Al pacino has done some bad stuff and now that hesgetting out of prison he wants to come clean and do one last job. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. The films stars al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin, juliana. Al pacino has broken more than three decades of silence by revealing his grandfather was born in corleone, sicily the town his characters family in. No, as mike newell, the director, told me, my character was more a kind of a death of a salesman gangster. Stand up guys is a 2012 american crime comedy film directed by fisher stevens and starring al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin. In the director barry levinsons movie, adapted for the screen by buck henry and michal zebede, simon is a tragicomic figure troubled by agonizing decrepitude, depression, signs of encroaching. Stand up guy is an american phrase meaning a loyal and reliable friend. Clearly believing that sly stallone should not have the market cornered on older blokes doing action stuff, al pacino, alan arkin and christopher walken have all signed on to star in stand up guys.
Well hear about it much sooner, however, as the film will open this years chicago film. Stand up guys al pacino, christopher walken 2012 youtube. Al pacino is one of the more respected actors on the planet, and is most famous for playing mobster characters in the godfather trilogy and scarface. Stand up guys with pacino, walken and alan arkin the. In the humbling, al pacino plays an aging performer. Alec baldwin introduces al pacino, recipient of the lee strasberg artistic achievement award duration. After one of them gets paroled, three retired gangsters reunite and reminisce as another ponders his next job killing his old friend. But what val doesnt know is that doc is being pressured by mob boss claphands to kill val as. The 48th chicago international film festival kicks off oct. The film, also starring alan arkin, chronicles what happens when some older gangsters keep up the action. Al pacino and fisher stevens in stand up guys 2012 trudie styler and. Stand up guys promises too much while securing al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin in the front row but delivers less than expected with its usual crimecomedy elements focusing on aging criminals and very few to say. Trio of oldtimers pacino, walken and arkin, united in predictable yet humorous gangster drama.
But even by those standards, stand up guys boasts a fairly advanced cast. Stand up guys will be one of 20s very first releases, with an opening scheduled for january 11. Stand up guys 2012 fullhd movie cast stand up guys 2012 fullhd movie english subtitle. Were alive and the past is behind us and theres always a chance theres something better up ahead. Its been a long time since a movie wasted as much talent as stand up guys. Al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin have signed on to star in the actioncomedy, which was. Stand up guys 2012 hirschs eulogy scene 1012 movieclips. The actor who starred in short circuit and the television series early edition has been directing films recently. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does nothing but go too far over the top, which he does, in my humble opinion, near the beginning of the film. Stand up guys movie clip done and done 20 al pacino, christopher walken movie hd. With al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin, julianna margulies.
Watch a stand up guys watch movies online free youtube. Admission is free, but registration is required by calling 616. The notice of a screening came around, i read the names al pacino. The tough guys are stand up guys too as the films stars, al pacino and christopher walken, talk exclusively about their new to dvd and bluray movie. Read the stand up guys movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin to attend.
Jamie foxx salutes al pacino at afi life achievement award duration. 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. Stand up guys 2012 full movie in hd video dailymotion. Christopher walken, alan arkin and al pacino are stand up guys. Stand up guys is about two men trying to find dignity in the waning, final hours of their lives. And an inspiring invitation to live life to its fullest, right until your last breath. His old partnerincrime, doc christopher walken, is waiting to pick him up at the gates. Al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin are stand. This is the last time we see pacinos character seconds before the ending credits roll. It belies the star power of christopher walken and al pacino, who headline the film, playing. He won an academy award for his role in scent of a woman and can always be counted on to give a great performance. Doc and val first have to collect another standup guy, hirsch arkin. Stand up guys really wants to be a jaunty tale of three aging gangsters enjoying one last night of carousing before mortality finally catches up with them.
Val al pacino is met at the prison gates by former partnerincrime doc christopher walken, who plans to give him the night of his life before he gets. The legendary actor talks survivors after his role in stand up guys. Stand up guys is a surprisingly good film, with great acting all around, but it does take some time to get into it. Stand up guys is a 2012 comedy action film directed by fisher stevens and starring al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin. Pacino is the recently released ex convict who hooks up with his pal played by walken determined to make the most of his first night out of prison while in the background the local gangster waits for revenge on the ex con. Al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin will star in stand up guys, an action comedy being directed by fisher stevens, who won an oscar for producing the cove. Strange cargo 1940 cambreau ian hunter previous 10 days email rss serving inspirationseeking movie lovers worldwide.
Stand up guys is a surprisingly good film, with great acting all around, but it. Stand up guys, theyve all three never been in a movie together. Given 88 minutes to find the real culprit, pacino wearily scrambles between police, suspects and a death row killer to prove his innocence. Stand up guys, starring al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin as elderly gangsters out for a last night of fun, marks the years first seniorcitizen badboy comedy, and it wont be the last. Al pacino and christopher walken star in lifeless stand. As told to roger ebert al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin. 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 partners in crime, doc christopher walken and hirsch alan arkin, for a night on the town. Thanks to al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin mostly just for being charismatic old pros who are fun to hang out with stand up guys is. In an interview from the upcoming stand up guys bluraydvd, al pacino discusses the characters he enjoys playing and discovering the motivation for his stand up character val.
Al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin to star in. But it also wants to be a gritty portrait of social outcasts living on our cultures seedy underbelly. Hollywood legends al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin star together on the big screen for the first time in stand up guys, arriving from lionsgate home entertainment this may. Oscar winners al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin star in this. It belies the star power of christopher walken and al pacino, who headline the film, playing greying gangsters with layers of grizzle upon grizzle.
Al pacino, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, deborah kara unger, amy brenneman, neal mcdonough, benjamin mckenzie pacino plays jack gramm, a forensic scientist who finds himself framed for murder. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. That should be enough and one should expect maybe just a decent script and then fine. Stand up guys w ith a little bit of chutzpah and a fistful of viagra, the tough guys of yesteryear can still come staggering back to make a decent movie. Chicago a raunchy and touching comedy about three overthehill mobsters led by the stellar trio of al pacino, christopher walken. Take three aging movie stars al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin and place them in a crime caper about a bunch of con men getting back together for one last hurrah and youve got stand up guys, the latest film from fisher stevens yes, that fisher stevens. But when his longtime friend christopher walken picks him up, he soon figures out that this isnt going to be some kind of happy homecoming the con men get together with alan arkin for one last hurrah before walken executes his last.
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