Prestige The Stickman

Prestige the Stickman is a 2020 American musical romantic drama film based on the fan-fiction of the same name, entering theaters in 2021, the film takes back to the earlier years of Communist Grub lore, revealing Prestige's origin.

The film is directed by Julia Hart, produced by Kristin Hahn, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman and Jordan Horowitz from a screenplay by Hahn, Hart and Horowitz, and stars Kurt Scholler, Grace VanderWaal, Graham Verchere, Giancarlo Esposito, Karan Brar, Darby Stanchfield, and Maximiliano Hernández, featuring Noah Schnapp, Justin Long, and Seth MacFarlane. The film was released on March 13, 2020.

Plot
In 1993, Leo Borlock wears a porcupine tie in remembrance of his late father. At a new school, he was beaten up, and his tie was cut. Since then, on each birthday, he has received a new porcupine tie from an unknown person, but he does not wear them in public.

In 2000, (five years have passed since the events of Sollux The Lazer Eyed Grub), In high school, Leo (Graham Verchere) plays trumpet in the marching band and helps his friend Kevin Singh (Karan Brar), a member of the A.V. club, host an interview show. One day, a free-spirited girl, Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), arrives and her stars cause a stick figure statue named Prestige (Kurt Scholler) to become all living. Later, while their losing football team, the Mudfrogs, are playing, Stargirl performs a song, "Be True to Your School", that energizes them, and they almost get their first win. Kevin and Leo invite her onto their show, but she politely declines.

Stargirl becomes a good luck charm for the football team when she sings "We Got the Beat" while Prestige becomes an icon in the school. Stargirl befriends Prestige and begins hanging out with Leo and tries to get him to come out of his shell. Archie (Giancarlo Esposito), the owner of the local paleontologist camp, tells Leo about Stargirl, who learned about Leo through Archie. Later, Stargirl tries out for the Speech regionals against Kevin and wins with her unusual speech on rats.

However, during the big game, one of the opposing players is severely injured. Stargirl rides with him to the hospital, upsetting everyone and leading to the team's losing the game, Prestige tells everyone to hate Stargirl. Leo's friends are upset, but they forgive him. Stargirl's side of the situation gets worse when Hillari Kimble (Shelby Simmons) the most popular student, scolds her for returning a bike to Hillari's brother, who was permanently injured while riding it and Prestige loses it. Prestige does serval crazy things the next day, such as leading serval students hold a march against Stargirl ("Keep Your Rifle By Your Side"), writing "MATERNITY WARD" on the girls' bathroom doors, and running on the football field during the game, however, he is fully and easily forgiven when they understand why.

Leo suggests that Stargirl act like everyone else, much to her consternation, but she starts calling herself Susan and wearing clothes like those of her classmates, this does not help. At the Speech regionals, Leo asks her to the Winter Dance, and she accepts. Stargirl is about to give a speech on internet privacy, but shifts to a speech on flowers, which wins her first place. Although it is the very first trophy won at the school, nobody pays attention to it, they're still protesting with Prestige. Stargirl decides that being Susan betrays her identity. Leo begins to feel awful, but gets encouragement from his mother (Darby Stanchfield) and Kevin. Prestige and Leo arrives, Stargirl reveals her surprise: him singing in front of everyone. Leo gets up and performs his and his father's favorite song, "Just What I Needed", leading everyone to dance in the courtyard, Prestige tells Hillari he has his eyes on her.

While working on plans to make Stargirl the most popular student, the seniors invite him to get revenge by sneaking laxatives into her drink, Prestige sets up a trap in the stall he knows Stargirl's gonna use, for the senior prank, they sneak out the US national anthem for the Soviet anthem. When Stargirl falls victim, she almost suspects Prestige.

The Octilio Ball rolls around, Stargirl sends Leo her collection of records, a record player and an invite for a "big surprise" at the dance, Prestige finishes his plan just as he sees Trollman's sleigh team coming ("Sollux The Lazer Eyed Grub"), he sees them land at Stargirl's house and smuggle a box into the house and leave, the two figures, Trollman (Justin Long) and Rage Comic (Seth MacFarlane) spot Prestige, and decide to check on June 1st, date of the Octilio Ball.

