According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joe Pantoliano, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Matt Long and Luke Malby are heading the ensemble cast of Matthew Cole Weiss' film-noir thriller The American Standard.

The film revolves around two old friends and the woman who comes between them in a small American town. Long's character returns to his hometown after his father's death and begins an affair with the wife (Chriqui) of his best friend (Malby).

Pantoliano plays a bartender with a shady past who stands to inherit the father's pub. The ensemble also includes Pell James, Ashley Scott, John Abrahams, Cynthia Caraffa, Timothy Bottoms and Adrienne Barbeau.