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      The Big Bounce

      PG 1969 1h 42m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 32% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A fired cucumber picker (Ryan O'Neal) unwisely takes up with his ex-boss's (James Daly) thrill-seeking underage girlfriend (Leigh Taylor-Young). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 17 Buy Now

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      Steve D Nowhere near as bad as its reputation thanks to enough Elmore touches. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Ryan O'Neal is a Vietnam vet working as a crop picker who runs afoul of the law when he smacks another worker in the jaw with a baseball bat during a brawl at a softball game. Local justice of the peace Van Heflin takes a liking to him and offers him a job at a motel he owns. O'Neal falls in with Leigh Taylor-Young, the secretary and mistress of the man who owns the company he was formerly working for. She's a wild one her gets her kicks out of sex and petty larceny. She talks O'Neal into helping her rob his former boss. This adaptation of Elmore Leonard's first crime novel seems promising, but gets progressive dull as it goes on. Director Alex March worked primarily in TV, and it shows. The film has a dull, overly bright look and is indifferently directed. Robert Webber and Lee Grant co-star. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Poorly-acted and -directed. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Elmore Leonard write pulp fiction where a man who broke the law in the past tries to redeem himself but gets sidetracked by a reckless woman. In this movie, the femme fatale is Nancy, well played by energetic Leigh Taylor-Young and I must say her taste in men, cemetries, and pleasure is farfetch. Ryan O'Neal plays her hapless object but he doesn't really light up the screen. it's Van Heflin is a better actor who's Ryan's boss at the motel. Lee Grant is wasted as a longely heart staying in room no. 12 and her role show the misogeny of the screenplay. It's a film noted for the acting debut of O'Neal and showcasing Young's acting. Whatever became of her? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A flat boring slow movie with a good cast. Unfortunately the cast doesn't do much to enliven the story, which is an interesting story. I don't know why but this is not a good movie, it seems like it should be, but it's not. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ryan O'Neal was hot as hell in this drama about a loner who gets mixed up with the wrong girl. Great movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Alex March takes his sweet time getting us to even a small bounce, much less the titular big one. Rated: 2/5 Jan 3, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A fired cucumber picker (Ryan O'Neal) unwisely takes up with his ex-boss's (James Daly) thrill-seeking underage girlfriend (Leigh Taylor-Young).
      Director
      Alex March
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2008
      Runtime
      1h 42m
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