The Big Bounce (2004 film)
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| Directed by | George Armitage |
| Produced by | George Armitage, Steve Bing |
| Written by | Elmore Leonard (novel), Sebastian Gutierrez |
| Starring | Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Sara Foster |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | January 29, 2004 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000,000 |
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The Big Bounce is a 2004 comedy caper film that stars Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman. It was directed by George Armitage and based on a novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. Leonard's novel had previously been adapted for the big screen in a 1969 film directed by Alex March and starring actor Ryan O'Neal.
The 2004 film was a critical and commercial disaster. It cost $50 million to make, and grossed only $6 million at the box office, losing $44 million. Film website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a meager score of 16%. Roger Ebert summed the film up by saying simply, "The movie doesn't work. It meanders and drifts and riffs."
Critics generally viewed The Big Bounce as being "a big waste of talent." But fans feel that the film's biggest fault would be the major deviation from the original novel, a fault that was also true for the 1969 original film.
- Tagline: Who's scamming who? A comedy about taking a chance on paradise.
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