In 2025’s Stand Your Ground, Eric Roberts plays the role of Earl.

When we first meet Earl, he’s an alcoholic who lives in an RV that is parked near the childhood home of former Special Forces operative Jack Johnson (Daniel Stisen).  Jack was born in Norway but grew up in the United States.  That’s enough to make him and his pregnant wife the target of the local xenophobe, Bastion (Peter Stormare).  When Bastion’s sons attack Jack’s house, they kill his wife.  Jack kills one of the sons but, because the killing occurred outside of the house, the state’s stand your ground law does not apply to Jack and Jack is sent to prison for six years.

When Jack gets out of prison, he wants revenge.  But first, he gets caught up with Earl.  Earl, who tried to warn Jack on the night of the attack, is still living in the RV but, otherwise, he’s turned his life around.  He’s sober and he’s a member of law enforcement!

The film follows a familiar path.  Jack goes out for revenge.  There’s a lot of gun battles, one of which is impressively staged.  For the most part, though, it’s pretty forgettable and, with a 100 minute run time, almost painfully slow.  Daniel Stisen is a Norwegian bodybuilder who can’t act and Peter Stormare is a Swedish character actor who can act but who apparently didn’t feel like doing so for this movie.  (Listen, I don’t blame him.  He showed up and he lent his Fargo/Armageddon cred to the film.  As far as I’m concerned, he earned that paycheck.)  The whole movie is pretty dumb.

But, here’s the good thing!  Eric Roberts actually gets to do stuff in this movie.  He’s in multiple scenes.  He talks to the other characters.  He actually stands up a few times.  (You can always tell when Roberts is actually invested in one of his cameos because he’ll stand up and deliver his lines instead of just sitting behind a desk.)  Roberts doesn’t have a big role in this film but he still does a little bit more than usual.

Stand Your Ground may not be good but still …. all hail Earl!  And all hail Eric Roberts for continuing to hold the record for the most screen credits for an American actor.  700 roles and counting!

Previous Eric Roberts Films That We Have Reviewed:

1. Paul’s Case (1980)
2. Star 80 (1983)
3. Runaway Train (1985)
4. To Heal A Nation (1988)
5. Best of the Best (1989)
6. Blood Red (1989)
7. The Ambulance (1990)
8. The Lost Capone (1990)
9. Best of the Best II (1993)
10. Love, Cheat, & Steal (1993)
11. Voyage (1993)
12. Freefall (1994)
13. Love Is A Gun (1994)
14. Sensation (1994)
15. Dark Angel (1996)
16. Doctor Who (1996)
17. Most Wanted (1997)
18. The Alternate (2000)
19. Mercy Streets (2000)
20. Tripfall (2000)
21. Raptor (2001)
22. Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 (2001)
23. Strange Frequency (2001)
24. Wolves of Wall Street (2002)
25. Border Blues (2004)
26. Mr. Brightside (2004)
27. Six: The Mark Unleased (2004)
28. We Belong Together (2005)
29. Hey You (2006)
30. Cyclops (2008)
31. Depth Charge (2008)
32. Amazing Racer (2009)
33. The Chaos Experiment (2009)
34. In The Blink of an Eye (2009)
35. Bed & Breakfast (2010)
36. Enemies Among Us (2010)
37. The Expendables (2010) 
38. Groupie (2010)
39. Sharktopus (2010)
40. Beyond The Trophy (2012)
41. The Dead Want Women (2012)
42. Deadline (2012)
43. The Mark (2012)
44. Miss Atomic Bomb (2012)
45. The Night Never Sleeps (2012)
46. Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)
47. Assault on Wall Street (2013)
48. Bonnie And Clyde: Justified (2013)
49. Lovelace (2013)
50. The Mark: Redemption (2013)
51. The Perfect Summer (2013)
52. Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013)
53. Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire (2013)
54. Self-Storage (2013)
55. Sink Hole (2013)
56. A Talking Cat!?! (2013)
57. This Is Our Time (2013)
58. Bigfoot vs DB Cooper (2014)
59. Doc Holliday’s Revenge (2014)
60. Eternity: The Movie (2014)
61. Inherent Vice (2014)
62. Road to the Open (2014)
63. Rumors of War (2014)
64. So This Is Christmas (2014)
65. Amityville Death House (2015)
66. Deadly Sanctuary (2015)
67. A Fatal Obsession (2015)
68. Las Vegas Story (2015)
69. Sorority Slaughterhouse (2015)
70. Stalked By My Doctor (2015)
71. Story of Eva (2015)
72. Enemy Within (2016)
73. Hunting Season (2016)
74. Joker’s Poltergeist (2016)
75. Prayer Never Fails (2016)
76. Stalked By My Doctor: The Return (2016)
77. The Wrong Roommate (2016)
78. Dark Image (2017)
79. The Demonic Dead (2017)
80. Black Wake (2018)
81. Frank and Ava (2018)
82. Stalked By My Doctor: Patient’s Revenge (2018)
83. The Wrong Teacher (2018)
84. Clinton Island (2019)
85. Monster Island (2019)
86. The Reliant (2019)
87. The Savant (2019)
88. Seven Deadly Sins (2019)
89. Stalked By My Doctor: A Sleepwalker’s Nightmare (2019)
90. The Wrong Mommy (2019)
91. Exodus of a Prodigal Son (2020)
92. Free Lunch Express (2020)
93. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)
94. Her Deadly Groom (2020)
95. Law of Attraction (2020)
96. Top Gunner (2020)
97. Deadly Nightshade (2021)
98. The Elevator (2021)
99. Just What The Doctor Ordered (2021)
100. Killer Advice (2021)
101. Megaboa (2021)
102. Night Night (2021)
103. The Poltergeist Diaries (2021)
104. The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
105. Red Prophecies (2021)
106. A Town Called Parable (2021)
107. The Wrong Mr. Right (2021)
108. Bleach (2022)
109. Dawn (2022)
110. My Dinner With Eric (2022)
111. 69 Parts (2022)
112. The Rideshare Killer (2022)
113. The Wrong High School Sweetheart (2022)
114. The Company We Keep (2023)
115. D.C. Down (2023)
116. If I Can’t Have You (2023)
117. Megalodon: The Frenzy (2023)
118. Aftermath (2024)
119. Bad Substitute (2024)
120. Devil’s Knight (2024)
121. Insane Like Me? (2024)
122. Space Sharks (2024)
123. The Wrong Life Coach (2024)
124. Broken Church (2025)
125. Shakey Grounds (2025)
126. When It Rains In L.A. (2025)