Pocket Money
| Pocket Money | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster. | |
| Directed by | Stuart Rosenberg |
| Produced by | John Foreman |
| Screenplay by | Terrence Malick |
| Based on |
Jim Kane by J.P.S. Brown |
| Starring |
Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Edited by | Bob Wyman |
Production company |
First Artists |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pocket Money is a 1972 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, from a screenplay written by Terrence Malick and based on the novel Jim Kane (1970) by J.P.S. Brown. The movie stars Paul Newman and Lee Marvin and takes place in 1970s Arizona and northern Mexico.
The song "Pocket Money" is composed and performed by Carole King. Portions of the film were shot at Southwestern Studios in Carefree, Arizona, a facility originally built by cast member Fred Graham.
Plot
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy known as Jim Kane (Newman) gets mixed up in some shady dealings with Stretch Russell (Rogers) and Bill Garrett (Martin), 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 (Marvin) to aid him. Unfortunately, the two come upon many unexpected events that often deter them from completing their job.
Cast
Paul Newman ... Jim Kane
Lee Marvin ... Leonard
Strother Martin ... Bill Garrett
Wayne Rogers ... Stretch Russell
Hector Elizondo ... Juan
Christine Belford ... Adelita
Kelly Jean Peters ... Sharon (Kane's ex-wife)
Gregory Sierra ... Guerro Chavarin (as Gregg Sierra)
Fred Graham ... Uncle Herb
Matt Clark ... American prisoner
Claudio Miranda ... Manisterio Publico
Terrence Malick ... Worksman
Reception
The film received primarily mediocre to negative reviews. 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."[1] The film currently has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Pocket Money at the Internet Movie Database
- Pocket Money at AllMovie
- Pocket Money at Rotten Tomatoes
- Pocket Money at Box Office Mojo