The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce (1969)

Hello, Nancy. Hi, Jack. What'll we do tonight? How does the cemetery grab you? Groovy.

A Vietnam veteran and ex-con is persuaded by a shady woman to rob a $50,000 payroll account on a California produce farm. But who is playing who?

Date of release
1969-03-05
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Alex March

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Big Bounce
  • Filmed in: California

The Big Bounce is a 1969 American drama film directed by Alex March, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard and starring Ryan O'Neal in his film debut, Van Heflin, and Leigh Taylor-Young in what was the first of several films based on Leonard's crime novels. Taylor-Young was nominated for a Laurel Award for her performance in the film. The film was shot on location in Monterey and Carmel, California.

Production

Leonard sold the film rights to producer William Dozier, who owned Greenway Productions. Greenway signed a deal with Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1967 to provide a series of films, starting with The Big Bounce. Leonard stated, "The producer’s son [Robert Dozier] ended up writing the script. It was an awful movie, and that’s all I can say about it." In a letter to a colleague, Leonard called the script "a 1957 situation-TV script with dirty words.

Ryan O'Neal and Leigh Taylor-Young were married at the time, both having been featured in ABC's popular prime-time serial Peyton Place. It was O'Neal's first lead role in a feature film. He made it while on summer hiatus from Peyton Place.

Filming started in August 1968. Exteriors were shot in Carmel and Monterey County.

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