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Stand Up Guys

Stand Up Guys

They don't make 'em like they used to.

20126.01h 35m

Overview

After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc and Hirsch, for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

Directed by Fisher Stevens
Written by Noah Haidle
Produced by Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Sidney Kimmel
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $5.1M

Top Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Valentine "Val"

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Doc

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Richard Hirsch

Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies

Nina Hirsch

Addison Timlin

Addison Timlin

Alex

Vanessa Ferlito

Vanessa Ferlito

Sylvia

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Claphands

Katheryn Winnick

Katheryn Winnick

Oxana

Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch

Wendy

Bill Burr

Bill Burr

Larry

Themes & Keywords

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About Stand Up Guys

Stand Up Guys is a thriller, comedy, action, crime film released in 2012 exploring themes of release from prison, viagra, settling score, last hurrah. Directed by Fisher Stevens, it stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin. After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc and Hirsch, for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

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