Title DossierComedy

Standing Up for Sunny

ComedyDramaRomance

An isolated guy with cerebral palsy is railroaded into helping an unassertive comedienne, and finds love and acceptance through stand up comedy.

Year

2020

Duration

1h 45m

IMDb

6.8

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Cast

Steven Vidler

Director

Radha Mitchell

Dean

Sam Reid

Mikey

Cast

Steven Vidler

Director

Radha Mitchell

Dean

Sam Reid

Mikey

RJ Mitte

Travis

Philippa Northeast

Sunny

Barry Humphries

Self

Matt Nable

Male Interviewer

Megan Smart

Jo-Beth

Ella Scott Lynch

Felicity

Josh McConville

Heckler

Felix Williamson

Scott

EJ

Emelia Jones

Girl

Baylee Arndt

Main Bully

Kathleen O'Dwyer

Radio Talent Scout

IH

Italia Hunt

Gordo

Elliott Mitchell

Latter Day Saint

Bronte Bailey

Stage Manager

Facundo Hache Herrera

Bully

DN

David Nash

Comedy Audience

Steven Vidler

Writer

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Comments

10 Comments

user1232485352740May 29, 2023

source: Standing Up for Sunny

ستار سعد-SattarSaadMay 23, 2023

Loved it . Heart warming. Excellent story line & quite a few giggles.

Aymen OmerMay 23, 2023

27 yr/o male here. I really enjoyed this movie. The humour was light hearted and the story line was good. It's a rom-com without being too chick flicky with the story line and humour type. I found it genuinely funny and with good characters. I'm not a fan of most rom coms as I often find the humour to be too corny or over the top. This wasn't the case. This mixed in with an unconventional, conventional, love story made it really enjoyable and an easy watch. The other thing I really enjoyed (maybe I'm showing my age) is how it highlights the lives of people with disabilities which is really important in our society. It also showed people who watch it that may have a disability that they can find their normality in life if they just follow their passions and stay positive. This would be a great movie to show in schools It's a Stan exclusive or original I believe. So if you're wondering where to watch it... you'll need a Stan account. I'll give it a 9/10.

Lolitaps PiankeMay 23, 2023

This is a charming indie rom-com, which follows the usual rom-com trajectory in a number of interesting ways. It's set in Newtown and Sydney's inner-west and stars American actor RJ Mitte (of Breaking Bad fame) as Travis, who's angry about having cerebral palsey, about not having a girlfriend, at all the idiots he meets at his cleaning job etc. Etc. Luckily a cheery blind Samoan, Gordo (played by Italia Hunt) becomes his flatmate and encourages him to get out more, especially to the pub, where he meets Sunny (Philippa Northeast) a cute young woman who wants to be a mechanic, but whose pub-owning/DJ boyfriend (Sam Reid) wants her to be a comedian and get a job on his breakfast radio show. It's an enjoyable fantasy, with lots of humour, the usual pitfalls along the way to success and true love, and even an appearance from veteran comedian Barry Humphries. Radha Michell also appears as Travis' boss. (Plus any film featuring a Camera Obscura song must have its heart in the right place!)

JanemenaMay 23, 2023

This is a very funny movie with a serious undertone

ياسر عبد الوهابMay 23, 2023

Very nice movie. There's fun and there's dark part. Definitely underrated and I'm really surprised how small is the number of votes on this one. If you don't care about some harsh jokes then this is definitely for you.

eyosi_as_iamMay 23, 2023

Sunny Sunday chilling with the wife and we stumbled across this move on STAN. Going in with zero expectations we came out with tears and laughter. What a gem of an Aussie romcom! "I am not superficial. I do all the Telethons. Those things last all night." So true. And then there is Gordo and his punch lines. Must watch if you are a laid back Aussie couple. (The wife will love it) Thank me later.

chaina sulemaneMay 23, 2023

It's such a inspiring movie recently seen. Disability, so what!!?? I found my way out. There should be something each of us are good at. No one can change what you are. Be yourself, hell yeah.. the movie is funny with tears, nicely done.

EpphyMay 23, 2023

This movie tugged at my heart s g rings a little but was also very funny.

Usha UppretiMay 23, 2023

I have seen probably around two thousand movies and after seeing so many, it's hard to find really good ones. This is one of the good ones! It made me laugh, it made me weep, it made me angry and it did all of it in a very natural entertaining way. I absolutely loved every second of it. In my view, what makes a movie good is how it makes one feel, little details like the fact lead didn't use Austrialian accent - is totally irrelevant, I mean seriously? You think makers of movie didn't consider it? They just decided to not do it.