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L'Ultime Randonnée

Original title: Little Fauss and Big Halsy
  • 1970
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Robert Redford and Michael J. Pollard in L'Ultime Randonnée (1970)
The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.
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The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.

  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writer
    • Charles Eastman
  • Stars
    • Robert Redford
    • Michael J. Pollard
    • Lauren Hutton
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writer
      • Charles Eastman
    • Stars
      • Robert Redford
      • Michael J. Pollard
      • Lauren Hutton
    • 30User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Halsy Knox
    Michael J. Pollard
    Michael J. Pollard
    • Little Fauss
    Lauren Hutton
    Lauren Hutton
    • Rita Nebraska
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Seally Fauss
    • (as Noah Beery)
    Lucille Benson
    Lucille Benson
    • 'Mom' Fauss
    Ray Ballard
    Ray Ballard
    • The Photographer
    Linda Gaye Scott
    Linda Gaye Scott
    • Moneth
    Erin O'Reilly
    Erin O'Reilly
    • Sylvene McFall
    Ben Archibek
    • Rick Nifty
    • (as Benjamin Archibek)
    Sharmagne Leland-St. John
    • Marcy
    • (uncredited)
    Erick Vinther
    • Motorcycle rider #1
    • (uncredited)
    Beverly Yissar
    • Short Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writer
      • Charles Eastman
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    7inspectors71

    A Refreshing Heel

    The title of Sydney J. Furie's little, forgotten film intrigued me, and I made sure to see it on ABC way back when, about 1975. I could tell it was an R-rated movie that was edited for TV, but the movie felt fresh and thoughtful. There was so much I didn't comprehend about the story of a narcissistic heel and an insecure but driven-to-win mechanic who cross paths on a motorcycle racing circuit. Robert Redford (Halsey Knox) and Michael J. Pollard (Little Fauss) have little in common except that Halsey is a low-life manipulator in whom Little sees a chance to get out of Heat Rash, Oklahoma, and win some trophies.

    Redford, a man who became very famous by being a charming bank robber/mountain man/CIA employee/Barbara Streisand's ex is a thoroughly believable heel. He slithers through lying and thieving effortlessly. He wanders around without a shirt, glib and facetious, ordering Little to do this and that, and throwing Fauss' insecurity with women in his face when they pick up a bike bunny (Lauren Hutton). It's instant love for Little, instant sex for Halsy, and it leads to Little calling his partnership with Halsy quits.

    He wonders back to Mom, and Dad has passed on. All the best things that are in Little are on display when he takes up racing again, practicing and practicing, with Momma sucking down dust with a stopwatch in her hand. You can see the scar Halsy left on him, and he deals with its pain by exhibiting determination.

    Then Halsy arrives, and because Little is weak, he throws in, again. Hutton is pregnant, and Redford's character has so little good in him that he simply dumps her at the hospital.

    I think the kid got the better half of that deal.

    Our two boys are racing now, competing against each other. Little has the confidence he lacked earlier. Halsy will always be the winner of a participation ribbon. And the saddest part of the movie is how Halsy's lack of good character changes the face and behavior of who he sees as his protege.

    I thought this movie was much better than many of the reviews I read. It's clearly a flick that is designed to play off Redford's growing popularity. What Furie gets right is that, although Robert Redford's Big Halsy is the powerhouse on screen, the viewer might be more interested in Michael J. Pollard's performance. The balance of the two personalities on screen makes for a darn-fine tension. Pollard played many a wimp, but here, Fauss has a deeper well of grit than you see at the start (when he habitually lands in a dusty heap during race after race).

    Speaking of dust, and heat, the whole movie seems to be covered in a fine layer of grit. There's no place to feel clean and dry. The dust is ever-present, mixing with sweat to give the characters a subtle muddy sheen. Even Lauren Hutton, who chats with Halsy about his ugly scar on his back, all the while having her bare bottom in view, winds up in a preggo smock, and she looks beaten, gritty, and ready to go home to the folks in San Francisco.

    She hasn't much to do in the movie other than getting pregnant and abandoned, thereby cementing Halsy Knox as charmless and in possession of a terrible character.

