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The Big Bounce

Play trailer Poster for The Big Bounce PG-13,  2004,  1h 29m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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16% Tomatometer 134 Reviews 24% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Beach bum and petty criminal Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) gets into a fight while working at a construction site owned by corrupt developer Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinise). The cops want him out of Hawaii, but shifty judge Walter Crewes (Morgan Freeman) intervenes and hires Jack to work odd jobs at a string of beach bungalows. Jack then encounters Nancy Hayes (Sara Foster), Ritchie's beautiful but dangerous mistress, who draws him into a plot to rob Ritchie of a fortune.
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Lazily crafted and light on substance, The Big Bounce takes few chances and strands its promising cast in a subpar adaptation that fails to do its source material justice.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 28, 2010
2/5
Missing: this movie's plot. Go to Full Review
Simon Braund Empire Magazine May 14, 2004
3/5
It's sexy, offbeat fun for the most part, but it's way too laid-back for its own good and, in the end, obstinately refuses to be anything more than the sum of its highly promising parts. Go to Full Review
Ed Gonzalez City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul Feb 5, 2004
Best approached as a Come to Hawaii advertisement with a wisecracking Wilson as your happy tour guide. Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
1/5
Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Oct 29, 2006
2/4
The main flaw ... is that it never really seems to get going; like laid-back 'hero' Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson), the movie seems happy to drift along and just see what happens. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
2/5
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George Armitage

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Owen Wilson

Jack Ryan

Morgan Freeman

Walter Crewes

Gary Sinise

Ray Ritchie

Sara Foster

Nancy Hayes

Willie Nelson

Joe Lurie

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The Big Bounce

OWEN WILSON (left) and MORGAN FREEMAN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. OWEN WILSON and SARA FOSTER in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MORGAN FREEMAN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Owen Wilson, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," starring Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman, distributed by Warner Bros. CHARLIE SHEEN, MORGAN FREEMAN and OWEN WILSON in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. OWEN WILSON and SARA FOSTER in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. HARRY DEAN STANTON, WILLIE NELSON, OWEN WILSON and MORGAN FREEMAN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER and OWEN WILSON in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER and OWEN WILSON in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," also starring Morgan Freeman, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. SARA FOSTER, GARY SINISE and CHARLIE SHEEN in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," starring Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Beach bum and petty criminal Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) gets into a fight while working at a construction site owned by corrupt developer Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinise). The cops want him out of Hawaii, but shifty judge Walter Crewes (Morgan Freeman) intervenes and hires Jack to work odd jobs at a string of beach bungalows. Jack then encounters Nancy Hayes (Sara Foster), Ritchie's beautiful but dangerous mistress, who draws him into a plot to rob Ritchie of a fortune.
Director
George Armitage
Producer
Jorge Saralegui, George Armitage, Steve Bing
Screenwriter
George Armitage, Sebastian Gutierrez, Elmore Leonard
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Shangri-La Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 29, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.5M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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