Please Stand By

Jan 26, 2018

1h 33m

★ 6.8

Boldly go.

Overview

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

2929 Productions

The Allegiance Theater

Please Stand By Trailers

Cast

Wendy Welcott

Dakota Fanning

Audrey

Alice Eve

Scottie

Toni Collette

Sam

River Alexander

Derrick

Shawn Roe

Nemo

Tony Revolori

Herself

Lexi Aaron

Jack

Michael Stahl-David

Julie

Jessica Rothe

Madeline

Lara Lihiya

Officer Doyle

Robin Weigert

Officer Frank

Patton Oswalt

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