog | writing a screenplay | 

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Taglines:

You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Release Date:

26 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un nuevo camino

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$9,868, 22 February 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allegiance Theater, 2929 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name tags of Wendy's "Geeksquad" friends at the mall use the same font as the opening titles of Star Trek (1966).

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Goofs

The Sunrise Times in Wendy's calendar are increasing in February, but they should decrease, because the days start earlier in summer.

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Quotes

Scottie: She's trying to get to L.A. and turn in a script for this competition.
Sam: Is it any good?
Scottie: What?
Sam: The script.
Scottie: O, I could only get a few pages in. I don't get it.
Sam: What don't you get?
Scottie: Okay, so, I know he's the hero of Star Wars, but who exactly is this Kirk person?
Sam: Please, crash this car right now because we both deserve to die!

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: 2018 Catch-Up (part 2 of 2) (2018)

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Soundtracks

Take Me As I Am
Written by Annie Hart, Erika Spring Forster (as Erika Forster) and Heather D'Angelo
Performed by Au Revoir Simone
Courtesy of Our Secret Road Label
By arrangement with Lip Sync Music and Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

Absolutely warm movie, glad I watched!

A very nice take on an autistic person life, dreams, difficulties. I watched with pleasure and every scene was so convincing. I simply cannot understand why this movie does not have higher scores. The Star Trek stuff was cleverly inserted into context and as a fan of science and space fiction that could not be better. Go watch it, if, as a Vulcan, you don't mind shedding some tears!