The Big Bounce (1969)

Synopsis: Before Tom Clancy made the name Jack Ryan synonymous with Cold War heroics, Ryan O'Neal broke into the movies by portraying a decidedly different Jack Ryan in this lurid drama. O'Neal's Ryan is... Before Tom Clancy made the name Jack Ryan synonymous with Cold War heroics, Ryan O'Neal broke into the movies by portraying a decidedly different Jack Ryan in this lurid drama. O'Neal's Ryan is picking cucumbers when he picks a fight with a Mexican immigrant coworker (Victor Paul). The brutal beating sends Ryan to look for work elsewhere and he lands in roadside motel. Trouble continues to follow the ex-con as both a secretary with a seedy reckless streak (Leigh Taylor-Young) and a troubled, sexy transient (Lee Grant) make plays for the handsome young Ryan. A revelation, this meandering work exudes attitude and boasts a highly unusual score by Mike Curb, who would later become Lieutenant Governor of California. [More]

Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lee Grant, Van Heflin

Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lee Grant, Van Heflin, Noam Pitlik, Lisa Eilbacher, Charles Cooper, James Daly, Robert Webber

Director: Alex March

Director: Alex March
Screenwriter: William Dozier
Composer: Mike Curb

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