Main Cast: William Sanderson, Marla Gibbs, Faye Dunaway, Stephen Tobolowsky, Paul Benjamin
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 92 minutes
Plot
A tribute to the fabled jazz scene of L.A.'s Central Avenue during the 1930s and '40s, Stanley's Gig opens on a Hawaiian cruise ship where charismatic waster Stanley Myer (William Sanderson) has gotten a gig playing his ukulele for a group of filthy rich businessmen. The gig, arranged by his friend Leila (Faye Dunaway) helps to stem Stanley's overriding debt, but after it ends, he's desperate for another job. He finds one as a recreational therapist at a nursing home, where he wins the affections of all of its residents save for Eleanor Whitney (Marla Gibbs), a faded jazz great who now lives in self-imposed emotional exile. Eventually, a friendship forms between Stanley and Eleanor, and Stanley becomes determined to arrange a return performance for his friend at Honey Brown, the jazz club she used to headline. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
Kevin Jackson - Russell Branson; Ian Whitcomb - Smiling Jack; Justin Lazard - Joshua
Credit
Linda Francis - Casting, Marc Lazard - Director, Alan Roberts - Editor, Justin Lazard - Executive Producer, Panos Nicolaou - Executive Producer, Frank Fitzpatrick - Composer (Music Score), Clive Taylor - Re-Recording Mixer, Clive Taylor - Supervising Sound Editor
