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, Toni Collette, Alice Eve

Cast

Credited cast:
Dakota Fanning	...	Wendy
Toni Collette	...	Scottie
Alice Eve	...	Audrey
River Alexander	...	Sam
Marla Gibbs	...	Rose
Jessica Rothe	...	Julie
Michael Stahl-David	...	Jack
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Allynne	...	Nurse
Matty Cardarople	...	Geeksquad #1
Matt Corboy	...	TV Host
B Z Cullins	...	Male Bus Driver
William Stanford Davis	...	Creed
Elaine Anne Furst	...	Bus Passenger
Poppy Gagnon	...	Little Girl on Bus
Presley Haslam	...	Ruby

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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Taglines:

Boldly go.

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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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lütfen Beklemede Kal

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though they never ran a script writing contest, the production teams of both Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Star Trek Voyager allowed amateur writers in the general public to submit episode scripts for consideration, some of which were used in both series while they were on the air.

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Goofs

Paramount Studios employs a security staff with a well-guarded entrance, making it nearly impossible for Wendy to have just been able to walk onto the studio lot.

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Connections

References Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

User Reviews

A story about an aspie girl and her special interest.

Being autistic myself I had a high expectation for this film. And they totally nailed it! Its an awesome performance, the idea is brilliant and I like they did not exaggerate her aspie traits. If I would have to complain of one thing, it would be about the scene about the session with the carer about forcing her to look into her eyes for some seconds, because its a type of therapy that is not so accepted by the autistic community and it seeemed a bit sad. I would also would have liked to see her stim a bit more (like humming, rocking, pressing a squishy toy, etc for self regulation) but that is ok, many people on the spectrum do not stim that is so noticeable. For all those who have never known any autistics or ever had communication issues, sensory processing issues and overload it will be a difficult story to contextualize, but it really is a big adventure! And in the end I personally loved it, it was fun and sweet and endearing.