Big Stan |  | Director: Rob Schneider
Actors: Rob Schneider, David Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Jennifer Morrison, Scott Wilson
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 20556
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: 1000045010
UPC: 883929046959
EAN: 0883929046959
ASIN: B001N26GT8
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | In this hilarious and outrageous, marital arts comedy, Rob Schneider stars as Stan Minton a two bit con man that is found guilty of cheating mostly elderly women out of their retirement saving on fraudulent vacation properties. With the help of his crooked lawyer, Lew Popper (M. Emmet Walsh), Stan is able to postpone his jail sentence for six months in order to tidy up his affairs. Stan quickly go |
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Product Description
Stan minto is a two-bit con man found guilty of cheating the elderly. When realizes how popular he is going to be in prison he enlists the help of martial arts guru the master to teach him to survive. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 03/24/2009 Starring: Rob Schneider David Carradine Run time: 149 minutes Rating: Nr
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Big Stan, Rob Schneider’s Kung Fu spoof, is about as hilarious as one can get without some hardcore stunts such those seen in Kung Fu Hustle. Big Stan is Schnieder, starring as Stan Minton, a lowbrow, too-tan real-estate con artist who, in the opening scene, is scamming an elderly woman out of her savings for a fake timeshare. From here, he’s busted and sentenced to prison, and the film’s setting is split between Minton’s gaudy mansion, in which he attempts to toughen up before serving, and a jail ripe with gangs split by race and undersexed men. Stan is a character whose strength and confidence grows throughout the story, initially thanks to the cheerleading of his doormat wife, Mindy (Jennifer Morrison), but mostly because The Master (David Carradine) trains him in a combo martial-arts style that is as absurd as the idea of Carradine chain-smoking while reviving his Shaolin monk persona from the old TV show. Carradine is funny in Big Stan, though it’s Schneider’s timing and slapstick physical comedy that carries the movie. Does he really learn how to break through wood blocks with his middle finger? One may never know. Strange, unlikely plot twists, like one involving prison Warden Gasque (Stan Wilson), are totally corny. But there are sublime moments, such as those when Stan is able to unite warring teams of buff men long enough to perform choreographed dance numbers, that make the whole film worth watching. Gay jokes abound in Big Stan, but not the calloused kind; in fact, the whole film is aimed at portraying a fantasy in which prison is a safe haven for guys of all sorts, a men’s club as pleasant as a spa. It’s a revelry that may never materialize but it never hurts to imagine. --Trinie Dalton
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 Exceeded expectations March 10, 2010
Charles M (USA)
I have to admit that I watched this movie expecting it to be horrible. I had not even heard of it when I ran across it here on Amazon.com. My fiancée being a Rob Schneider fan, so we decided to take a flier on the movie and get it. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I laughed. Now don't get me wrong this movie is by no means the best that Mr. Schneider has produced but it was good for a few laughs. On a one to ten scale I'd say it was a solid 7.5.
 Would buy from this seller again January 27, 2010
J. Laney
I wanted to own this movie - and it was in great condition. Would buy from this seller again.
Very funny! January 13, 2010
S. Goodwin (Philadelphia, PA)
Ok, I admit it...I'm a closet Rob Schneider fan. His movies are just silly and fun entertainment and I love to laugh at them. Of all the Rob Schneider movies, I would rank this at #3, first being 'The Hot Chick', second is 'Deuce Bigelow'. It is definitely better than 'The Animal'. I was surprised that this was shelved for a couple of years yet 'The Animal' made it to the theaters? The scenes with David Carradine as The Master were a hoot!
Fun of Jail December 18, 2009
Michael Kerjman (The Earth)
It is just a funny entertaining work of a tycoon being-caught-red-handed, jailed and turned-into-yoga-guru changing a life of inmates to the better (while they are in this prison).
It looks like Oz converted for the viewing during the festive season.
A Hilarious Comedy AND a credible action film December 6, 2009
B. D. REYES
I've seen and was amused by other Rob Schneider movies so I knew the type of slapstick humor to expect from "Big Stan".
I winced a bit at the more overt sex jokes and crude language compared to Rob's other films but I suppose that crudeness is not much different from the "American Pie" series or many Judd Apatow or Seth Rogen movies.
I chose to allow myself to enjoy the movie and have some wow moments -
1) The gags were laugh-out-loud funny as expected.
2) A pleasant surprise was that the film also worked as a credible action film, especially Rob's scenes showing skills in arnis-kali, nunchaku, and sticky-hands (Chisao) sparring. Having Simon Rhee, Dan Inosanto and the guy who played the Vietnamese villain (obviously a genuine martial artist) added to the credibility.
3) David Carradine was brilliant as usual and I thought it was a real coup to have him in this movie.
4) The final Wow moment was finding out that Rob directed the movie as well and that this was his first directorial stint. The movie was quite polished and tight for a first-time director.
Of course this is not art. But it's brilliant entertainment.
More power and more movies to Rob Schneider!
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