The Stand-In

1985
1h 27m

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The brilliant Danny Glover stars as Apples Finnerty, a low budget film producer whose life is crumbling. Finnerty can't get work, he's been evicted, and his wife is unfaithful. As he drives ... Read allThe brilliant Danny Glover stars as Apples Finnerty, a low budget film producer whose life is crumbling. Finnerty can't get work, he's been evicted, and his wife is unfaithful. As he drives in to the hills, he gets a flat. A "helpful" stranger turns out to be an armed robber. App... Read allThe brilliant Danny Glover stars as Apples Finnerty, a low budget film producer whose life is crumbling. Finnerty can't get work, he's been evicted, and his wife is unfaithful. As he drives in to the hills, he gets a flat. A "helpful" stranger turns out to be an armed robber. Apples kills his assailant in self-defense and switches identities with him, escaping his own... Read all

Director
- Robert N. Zagone
Writers
- Edward Azlant
- Robert N. Zagone
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6.8/10

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Director
- Robert N. Zagone
Writers
- Edward Azlant
- Robert N. Zagone
Stars

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10vhaynesperry

Apples or Roscoe?

This refreshingly original and highly entertaining cult classic concocts all the elements the viewer might expect, yet the twists and turns are entirely unpredictable. It is a satire about the movie-making industry; an unlikely romance; a crime "drama;" a story about "the blues;" and introduces some very tenuous "friendships." The eminently accomplished director, Robert N. Zagone, features his beloved Bay Area as a main character second only to Danny Glover who plays Apples Finnerty, or is he Roscoe?