Prestige, Leo, and Stargirl get up and performs "The Bunny Hop", the whole school joins in and even Trollman and Rage Comic and the 9 grubs join in. Hillari confronts Stargirl, who attacks her, and is hailed the most popular student.

Prestige accepts Trollman's offer to live in Grubtopia, and leaves Mica ("Prestige the Stickman (Reprised)") and Leo discovers that Stargirl moved away, the school is back to its former glory and Hillari is arrested for "Crimes against Stargirl". Even after graduating college, Leo never forgets what Stargirl did for him ("Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)") In a post-credits scene, at an unspecified time, Stargirl sings a song to Leo ("Today and Tomorrow"), then the viewer is encouraged to sing along to "Prestige the Stickman"

Live Action Cast

 * Grace VanderWaal as Susan "Stargirl" Caraway
 * Graham Verchere as Leo Borlock
 * Enzo Charles de Angelis as Leo age 8
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Archie Brubaker, Leo's mentor
 * Karan Brar as Kevin Singh, Leo's best friend
 * Atharva Varma as Kevin age 8
 * Darby Stanchfield as Gloria Borlock, Leo's mother
 * Maximiliano Hernández as Mr. Robineau
 * Annacheska Brown as Tess Reid
 * Collin Blackford as Benny Burrito
 * Allison Wentworth as Dori Dilson
 * Juliocesar Chavez as Alan Ferko
 * Artemis as Mallory Franklin
 * Julia Flores as Summer
 * Gabriella Surodjawan as Kim
 * Shelby Simmons as Hillari Kimble
 * John Apolinar as Wayne Parnell
 * Alex James as Zack James
 * Lucinda Marker as Principal Sutters
 * Sara Arrington as Ana Caraway
 * Steve Buscemi as Bernard Caraway
 * Damian O'Hare as Leo's Dad

Voice Cast

 * Kurt Scholler as Prestige the Stickman
 * Justin Long as Trollman
 * Seth MacFarlane as Rage Comic
 * Freddie Highmore as Mituna
 * Owen Vacaro as Eridan
 * Logan Lerman as Kankri
 * Thomas Barbusca as Tarvos
 * Chandler Canterbury as Karkat
 * Phillip Daniel Bolden as Equius
 * Milo Parker as Cronus
 * Pierce Gangon as Kurloz
 * Noah Schnapp as Sollux

Songs

 * 1) Prestige The Stickman - Rusty Cage
 * 2) Leo
 * 3) Cake for One
 * 4) Be True to Your School (Acoustic) – Grace VanderWaal
 * 5) Cinnamon
 * 6) We Got the Beat – Grace VanderWaal
 * 7) Mudfrogs
 * 8) Thirteen – Big Star
 * 9) Mica Fight Song – Mudfrog Marching Band
 * 10) Be True to Your School – Grace VanderWaal
 * 11) Thirteen – Grace VanderWaal & Graham Verchere
 * 12) I Like Who I Am
 * 13) Have You Ever Seen a Flower Grow
 * 14) Keep Your Rifle By Your Side - Kurt Scholler
 * 15) This Kid, Lying in the Middle
 * 16) Just What I Needed – Graham Verchere
 * 17) Susan Caraway
 * 18) Stargirl
 * 19) Sollux The Lazer-Eyed Grub - Rusty Cage
 * 20) The Bunny Hop - Kurt Scholler, Grace VanderWaal, Graham Vechere
 * 21) Rockin Robin - Kurt Scholler, Grace VanderWaal, Graham Vechere, Noah Schnapp
 * 22) Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) – Grace VanderWaal
 * 23) Today and Tomorrow – Grace VanderWaal
 * 24) Prestige The Stickman (Reprise) - Rusty Cage ft Entire Cast
 * 25) Thirteen (Bonus) – Grace VanderWaal
 * 26) Sollux The Lazer-Eyed Grub (Without Intro) (Bonus) - Rusty Cage
 * 27) Prestige the Stickman (Credits) (Bonus) - Rusty Cage, Kurt Scholler, Grace VanderWaal

Sequels
Disney+ released 2 films, Prestige The Stickman: The Starquel in 2002, and Prestige the Stickman: Fun with Films in 2023