Please Stand By
Short description
Please Stand By centres on Wendy Welcott, a young autistic woman with a sharp mind and a deep attachment to Star Trek. She lives in a care home where Scottie, her primary caregiver, looks after her, but Wendy longs to move in with her older sister Audrey and Audrey's new baby. When she learns of a screenwriting competition in Hollywood, she resolves to submit the five-hundred-page Star Trek script she has written. Rather than wait for permission, she leaves the home and sets out on the journey alone, with Scottie and Audrey soon trying to find her.
Ben Lewin directed the film from a screenplay by Michael Golamco. It followed his 2012 film The Sessions and preceded two 2018 releases, The Catcher Was a Spy and later Falling for Figaro, which arrived in 2021. Dakota Fanning plays Wendy, with Alice Eve as Audrey, Toni Collette as Scottie, River Alexander as Sam, Shawn Roe as Derrick and Tony Revolori as Nemo. The production was handled by 2929 Productions and The Allegiance Theater, with Ben Cosgrove, Todd Wagner and Daniel Dubiecki producing. The film runs ninety-three minutes and blends comedy with drama.
On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 532 votes. A critics' rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 39 reviews places it somewhat below the audience score, suggesting viewers responded to it more warmly than reviewers did.
What's left behind the scenes
- Wendy’s dreams of Kirk and Spock walking through the desert used original costumes from the "Tolian Web" episode of the "Star Trek" series (1966-1969).
- The mountains in Wendy’s visions are the Vasquez Rocks in California. Many episodes and scenes from films and series of the "Star Trek" franchise were filmed in those locations—particularly the "Arena" episode of the "Star Trek" series (1966-1969).
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