We don't.' 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. 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. Kelly Jean Peters as Sharon (Kane's ex-wife).Unfortunately, the two come upon many unexpected events that often deter them from completing their job. Kane agrees and brings along his friend Leonard (Marvin) to aid him. Russell tells Kane to escort 200 head of cattle from Mexico to the United States for a good sum of money. The song 'Pocket Money' is composed and performed by Carole King.īroke 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. This was one of three films that Newman, Rogers, and Rosenberg made together the others being Cool Hand Luke (1967) and WUSA (1970).

Portions of the film were shot at Southwestern Studios in Carefree, Arizona, a facility originally built by cast member Fred Graham.Īccording to co-star Wayne Rogers, in an episode of Pop Goes the Culture, Newman and Marvin did not get along especially well during production. It was filmed mostly in the small town of Ajo, Arizona. The film stars Paul Newman and Lee Marvin and takes place in 1970s Arizona and northern Mexico. Pocket Money is a 1972 American Western 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.

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