Big Stan is a 2007 American martial arts prison comedy film starring, produced, and directed by Rob Schneider in his directorial debut[2] with help from his company From Out of Nowhere Productions.

The rest of the cast includes Jennifer Morrison, Scott Wilson, Henry Gibson, Richard Kind, Sally Kirkland, Jackson Rathbone, M. Emmet Walsh, Dan Haggerty, and David Carradine.

Inspired by the bench advertisement outside, Stan fires Mal from the case and hires Lew Popper as a replacement for the sentencing.

After failing to learn self-defense at a dojo, Stan is approached by a mysterious guru known as The Master, who helps transform him into a martial arts expert.

During his incarceration, Stan befriends an elderly inmate named Larry who is serving a life sentence for murdering his partner.

He then uses his new-found skills to bring peace and harmony to the prison yard by intimidating his fellow inmates like Big Raymond into preventing them from harming each other.

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.

Wes Takahashi, former animator and visual effects supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic, makes a cameo appearance as a bartender.

[4] Julie Rigg of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was highly critical of the rape-based humor, and concluded " I wasted two valuable hours of my life on Big Stan—don't make the same mistake.