Sometimes a Great Notion (film)

Sometimes a Great Notion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Newman
Screenplay byJohn Gay
Based onSometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
Produced byJohn Foreman
Starring
CinematographyRichard Moore
Edited byBob Wyman
Music byHenry Mancini
Production
company
Newman-Foreman Company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 17, 1971 (1971-12-17)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4 million
(US/ Canada rentals)[1]

Sometimes a Great Notion (a.k.a. Never Give A Inch [sic] on some commercial television broadcasts) is a 1971 American drama film directed by Paul Newman and starring Newman, Henry Fonda, Michael Sarrazin and Lee Remick. The cast also includes Richard Jaeckel in an Academy Award-nominated performance.

The screenplay by John Gay is based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey, the first of his books to be adapted for the screen. Filmed in western Oregon during the summer of 1970, it was released over a year later in December 1971.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Updated All-time Film Champs". Variety. 9 January 1974. p. 60.
  2. ^ Baker, Jeff (May 19, 2012). "Matt Love revisits the summer of 1970, when the stars of 'Sometimes a Great Notion' mingled with the locals". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sometimes a Great Notion" (advertisement). Eugene Register-Guard. December 25, 1971. p. 3B.
  4. ^ Paseman, Lloyd (December 27, 1971). "Film manages to retain flavor of Kesey novel". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 13A.
  5. ^ Canby, Vincent (March 2, 1972). "'Sometimes a Great Notion': story of logging strike opens at 22 theaters, Fonda heads family in independence fight". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2018.