Stark Raving Mad
Directed by Drew Daywalt, David Schneider
Ben McGewan has a deal with Chinatown's non-Chinese gang boss, Gregory, to steal one of four mythical god statues reputed to give immense power. This theft, in exchange for wiping out his debt and a fortune to pay his team of frustrated experts. They organize a wild after hours party in a nightclub as cover to break into the vault of the bank next door. Alas, from the start things go wrong ever worse, for everyone.
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- jackmeatJuly 13, 2025My quick rating - 5.9/10. I had never seen nor heard of this one, so flying in blind worked to my advantage. Sean William Scott plays the thief who is planning to get revenge against his criminal boss for killing his brother, and along the way, also arranges a very daring bank robbery during a rave that he coordinates. Seems like a lot going on, and in some ways, there is. The whole plot itself is marred by quirky characters to perform this heist, as well as participants along the way to make everything go as wrong as possible. The whole movie depends on timing, in the story and with Scott's humor. For the most part, it delivers in both, although the robbery aspect of this does get a bit far-fetched. Still, I had a good time with this one, and glad shuffle finally turned it up for me.
Stark Raving Mad Trivia
Stark Raving Mad was released on May 23, 2002.
Stark Raving Mad was directed by Drew Daywalt, David Schneider.
Stark Raving Mad has a runtime of 1h 41m.
Stark Raving Mad was produced by John Baldecchi.
Ben McGewan has a deal with Chinatown's non-Chinese gang boss, Gregory, to steal one of four mythical god statues reputed to give immense power. This theft, in exchange for wiping out his debt and a fortune to pay his team of frustrated experts. They organize a wild after hours party in a nightclub as cover to break into the vault of the bank next door. Alas, from the start things go wrong ever worse, for everyone.
The key characters in Stark Raving Mad are Ben McGewan (Seann William Scott), Rikki Simms (Timm Sharp), Jeffery Jay (Patrick Been).
Stark Raving Mad is rated R.
Stark Raving Mad is an Action, Comedy, Crime film.
Stark Raving Mad has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.
Stark Raving Mad had a budget of $5M.
Stark Raving Mad has made $54,028 at the box office.