Big Stan

Stan Minton (Rob Schneider) is a rich real estate con artist who is married to Mindy (Jennifer Morrison). One day, Stan is arrested for conning elderly people out of their savings which he tries to do to Mrs. Darby (Barbara Dodd). His lawyer Mal (Richard Kind) does all he can to defend him at the trial. Upon being found guilty by the jury and sentenced to 3 years in prison while being given 6 months by Judge Perry (Richard Riehle) to get his affairs in order, Stan panics and fear of jail-house rape leads him to hire the mysterious guru known as "The Master" (David Carradine) who helps transform him into a creative martial-arts expert.

During his incarceration, Stan uses his new-found skills to intimidate his fellow prisoners and prevents the prisoners from hitting or raping each other. He gains the prisoners' respect, and eventually becomes their leader, bringing peace and harmony to the prison yard. But the corrupt warden Gasque (Scott Wilson) has a plan to profit by turning the prison into a war zone, forcing its closure, and selling off the property as valuable real estate. Stan helps him with the real estate aspects in exchange for early parole, however his peacemaking efforts threaten the warden's plan for a riot and he is persuaded to bring back violence.

In a last minute attack of conscience, he deliberately blows the parole hearing to rush back and prevent the deaths of his fellow inmates, only to discover that his message of peace has sunk in and the prisoners are dancing instead of fighting. Warden Gasque orders the guards to open fire on the dancing men. When they refuse, he grabs a gun and shoots wildly. Warden Gasque attempts to shoot Minton, but he is stopped by Mindy and the Master, who had snuck in.

Three years later Minton leaves the prison, which is now run by one of the more sympathetic guards as Gasque is now an inmate after he was arrested for his illegal activities. Stan is met by his wife, his young daughter Mindy Jr., and the Master outside the prison.

• Rob Schneider as "Big" Stan Minton, a con man sentenced to prison.
• Marcelo Ortega as Big Haa, an inmate.
• Jennifer Morrison as Mindy Minton, Stan's wife.
• Scott Wilson as Warden Gasque, the corrupt warden.
• Henry Gibson as Shorts
• Richard Kind as Mal, Stan's lawyer.
• Jackson Rathbone as Robbie the Hippie
• M. Emmet Walsh as Lew Popper
• David Carradine as The Master, a martial arts expert who trains Stan to survive in prison.
• Sally Kirkland as Madame Foreman, a member of the jury that finds Stan guilty.
• Marcia Wallace as Alma
• Diego Corrales as Julio
• Randy Couture as Carnahan
• Don Frye as Nation Member
• Brandon Molale as Piken
• Lil Rob as Inmate
• Brandon T. Jackson as Deshawn (as Brandon Jackson)
• Olivia Munn as Maria, a secretary.
• Barbara Dodd as Mrs. Darby, an elderly woman who Stan tries to con.
• Richard Riehle as Judge Perry, a judge who presides over Stan's trial.
• Kevin Gage as Bullard
• Dan Inosanto as Prison Chef
• Bob Sapp as Big Raymond
• Tsuyoshi Abe as Dang, one of the Master's students.
• Buddy Lewis as Cleon
• Megan Cavanagh as Parole Board member
• Dan Haggerty as the ex-con
• Faith Womack as Mindy Jr., the daughter of Stan and Mindy.

Rob Schneider's mother Pilar cameos as one of the Board of Governors. Wes Takahashi, former animator and visual effects supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic, makes a cameo appearance as a bartender.[3]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 11% based on reviews from 9 critics (1 positive, 8 negative), with an average rating of 3.02/10.[4]

• Get Hard - A related film.

• Big Stan on IMDb
• Big Stan at Rotten Tomatoes