The Big Bounce

"It's all in who you trust"

2004 1h 28m EN

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5.0

SKIP

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16%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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4.9

IMDB

★5.0TMDB · 286🥫16%Rotten Tomatoes●42Metacritic★4.9IMDB · 19,069

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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

“It's all in who you trust”

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Cast

Owen Wilson
Jack Ryan
Morgan Freeman
Walter Crewes
Gary Sinise
Ray Ritchie
Sara Foster
Nancy Hayes
Willie Nelson
Joe Lurie
Vinnie Jones
Lou Harris
Bebe Neuwirth
Alison Ritchie
Charlie Sheen
Bob Rogers, Jr.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Armitage
Writers: Sebastian Gutierrez
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Armitage, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George S. Clinton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman and Gary Sinise carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Armitage directs. Jeffrey L. Kimball behind the camera. George S. Clinton scores. Brian Berdan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 22 years ago.
5Directed by George Armitage, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by George S. Clinton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman and Gary Sinise carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's all in who you trust".
10IMDB entry: tt0315824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "hotel", "robbery", "based on novel or book", "judge".