The Big Bounce (2004)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

George Armitage

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Comedy

Tagline:

It's all in who you trust

Plot:

A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischevious, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Cockney Accent | Hitchhiking | Beach | Husband Wife Relationship

Cast

Owen Wilson	...	Jack Ryan
Butch Helemano	...	Hawaiian Priest
Charlie Sheen	...	Bob Rogers, Jr.
Vinnie Jones	...	Lou Harris
Gregory Sporleder	...	Frank Pizzarro
Terry Ahue	...	Jimmy Opono (as Terry L. Ahue)
Pete Johnson	...	Con Nuuiwa
Mike Renfro	...	Worker #1
Tony Dorsett	...	Worker #2
Brian L. Keaulana	...	Barry Salu (as Brian Keaulana)
Morgan Freeman	...	Walter Crewes
Willie Nelson	...	Joe Lurie
Andrew Wilson	...	Ned Coleman
Sara Foster	...	Nancy Hayes
Gary Sinise	...	Ray Ritchie

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and nudity, violence and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | USA:R (original rating) | Malaysia:U | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40396)

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company:

Shangri-La Entertainment

Trivia:

Elmore Leonard hated the original movie adaptation of his novel, The Big Bounce (1969). He did not like this version either.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Sara and Owen are talking about which exercise video to use, Sara's mouth doesn't match the audio when she's drinking.

Quotes:

Bob Rogers, Jr.: You trying to be cute?
Walter Crewes: Now, Junior, who can be cute with you around?
Bob Rogers, Jr.: This is company business, Walter.
Walter Crewes: Does he work for you?
Bob Rogers, Jr.: No, but we paid him off and he agreed to leave.
Walter Crewes: You paid him off because you owed him. Now he doesn't work for you anymore. Right? Right. So if he doesn't want to go anywhere, he doesn't have to. Right? Right.
Jack Ryan: Right.
Bob Rogers, Jr.: You gonna let him fight your battles for you?
Jack Ryan: Yeah. He seems to be doing a good job.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entourage: Talk Show (#1.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Patricia

the con that makes no sense

I really like movies that center around some impossible con with twists thrown in. But, this movie, which advertises itself as a funny con, was terrible. The final five minutes which explains who was setting who up was dumb. Plus, the whole con was to only get $200,000. I want someone to try to steal a priceless neckless or gold bars like in Heist. As for the funny part, there are no laughs. And even Morgan Freeman is bad in this. They show surfers as a transition between scenes; what does that tell you about a film.

FINAL VERDICT: It is short, only 80 minutes long, but it is not worth a viewing.