Big Stan

Plot

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Release Year: 2007

Rating: 6.2/10 (13,897 voted)

Director:
Rob Schneider

Stars: Rob Schneider, David Carradine, Sally Kirkland

Storyline
Once upon a time, there lived a tiny, insecure man who learned the only way he could make his enormous ego feel comfortable in his teeny, tiny body was to embarrass, humiliate, and torture others. He thought he was a master of disguise, fooling others into believing he was a big man. Yet he was only fooling himself, and through time his unconscionable behavior repulsed and repelled everyone. If his heart was three or three-hundred sizes too small, it didn't matter by then because no one was around to even care…

Cast:

Rob Schneider
–

Big Stan

David Carradine
–

The Master

Jennifer Morrison
–

Mindy

Scott Wilson
–

Warden Gasque

Richard Kind
–

Mal

Sally Kirkland
–

Madame Foreman

M. Emmet Walsh
–

Lew Popper

Henry Gibson
–

Shorts

Jackson Rathbone
–

Robbie

Kevin Gage
–

Bullard

Bob Sapp
–

Big Raymond

Brandon T. Jackson
–

Deshawn

(as Brandon Jackson)

Dan Haggerty
–

Tubby

Richard Riehle
–

Judge Perry

Marcia Wallace
–

Alma

Taglines:
He'll have to kick some butt to save his own.

Release Date: 6 June 2008

Filming Locations: Stockton, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $10,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $935,946
(Russia)
(15 June 2008)
(245 Screens)

Gross: $4,705,194
(Non-USA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Prison scenes were shot at a closed women's prison in Stockton.

Goofs:

Factual errors:
Stan's lawyer informs him there was a "last minute change" made by the Bureau of Prisons. The Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") governs federal prisons only, but Stan was sentenced to a state prison, which is governed by the state's agency, known only as "Department of Corrections".

Quotes:

Stan Minton:
[shouting]
I will be unrape-able!

User Review

A pretty decent comedy

Rating: 7/10


I find the general lack of interest towards this comedy rather
disturbing. This message coming all the way from Europe, Bulgaria. The
movie is playing in theaters as of this week, and to be honest it is
just as hilarious and similarly spirited to other Schneider flicks. I
went to see this expecting a few good laughs and that's what you get.
The funny moments generally arise from comical situations and actions
which lead to a rather expected outcome each time. It is not a
sophisticated film, it has no real depth, it is just a feel good,
unrealistic comedy, which makes you all warm inside. I apologize for
the chaotic and short review, it's just that I find it hard to organize
my thoughts in order give this film an adequate presentation. 7 out of
10, doesn't stray too far from all the other Schneider movies, if
you've loved his previous work, you'll also enjoy seeing this.