Big Stan (2007) + Bonus

The fraudulent real state agent Stan is married with his beloved Mindy and has a seven million dollar fortune. When he is arrested for fraud, he is sentenced to three years in prison and his assets are frozen by the justice. However, his crooked lawyer Lew Popper negotiates a six month freedom, and the weak Stan, who is afraid of being raped in prison, hires the specialist in martial arts The Master to teach him self-defense. Six months later, Big Stan is sent to the Oaksburgh State Penitentiary totally confident in his expertise in martial arts. He challenges the violent leaders of the gangs and defeats them, being respected by the inmates and bringing peace in the patio. However, the dirty Warden Gasque has the intention of transforming the penitentiary in a luxury resort, and uses Big Stan knowledge to improve his project, promising to release him sooner using the corrupt penal system.



Bonus included:
– Comedy is Pain: The Making of Big Stan (30 minutes): Big Stan is worth renting just to watch its behind-the-scenes documentary. What I expected would be yet another lame talking-heads EPK turned out to be a candid, revealing glimpse into a struggling project, a passionate filmmaker, and a strong-willed cast and crew. It even gave me an enormous amount of respect for Schneider as a person – he comes across as such a well-intentioned hard-worker, that I actually felt guilty for criticizing his efforts. Regardless of your love or hate of the film itself, this documentary surprises and impresses from beginning to end.