The Big Bounce 1969 R, 102 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alex March Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van Heflin, Lee Grant, James Daly, Robert Webber, Cindy Eilbacher, Noam Pitlik, Victor Paul, Kevin O'Neal, Charles Cooper, Paul Sorenson
Don't be fooled by the well-known cast–this film is rotten. Farmhand Jack (Ryan O'Neal in his feature film debut) starts a torrid romance with the wild, teen mistress of a plantation owner. Murder and suicide add to the trashy goings-on in this sex-filled soaper.
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The Big Bounce 2004 PG-13, 88 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: George Armitage Cast: Owen Wilson, Sara Foster, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, Bebe Neuwirth, Vinnie Jones, Gregory Sporleder, Anahit Minasyan, Willie Nelson, Harry Dean Stanton, Andrew Wilson, Tony Dorsett, Brian L. Keaulana, Brian Costa
After getting in trouble with the law, drifter/con man Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is saved when Judge Karen H. Wyatt (Morgan Freeman) offers him a job as a handyman. All should go well, and it does–until Jack meets Nancy (Sara Foster) who wants his help in stealing $2,000,000. The plot thickens.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
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