Please Stand By
“Boldly go.”
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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Cast
42 people
Dakota Fanning
Wendy Welcott
Known for
Coraline
War of the Worlds
Joe Nunez
The Overseer
Alice Eve
Audrey
Known for
Marvel's Iron Fist
Star Trek Into Darkness
Toni Collette
Scottie
Known for
Hereditary
The Sixth Sense
River Alexander
Sam
Known for
The Way Way Back
Boychoir
Shawn Roe
Derrick
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Tony Revolori
Nemo
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Lexi Aaron
Herself
Michael Stahl-David
Jack
Known for
Narcos
Cloverfield
Jessica Rothe
Julie
Known for
Happy Death Day
La La Land
Lara Lihiya
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Gabriela
Robin Weigert
Officer Doyle
Known for
Big Little Lies
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Ben Lewin Director · Michael Golamco Screenplay Heitor Pereira Composer
Worldwide gross $404K · United States release January 26, 2018 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$404,356
Production
2929 Productions
Production
The Allegiance Theater
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 27, 2017
Premiere · Austin Film Festival
United States · January 26, 2018
Theatrical
United States · January 26, 2018
Digital
United States
May 1, 2018 · Physical
Australia
August 17, 2018 · Physical
Brazil
April 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 1, 2018 · Physical
Germany
July 27, 2018 · Physical · BluRay
Indonesia
May 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
July 12, 2018 · TV
Italy
October 31, 2017 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
Japan
September 7, 2018 · Digital
South Korea
May 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
March 1, 2019 · Theatrical
May 2, 2019 · Digital
United Kingdom
November 17, 2025 · Digital
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