Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writer:

Charles Eastman (writer)

Release Date:

21 October 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Little Fauss and Big Halsey are not your father's heroes.

Plot:

A story of two motorcycle racers, the inept, unsuspecting Little Faus (Micheal J.Pollard) and the opportunistic, womanizing Halsey Knox (Redford)

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Motorcycle Racing

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Halsy Knox
Michael J. Pollard	...	Little Fauss
Lauren Hutton	...	Rita Nebraska
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Seally Fauss
Lucille Benson	...	'Mom' Fauss
Ray Ballard	...	The Photographer
Linda Gaye Scott	...	Moneth
Erin O'Reilly	...	Sylvene McFall
Ben Archibek	...	Rick Nifty
Sharmagne Leland-St. John	...	Marcy (as Shara St. John)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beverly Yissar	...	Short Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney J. Furie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Charles Eastman		writer

Produced by
Brad Dexter	....	executive producer
Gray Frederickson	....	associate producer
Albert S. Ruddy	....	producer

Original Music by
Carl Perkins

Cinematography by
Ralph Woolsey

Film Editing by
Argyle Nelson Jr.		(as Argyle Nelson)

Art Direction by
Lawrence G. Paull

Set Decoration by
Audrey A. Blasdel

Production Management
Terry Morse Jr.	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Morse Jr.	....	first assistant director
Lynn Guthrie	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Jim Danforth	....	effects crew

Stunts
Lynn Guthrie	....	stunts
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Everett Creach	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Friedman	....	still photographer

Other crew
Harry Korshak	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Alfran Productions
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, California, USA

Company:

Alfran Productions

Trivia:

The role of Rita Nebraska was originally offered to Grace Slick.

Quotes:

Little Fauss: I was going faster than I ever went in my whole life, then I fell off.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

The Ballad of Little Faus

Man dumps Lauren Hutton in her prime? Loser.

This is a strange, but interesting, movie. The characters are all losers and you know it from the beginning. You feel good, if only because you know you are not them. But it's scary because you have met people like them who really roam the world trying to leach off the rest of us.

Just keep telling yourself it's only a movie...

And, how'd they make Redford, who is only 5'10", look so tall?