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 ... Read allA 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.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.
- Deshawn
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- TriviaRob Schneider collapsed secondary to heat exhaustion and food poisoning when soaring temperatures on the set left him struggling to keep up with filming.
- GoofsDuring his fight with Big Raymond, Big Stan breaks his opponent's finger. However, the finger seems intact a few minutes later, as Big Stan is shown walking away.
- Quotes
[after Mindy takes out the Warden with one kick]
Stan Minton: Where did *that* come form?
Mindy: What do you *think* I've been doing with The Master for the past six months?
The Master: Nice work taking care of Dang, but you're still my Number Two Student.
Stan Minton: Huh?
The Master: [pointing to Mindy] *She'll* kick your ass.
Stan Minton: I think I might like that.
- Crazy creditsAfter the actors' credits, the first text-only credit is a giant "Catering by Alex"
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Episode #5.41 (2008)
- SoundtracksVagabundo
Written by Antoine Santiago, Ramon Campos, Antoine Contreras & Santiago Correoso
Published by LoveCat Music (ASCAP) & Ellipsis Music Corp (ASCAP)
Performed by Los Ninos de Sara
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
One thing will dictate whether you'll like this movie: 1 - Rob Schneider. I like him, but he's made some real turkeys (Animal comes to mind), so I was unsure of what to expect. If you don't like him, you probably won't like this. Probably, but not surely, because this is one of his best movies.
Here he enlists the help of a good ensemble cast AND David Carradine, who steals every scene he's in, by playing a parody of himself straight-faced. This is essentially a prison comedy movie, and the best one I've seen since "Mean Machine" and "Life".
This time, instead of becoming a Stapler as his previous movies would indicate, he becomes a martial arts expert in order to cope with life in prison. You know, because he doesn't want to get raped. That's pretty much his only agenda, of course until he gets to know the inmates better and the usual clichés unwhirl.
The irony in seeing the diminutive actor kicking more ass than Chuck Norris is what makes this movie so entertaining, and in a way, even inspiring (if completely unbelievable). There are several laugh out loud scenes here, including one in which he "bans" rape from prison.
The only real problem with this film, aside from being deliciously silly and a tad too long, is that is pretty much divided in two extremely different parts, the buildup and the actual prison scenes. But in the end all is well, because laughter is what Schneider wanted, and that's precisely what he got out of me with "Big Stan".
So, good job, Rob, and try to keep it up.
- pmdawn
- Aug 26, 2008
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $8,742,330
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1