Ein schwacher Hochstapler gerät in Panik, wenn er erfährt, dass er wegen Betrugs ins Gefängnis kommt. Er heuert einen mysteriösen Kampfsport-Guru an, der ihm hilft, sich in einen Kampfsporte... Alles lesenEin schwacher Hochstapler gerät in Panik, wenn er erfährt, dass er wegen Betrugs ins Gefängnis kommt. Er heuert einen mysteriösen Kampfsport-Guru an, der ihm hilft, sich in einen Kampfsportexperten zu verwandeln.Ein schwacher Hochstapler gerät in Panik, wenn er erfährt, dass er wegen Betrugs ins Gefängnis kommt. Er heuert einen mysteriösen Kampfsport-Guru an, der ihm hilft, sich in einen Kampfsportexperten zu verwandeln.
- Deshawn
- (as Brandon Jackson)
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The plot is a bit odd, Rob Schneider plays a corrupt time share salesman who's made millions,gets caught and sent to prison. Naturally his main fear is that he is going to be violently raped over and over during his stay and so enlists a martial arts master (Carradine, who better?) to teach him how to defend himself before he's committed. There is more to the plot of course, but I don't want to give anymore away.
There really are some good parts played by some surprise actors, some unknowns, and a fair share of MMA fighters, and all in all they all play pretty funny roles. This movie isn't a masterpiece, there's some plot holes, and some of it just plain didn't make sense. But that's beside the point. This is a funny movie and more people should see it.
Did I mention Rob Schneider totally knows martial arts and kicks ass? Because he does.
Full of the sort of humor that Sneider fans will know and love from his other movies, Gigolo and the Animal, this is fast, furious, and fun.
What is surprising is how good a kung fu pastiche this is - the finding of the Master, the training, the fight sequences are really pretty good kung fu slapstick, we may not be talking Drunken Master here but it certainly isn't pathetic.
All in all an underrated and entertaining film - with lots of dumb prison jokes, some smart ideas, and Schneider doing his usual comedy with flair.
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.
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- WissenswertesRob Schneider collapsed from heat exhaustion and food poisoning when soaring temperatures on the set left him struggling to keep up with the rigors of filming.
- PatzerStan'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".
- Zitate
[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"
- VerbindungenFeatured in At the Movies: Folge #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 Niños de Sara
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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- 10.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 8.742.330 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 45 Minuten
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