Release Date: 7/20/2004 Original Release: 2004 Format: DVD Length: 95 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: sexual content and nudity, violence and language UPC: 085392836826 Studio: Warner Home Video
Comedies, Romance, Theatrical Release, Crime, Remake, Sex
Description
Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet another run-in with the law. But when he meets the mistress of his former boss, Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinese), all bets are off. Nancy (newcomer Sara Foster) is hot, mischievous, and up to no good, but Jack is too smitten to use his better judgment. It isn't long before he's agreed to help her steal $200,000 from Ray. Along the way, he must contend with a series of potentially shady characters, who might not be what they seem (Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, and Bebe Neuwirth).
Directed with an easygoing approach that fits perfectly with the laid back Hawaiian locales, THE BIG BOUNCE gets an enormous boost from Owen Wilson, who appears to be having the time of his life. This might have something to do with his costar Foster, a former model whose mere presence is enough to make the screen sizzle. The movie also features hilarious supporting turns from Freeman, Neuwirth, and especially Sheen.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 2.39 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Featurette: "THE BIG BOUNCE: A Con in the Making" Outtakes: "Wicked Waves: Stunt Surfer Outtakes" Text/Photo Galleries: Filmographies: "Surfing the Pipeline: Surfing in the Aloha State"
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