The Big Bounce (2004)

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

Director:

George Armitage

Writers:

Elmore Leonard (novel), Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay)

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Sara Foster

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Owen Wilson	...	Jack Ryan
Butch Helemano	...	Hawaiian Priest
Charlie Sheen	...	Bob Rogers, Jr.
Vinnie Jones	...	Lou Harris
Gregory Sporleder	...	Frank Pizzarro
Terry Ahue	...	Jimmy Opono (as Terry L. Ahue)
Pete Johnson	...	Con Nuuiwa
Mike Renfro	...	Worker #1
Tony Dorsett	...	Worker #2
Brian L. Keaulana	...	Barry Salu (as Brian Keaulana)
Morgan Freeman	...	Walter Crewes
Willie Nelson	...	Joe Lurie
Andrew Wilson	...	Ned Coleman
Sara Foster	...	Nancy Hayes
Gary Sinise	...	Ray Ritchie

Storyline

Jack Ryan, a charming but mischievous kid with a history of small cons, never nasty, as he always approaches life from the pleasant side, goes to surfers paradise Hawai, where dodgy district judge Walter Crewes enlists him to get to real big criminals. Jack finds himself teaming up in bed and thieving 'business' with Nancy Hayes, the greedy mistress of evil hotel magnate Ray Ritchie and his dumb lieutenant Bob Rogers, Jr. and a real temptress gold-digger but is about the only one without an hidden agenda...

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Plot Keywords:

judge | surfer | cockney accent | female rear nudity | supermarket | 

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Taglines:

Another crime wave from the author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and nudity, violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Ilha dos Golpes

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,336,374 (USA) (30 January 2004)

Gross:

$6,471,394 (USA) (12 March 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shangri-La Entertainment, Material, Taormina Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jeremy Renner was offered a role in this film but turned it down to do S.W.A.T. instead.

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Goofs

When Jack is being freed from jail, the officer's clipboard goes in and out of his hands and the scene.

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Quotes

Frank Pizzarro: I'm desperate for this money and we're friend, right?
Jack Ryan: Yeah, we're friends. But, you know, it's the type of friendship where if you're in trouble, I probably won't be there for you. Just like I wouldn't expect you to be there for me. It's a more honest friendship. It's not this like phony thing. It's a genuine friendship. I can't trust you. You can't trust me. I'm not gonna take a bullet for you. I'm not gonna jump on a grenade for you. I'm gonna...
Frank Pizzarro: Jack, cut the shit, will you.

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Connections

Featured in HBO First Look: 'The Big Bounce': A Con in the Making (2004)

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Soundtracks

"The Same Old Love Song"
Written by Syd Dale
Performed by Syd Dale
Courtesy of Opus 1 Music

User Reviews

Elvis lives, number nine

Greetings again from the darkness. What a total waste of a cool cast. Having never read Elmore Leonard's novel, I can't say whether the movie butchered the book or not. I can say that this is an extremely unfunny, poorly made movie with a ridiculous story that had me flashing back to those Elvis in Hawaii movies ... only without the charm and music! Director George Armitage ("Miami Blues", "Grosse Point Blank") either hated the story or called in sick everyday. Supermodel Sara Foster lacks the acting chops for her vital role in this triple-crossing fiasco. Talented screen veterans Morgan Freeman and Gary Sinise are totally wasted in this and comics Owen Wilson, Bebe Neuwirth and Charlie Sheen require some funny material to work their magic. Have I mentioned that the script was awful? Everytime I got my hopes up, I was left feeling empty. The domino game with Freeman, Wilson, Willie Nelson and Harry Dean Stanton could have been a classic scene, but instead fell flat. Even an early scene with football heroes Tony Dorsett, Mike Renfro and Pete Johnson goes nowhere because they are just treated as window dressing. When a movie wastes Vinnie Jones ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels") we know it has nothing going for it. The scenes of Hawaii and the beautiful shoreline and water are the only good things to be taken from this.