This article is about the 1972 film. For the 1976 Truffaut film released under this name outside the USA, see Small Change (film). For other uses, see Pocket money.
Pocket Money is a 1972 American buddy-comedy film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, from a screenplay written by Terrence Malick and based on the 1970 novel Jim Kane by J. P. S. Brown. The film stars Paul Newman and Lee Marvin and takes place in 1970s Arizona and northern Mexico.
It was filmed mostly in the small town of Ajo, Arizona. Portions of the film were shot at Southwestern Studios in Carefree, Arizona, a facility built by cast member Fred Graham.
According to co-star Wayne Rogers, in an episode of Pop Goes the Culture, Newman and Marvin did not get along especially well during production.[2] This movie was one of three films that Newman, Rogers, and Rosenberg made together; the others being Cool Hand Luke (1967) and WUSA (1970).
The song "Pocket Money" is composed and performed by Carole King.
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy known as Jim Kane gets mixed up in some shady dealings with Stretch Russell and Bill Garrett, a crooked rancher. Russell tells Kane to escort 200 head of cattle from Mexico to the United States for a good sum of money. Kane agrees and brings along his friend Leonard to aid him. Unfortunately, the two come upon many unexpected events that often deter them from completing their job.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of four and wrote, "The movie seems to be going for a highly mannered, elliptical, enigmatic style, and it gets there. We don't."[3] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film zero stars out of four and called the performances by the two leads "completely self-indulgent," suggesting that "Maybe Newman and Marvin made it because they wanted to go slumming in Mexico for two weeks. On that basis, 'Pocket Money' can be considered a 35-millimeter home movie of what Paul Newman and Lee Marvin did last summer."[4]Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a fragmented, far-from-great movie, and it won't change cinema history, but in its own odd fashion it celebrates humdrum lives without ever resorting to patronizing artifice."[5] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Newman and Marvin had "found precisely the right material to enable them not only to play off each other but also to shine individually. This delightful contemporary comedy-western in fact is that most precious of commodities these days: a movie that actually cheers you up and leaves you feeling better when you come out than when you went in."[6]
TV Guide wrote in a retrospective review, "Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Barbra Streisand, Steve McQueen, and Dustin Hoffman formed First Artists, and this was their premier offering. It wasn't as terrible a movie as the first reviews of it indicated, but since so much was expected, anything less than brilliance was a letdown."[7] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 50% rating based on reviews from 8 critics.[8]
Referencesedit
^Murphy, A.D. (October 11, 1972). "Hoffman Tie With First Artists Prod. Unveils Four Stars' Internal Setup; Ali McGraw Got 300G For 'Getaway'". Variety. p. 3.
^"Mash's Wayne Rogers- Pop Goes The Culture – Part 4 of 5". Alphabet Inc. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2018 – via YouTube.
^Ebert, Roger (February 15, 1972). . Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011 – via RogerEbert.com.
^Siskel, Gene (February 15, 1972). "Murmur of the ...". Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
^Canby, Vincent (April 20, 1972). "Paul Newman and Lee Marvin in 'Pocket Money'". The New York Times. p. 50. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^Thomas, Kevin (February 10, 1972). "Newman, Marvin Team Up". Los Angeles Times. p. 19.
^"Pocket Money". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^"Pocket Money". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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This article is about the 1972 film For the 1976 Truffaut film released under this name outside the USA see Small Change film For other uses see Pocket money This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pocket Money news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Pocket Money is a 1972 American buddy comedy film directed by Stuart Rosenberg from a screenplay written by Terrence Malick and based on the 1970 novel Jim Kane by J P S Brown The film stars Paul Newman and Lee Marvin and takes place in 1970s Arizona and northern Mexico Pocket MoneyTheatrical posterDirected byStuart RosenbergScreenplay byTerrence MalickAdaptation byJohn GayBased onJim Kane1970 novelby J P S BrownProduced byJohn ForemanStarringPaul NewmanLee MarvinStrother MartinHector ElizondoCinematographyLaszlo KovacsEdited byBob WymanMusic byAlex NorthProductioncompanyFirst ArtistsDistributed byNational General PicturesRelease dateFebruary 14 1972 1972 02 14 U S Running time102 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 2 444 000 1 It was filmed mostly in the small town of Ajo Arizona Portions of the film were shot at Southwestern Studios in Carefree Arizona a facility built by cast member Fred Graham According to co star Wayne Rogers in an episode of Pop Goes the Culture Newman and Marvin did not get along especially well during production 2 This movie was one of three films that Newman Rogers and Rosenberg made together the others being Cool Hand Luke 1967 and WUSA 1970 The song Pocket Money is composed and performed by Carole King Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editBroke and in debt an otherwise honest cowboy known as Jim Kane gets mixed up in some shady dealings with Stretch Russell and Bill Garrett a crooked rancher Russell tells Kane to escort 200 head of cattle from Mexico to the United States for a good sum of money Kane agrees and brings along his friend Leonard to aid him Unfortunately the two come upon many unexpected events that often deter them from completing their job Cast editPaul Newman as Jim Kane Lee Marvin as Leonard Strother Martin as Bill Garrett Wayne Rogers as Stretch Russell Hector Elizondo as Juan Christine Belford as Adelita Kelly Jean Peters as Sharon Kane s ex wife Gregg Sierra as Guerro Chavarin Fred Graham as Uncle Herb Matt Clark as American prisoner Claudio Miranda as Manisterio Publico Terrence Malick as WorksmanReception editRoger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film two stars out of four and wrote The movie seems to be going for a highly mannered elliptical enigmatic style and it gets there We don t 3 Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film zero stars out of four and called the performances by the two leads completely self indulgent suggesting that Maybe Newman and Marvin made it because they wanted to go slumming in Mexico for two weeks On that basis Pocket Money can be considered a 35 millimeter home movie of what Paul Newman and Lee Marvin did last summer 4 Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it a fragmented far from great movie and it won t change cinema history but in its own odd fashion it celebrates humdrum lives without ever resorting to patronizing artifice 5 Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Newman and Marvin had found precisely the right material to enable them not only to play off each other but also to shine individually This delightful contemporary comedy western in fact is that most precious of commodities these days a movie that actually cheers you up and leaves you feeling better when you come out than when you went in 6 TV Guide wrote in a retrospective review Paul Newman Sidney Poitier Barbra Streisand Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman formed First Artists and this was their premier offering It wasn t as terrible a movie as the first reviews of it indicated but since so much was expected anything less than brilliance was a letdown 7 On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 50 rating based on reviews from 8 critics 8 References edit Murphy A D October 11 1972 Hoffman Tie With First Artists Prod Unveils Four Stars Internal Setup Ali McGraw Got 300G For Getaway Variety p 3 Mash s Wayne Rogers Pop Goes The Culture Part 4 of 5 Alphabet Inc Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved July 6 2018 via YouTube Ebert Roger February 15 1972 Pocket Money Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on June 6 2011 via RogerEbert com Siskel Gene February 15 1972 Murmur of the Chicago Tribune p 5 Canby Vincent April 20 1972 Paul Newman and Lee Marvin in Pocket Money The New York Times p 50 Retrieved April 5 2023 Thomas Kevin February 10 1972 Newman Marvin Team Up Los Angeles Times p 19 Pocket Money TV Guide CBS Interactive Retrieved July 6 2018 Pocket Money Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved March 2 2022 External links editPocket Money at IMDb nbsp Pocket Money at AllMovie Pocket Money at the TCM Movie Database Pocket Money at the American Film Institute Catalog Pocket Money at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pocket Money amp oldid 1194204524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
