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  • Stand Up (I) (2007)
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    101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stand Up (I) (2007)
Not Rated
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Avi Rosen knows what's really funny: the laughs come with dollar signs in Hollywood. Bidding farewell to his crotchety grandmother, who wishes he'd find a nice Jewish girl and open a pharmacy, Avi leaves the Big Apple and heads West to ...See moreAvi Rosen knows what's really funny: the laughs come with dollar signs in Hollywood. Bidding farewell to his crotchety grandmother, who wishes he'd find a nice Jewish girl and open a pharmacy, Avi leaves the Big Apple and heads West to Tinseltown. Shacking up with an old comic buddy from the East Coast, Avi is surprised to find his once caustic friend an incense-sniffing yoga nut seemingly let loose in LALA land. But the changes Avi experiences end up being far more unsettling. Avi is quickly immersed in the gritty maneuvers of sitcom star making by Leo Stein, an unscrupulous but influential back room power player. Leo capitalizes on the young comedian's blinding desire for success and propels him past the aspiring entertainers Avi soon counts as friends, who have been paying their dues far longer than the recent transplant. When one of those overlooked comedians, Sarah Green, becomes his lover, he mistakes her warnings about his nefarious manager as professional jealousy. Nearly too late does Avi learn she knows of what she speaks. What seems the perfect set up soon falls flat, and the savvy New Yorker suddenly finds the stage a very lonely place. When a broken hearted Sarah flees to New York, Avi Rosen must choose between the glitter of Hollywood and the gold of love. Written by Paul Oscar Hamilton See less
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Todd Antonio Somodevilla (as T. Antonio Somodevilla)
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Mar 23, 2007 (United States)

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39 cast members
Name Known for
Max Alexander
Leo Stein Leo Stein   See fewer
Aesop Aquarian
Boris Kolenkov, the Russian cab driver Boris Kolenkov, the Russian cab driver   See fewer
Janette Barber
Angry Neighbor Angry Neighbor   See fewer
Joanne Baron
Suzanne Suzanne   See fewer
Zephyr Brown
Slow Clapper Slow Clapper   See fewer
Dave Casper
Heckler Heckler   See fewer
Federico Dordei
Fabrice Fabrice   See fewer
Kathryn Fiore
Sarah Green Sarah Green   See fewer
Helen Geller
Avi's Grandmother Avi's Grandmother   See fewer
Godfrey
Dante Dante   See fewer
Elena Goodman
Hysterical Woman Hysterical Woman   See fewer
Mari Haig
Party Guest Party Guest   See fewer
Lorne Hughes
Martin (as Lonnie Hughes) Martin (as Lonnie Hughes)   See fewer
John Robert Johnson
Male Nurse Male Nurse   See fewer
George Kendall
Party Guest Party Guest   See fewer
David Kupchinsky
Film Director Film Director   See fewer
Laurene Landon
Hippie Woman Hippie Woman   See fewer
Desi Lydic
Veronica Veronica   See fewer
Shelley Malil
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
Gilles Marini
Photographer Photographer   See fewer
Modi
Avi Avi   See fewer
Bradley Needham
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Dante Nero
Bouncer Bouncer   See fewer
Michael Papadol
Television Director Television Director   See fewer
Donna Pieroni
Lonnie Lonnie   See fewer
Carrie Reichenbach
Yoga Class Member (as Carrie Chason) Yoga Class Member (as Carrie Chason)   See fewer
Erik Rivera
Man in audience Man in audience   See fewer
Julia Simmons
Hostess Hostess   See fewer
Ariah Taylor
Tamika Tamika   See fewer
Angelo Tiffe
Robert Robert   See fewer
Marlo Williams
Sexy Marlo Sexy Marlo   See fewer
Bert Zackim
Heckler 2 Heckler 2   See fewer
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