The Big Bounce (1969 film)

The Big Bounce
Movie Poster
Directed byAlex March
Screenplay byRobert Dozier
Based onThe Big Bounce
by Elmore Leonard
Produced byWilliam Dozier
Starring
CinematographyHoward Schwartz
Edited byWilliam H. Ziegler
Music byMike Curb
Production
company
Greenway Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • March 5, 1969 (1969-03-05)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] The film was shot on location in Monterey and Carmel, California.[2]

The book was also adapted into a film in 2004 with the same name.

  1. ^ "The Big Bounce - IMDb". IMDb.
  2. ^ "The Big Bounce (1969) - IMDb". IMDb.