After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster val al pacino reunites with his former. After doing a long stint in the joint, the character val played by al pacino finally gets out of jail. Doc christopher walken is a retired criminal who now spends most of his time painting and otherwise leading an uneventful life, including having breakfast every. Al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin star in fisher stevens comedy about. So professor xavier has a superbrain feared by most mutants on the planet but he needs an elaborate million dollar machine connected to it in order to locate mutants around the world. The people behind stand up guys get caught up in stereotypical oldtimer laughs including, an outdated catchphrase, but its principal cast shakes that off and make the experience more fulfilling and artisticallyaccomplished than expected.
See the full list of stand up guys cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Valentine has just been released from prison after serving 28 years. Under fisher stevens deft direction, stand up guys never wobbles into maudlin or cheapneasy sentimentality. While val is not looking, doc takes out a gun and considers shooting him, but changes his mind when val says hed like to go out for some fun. A stand up guy 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A solid disappointment, but then not every film is a hit. Stand up guys seems like a throwback to the 1990s, walking in the footsteps of both pulp fiction and grumpy old men.
Once put in charge of law firm woodman and welds somewhat seedier clientele, stone has now become a full partner and is considered to. Indeed, the characters even acknowledge the predictability of what happens to them re. Watching stand up guys made me realize why earning moments is so important. Stars%3a al pacino%2c christopher walken%2c alan arkin%2c julianna margulies. Surprisingly, a black chick with a needle in her lip who was not important enough to the story to be given a proper name has the same talent as professor xavier without having to use cerebro. This is movie is about geezeraged criminals trying to recreate the glory of their youth. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including bullet to the head, warm bodies and koch. Stand up guys is a better movie than i was expecting and not as good as it could have been. Stand up guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre comedy. As the movie starts pacino is being released from prison after serving 28 years taking. The notice of a screening came around, i read the names al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin, and it didnt matter in a way what the movie was about although it didnt hurt that it was a crime movie apart from any objective ranking of the actors, walken is a spice in any screenplay, and in stand up guys, theres room for at least as much. Entertainment one acquired the rights to distribute the film in the us on november 21, 20.
A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment to kill his comrade. Trailers when i was 14, i was the oldest i ever was. His old partnerincrime, doc christopher walken, is waiting to pick him up at the gates. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Stand up guys is a 2012 comedy action film directed by fisher stevens and starring al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin. Its synopsis may summon contemplations of a gangland grumpy old men, but. Incensed, carl loses his temper and hits the man over the head with his cane. These guys do their job and, as usual, it seems effortless and natural. The movie shifts between high comedy and lifeordeath drama multiple times. A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one. The only piece of modern technology in the film is the new car that pacino, walken, and arkin drive throughout the film. With al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin, julianna margulies. Stand up guys synopsis favorite movie button fandango.
Stand up guys was released in 20 on friday, february 1, 20 in nationwide movie theaters. The story centers on two aging criminals who decide to enjoy one last night of debauchery in which they hit up a brothel, steal some cars and evade police. As a result, he is summoned to court, forced to sell his house, and ordered to move to. Stand up guys soundtrack list stand up guys movie 20. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Watching stand up guys made me want to watch a documentary instead of walken, pacino and arkin driving around the city, sharing stories, comparing notes, laughing and riffing in. Stone barrington is a retired nypd detective turned attorney. Sono attori vecchi, quindi non aspettatevi tanta violenza e. The filmmakers leave it to the imagination of the audience as to what happens in the seconds that follow. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stand up guys near you.
Stand up guys also contains christopher walkens best performance in years. Parents need to know that stand up guys is a crime comedy starring christopher walken, al pacino, alan arkin as three septuagenarian criminals who are reunited over one long night. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. A whimsical, halfformed paean to criminal fraternity, stand up guys brings. Walken and alan arkin turn the insubstantial stand up guys into solid entertainment. Two night stand is a 2014 american romantic comedy film directed by max nichols, written by mark hammer, and starring miles teller, analeigh tipton, jessica szohr, leven rambin, and scott mescudi on november 10, 20, it was announced that there were two offers for the rights of the film in the us. Stand up guys bluray and dvd debut may 21st mar 5, 20. Stand up guys is a 2012 american crime comedy film directed by fisher stevens and starring al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin. It wants you to ponder friendship, age, love, death, and loneliness while also making you laugh at a few boner jokes. One morning, val gets out of prison, and is picked up by his old friend doc, who brings him to his apartment. Stand up guys with pacino, walken and alan arkin the new york. Read the stand up guys plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Shortly after meeting the young boy scout russellwho will drive the personal side of the plot grumpy, lonely old man carl sees a construction worker run over the mailbox he had painted with his deceased wife.
Stand up guys 20 soundtrack complete list of songs. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast. Stone barrington becomes involved in a 25 year old robbery case that turns into murder and revenge. The notice of a screening came around, i read the names al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin. Directed by jon amiel and starring al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin and. Val al pacino is released from prison after serving twentyeight. Rent stand up guys 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The former child star has grown up to proportions that could be described as rangy, and fanning in particularly uses her arms to convey the characters social awkwardness, often flailing. Everything you need to know about stand up guys movie. All 60 songs from the stand up guys 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. In addition, the film is extraordinarily well cast, and the acting, even in the smaller roles, is more than noteworthy.
Stand up guys lubricates its old jointsof the plot, genre and actorsquite entertainingly. But what val doesnt know is that doc is being pressured by mob boss claphands to kill val as soon as he gets. It takes nerve to direct a second film after a debut like my man is a loser, a critically panned bomb that hung its hopes on a bigscreen acting turn. We know that from a gratuitous plot turn in which they avenge a victim of gang rape by finding her attackers. Stand up guys is more of an actors class exercise than a film with each actor playing characters they have played before but as if given a signal to go for it. See the stand up guys movie trailer, photos and movie poster, starring al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin. Julianna margulies at an event for stand up guys 2012 zosia mamet and sia at an. Not a single original joke or plot twist is to be found.
In stand up guys, christopher walken, alan arkin and al pacino star as old friends and. Questions of loyalty and consequences come up from time to time, though the movie doesnt explore these themes very deeply. Ending spoiler for stand by me 1986, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. But happily, director fisher stevens is a character actor himself in addition to being an oscarwinning producer the cove and he lovingly coaxes relaxed, organic performances from the three great veteran performers. This is the last time we see pacinos character seconds before the ending credits roll. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment to kill his comrade.
For example, there is a scene in a cemetery that makes absolutely no sense but still works. Stand up guys is a 2012 american crime comedy film directed by fisher stevens and starring. Stand up guys movie news, release dates, plot, cast. Please stand by is a sensitive character study whose story beats are a little bit overly familiar, to be frank.
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