Pocket Money

This article is about the 1972 film. For the 1976 Truffaut film released under this name outside the USA, see Small Change (film). For a monetary allowance paid to children, see allowance (money).

Pocket Money
File:Pocket money.jpg 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	February 14, 1972 (1972-02-14) (U.S.)
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." The film currently has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

See also

• List of American films of 1972

External links

• Pocket Money at IMDb
• Pocket Money at AllMovie
• Pocket Money at Rotten Tomatoes
• Pocket Money at Box Office Mojo