    So, why do I recommend this 52-year-old film? Nothing is ever new in movies. The value of watching is seeing how the story we already know is remolded into something fresh. Little Fauss and Big Halsy is a fresh movie, one that very few people saw or will see in the future. It's an actors' movie, and with the glut of pornographically stupid super-hero movies out there, it may be a refreshing change.

    Real people, real situations, and a thoughtful good time.
    6danieljfarthing

    A surprisingly dark, uncomfortable but meritable thesis on toxic masculinity, misogyny & narcissism

    With Robert Redford blending Brad Pitt & Burt Reynolds to a kick-ass Johnny Cash soundtrack in a tale of motorbikes, booze & womanising, 1970's "Little Fauss And Big Halsy" COULDA been iconically fun... but writer Charles Eastman & director Sidney J Furle made it a serious thesis on what's now known as 'toxic masculinity' with the misogyny, narcissism & crass selfishness that Redford's 'charming' character bleeds over all around him (like Michael J Pollard, Lauren Hutton & Linda Gaye Scott) as he uses them. Without humour, or the usual 'character redemption' it's a dark character study but an interesting view of that era that some may prefer not to remember.
    olhipe69

    A Cult Classic?

    Saw this in the drive-in back in '71 and thought it was pretty good! Saw it again on Speedvisions "Lost Drive-in" some time ago but some of the scenes were "edited for TV". I don't believe it was ever released on video...too bad!
    8jimw-63592

    Blu ray version is now available

    I just got this movie on Blu ray from Blu ray.com/amazon and it looks fantastic! For a low budget movie in 1970, the transfer is amazing, crystal clear and the audio is great. It's funny because Redford wears sun glasses in about 60% of the film and you can see the reflection of the movie lights and even film crew in a number of scenes. You'd think they would have noticed this when filming. The movie isn't the greatest, but it is a cult classic. It's weird seeing Redford playing such a jerk of a character. He was actually really good at it in this movie. I found it interesting that Redford and Michael Pollard couldn't stand each other while filming this movie. I wonder what caused it?
    8wmann-9

    A great film...

    This was a great movie if you were a kid growing up around motorcycle racing. I was just 14 when this movie came out. I went to the theater to see it because I had heard it was about motorcycle racing. It was great! It captured the eccentric attitude of racers in general and was really very accurate as to the characters one could find in AMA racing. "On Any Sunday"! We would trailer our bikes all over the northeast to any race we could find. Enduros, motocross, flat-track, scrambles... whatever was going on, we'd go! Change tires, fenders, or what ever we needed to do to the bikes and take off. Great movie and great times! when you were involved with the racing scene, you got to know the other regulars that would show up at the various races and there were the personalities found in the movie. Every one knew a Halsey! Most of us were more Fauss, however. we were more interested in riding and tuning than partying and chasing skirts! This movie is one of the only movies I actually searched for and purchased just so I would have it as the years go by.

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    • Trivia
      In Robert Redford's biography, he called Little Fauss and Big Halsy "the best script of any film I've ever done." He was, however, somewhat less than thrilled with the film when it did not live up to its expectations at the box-office. However, when the film premiered on television around the time Redford was shooting Les Hommes du président (1976), he confided in Alan J. Pakula that he resented its television broadcast because, after years of successful films, he was less than enthusiastic about Little Fauss and Big Halsy, which he considered a stain on his filmography. Pakula told Redford that the film showcases one of the best performances the star had ever given, stating that his performance in it was "the last unself-conscious revelation of the actor's real-life edge." The film is also Redford's son Jamie's favorite of all his father's films.
    • Goofs
      When they are broken down and they are chatting at the back of the pickup, they are shown in profile with Halsey in the background. Past Halsey, deeper in the background, there is a constant stream of vehicles on what is obviously a major thoroughfare. Then the camera pans to a long shot showing them sitting in the rain. This long shot also shows the surrounding countryside and they are on an isolated dirt road with no major thoroughfare around.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Referenced in Shaft, les nuits rouges de Harlem (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Rollin' Free
      Composed and Sung by Johnny Cash

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1971 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Little Fauss and Big Halsy
    • Filming locations
      • Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alfran Productions
      • Furie Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,755,485
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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