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Something Big

Play trailer Poster for Something Big PG-13,  1971,  1h 48m,  Western/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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An outlaw (Dean Martin) plans to swap a cavalry colonel's (Brian Keith) wife (Honor Blackman) for a Gatling gun needed to rob a Mexican bandit.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 31, 2018
2/4
I haven't seen a Dean Martin movie since How to Save A Marriage and Ruin Your Life where his talent was really used. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times Oct 31, 2018
Difficult to dislike even though it's not really very good. Go to Full Review
Tom Charity Time Out Oct 31, 2018
One gruesome symptom of the Death of the Western was the 'comedy Western', a messy, confused genre that flourished briefly... Occasionally, the genre produced the odd bizarre gem, but this was one of the less honourable efforts. Go to Full Review
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Oct 31, 2018
As movies go Something Big just isn't. Even a good, small western would be welcome about now but Something Big is a comedy western that strains for laughs and is extremely short on action. Go to Full Review
Tony Sloman Radio Times Oct 31, 2018
1/5
Dean Martin enjoys his post-Matt Helm stardom by offering such a perilously lazy performance against veteran stalwarts Brian Keith and Ben Johnson, that you just want to shut your eyes and nod off. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide Oct 31, 2018
2.5/5
The story ends with the predictable shootout. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Andrew V. McLaglen

Director

Dean Martin

Joe Baker

Brian Keith

Col. Morgan

Honor Blackman

Mary Anna Morgan

Carol White

Dover McBride

Ben Johnson

Jesse Bookbinder

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Something Big

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Movie Info

Synopsis An outlaw (Dean Martin) plans to swap a cavalry colonel's (Brian Keith) wife (Honor Blackman) for a Gatling gun needed to rob a Mexican bandit.
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
Andrew V. McLaglen
Production Co
Cinema Center Films, Stanmore Productions, Penbar Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Suggestive Content|Western Violence)
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 9, 2012
Runtime
1h 48m
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