Please Stand By (2017)


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.

Please Stand By (2017)

(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5)

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Released Year: 2018
Runtime: 93 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Directors: Ben Lewin
Writers: Michael Golamco

Storyline


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.

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Reviews


75
Observer - Rex Reed
It’s a long haul, but Please Stand By, meticulously directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions), chronicles the pitfalls, terrors and triumphs of the trip with heart-wrenching realism.
70
Time - Stephanie Zacharek
[Fanning] plays Wendy as a person and not a condition.
70
Slate - Unnamed
It’s a relief to see an autistic woman played as more than simply a bundle of symptoms.
50
Slant Magazine - Keith Watson
Dakota Fanning's Wendy is less a truly thought-through character than a compendium of quirks.
50
The A.V. Club - Mike D'Angelo
It’s hard to be persuasive, though, when your protagonist comes across as a collection of quirky tics rather than a credible human being.

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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.

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.

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.

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.