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2017 film by Ben Lewin

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Please Stand By is an American film originally in English. Ben Lewin directed the movie, with Geoffrey Simpson serving as director of photography and Daniel Dubiecki as producer. The cast includes Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette, Alice Eve, and River Alexander. The narrative is set in California and is classified as a road movie, with additional genres listed as comedy and drama.

The film was released in 2018, with a specific date of January 26, 2018, and has a runtime of 93 minutes. It was distributed by Magnolia Pictures and Hulu, and is available via video on demand through providers such as Hulu, fuboTV, Philo, and the Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel. Production companies involved include 2929 Productions and The Allegiance Theater.

Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores indicate a 56% rating, a 5.8 out of 10 score, and a 49 out of 100 rating. The film holds a vote average of 6.766 on TMDb and a 6.7 rating on IMDb. Keywords associated with the work include San Francisco, California, runaway, autism, manuscript, and contest.

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Film · TMDB

6.8

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

Released: 2018-01-2693 minDir: Ben LewinComedy, Drama

Cast

  • Dakota Fanning as Wendy Welcott
  • Alice Eve as Audrey
  • Toni Collette as Scottie
  • River Alexander as Sam
  • Shawn Roe as Derrick
  • Tony Revolori as Nemo

Themes

  • san francisco, california
  • runaway
  • autism
  • manuscript
  • contest
  • los angeles, california
  • naive
  • tantrum
  • bus trip
  • script

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

17,330 votes

Year
2017
Runtime
93 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Ben Lewin
Cast member
Matt Corboy
Cinematographer
Geoffrey Simpson
Narrative location
California
Duration
93
FilmAffinity ID
130865
Distribution format
video on demand
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title
Please Stand By
publication date
2017-00-00
distributed by
Hulu
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
49/100
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