Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
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54% of users liked it
(287 ratings)
Little Fauss (Michael J. Pollard) and Halsy Knox (Robert Redford) are competing motorcycle racers who form an unusual partnership. The pompous and arrogant Halsy agrees to race under Fauss' name while Fauss serves as his mechanic. Rita (Lauren Hutton) is the rich girl recovering from drugs who… More Little Fauss (Michael J. Pollard) and Halsy Knox (Robert Redford) are competing motorcycle racers who form an unusual partnership. The pompous and arrogant Halsy agrees to race under Fauss' name while Fauss serves as his mechanic. Rita (Lauren Hutton) is the rich girl recovering from drugs who catches the eyes of both men. She chooses Halsy and eventually has a child by him after he halts his sexual pit stops with the racetrack floozies. Later, Rita bails out and returns to the sheltered environment of her wealthy parents in elite Palm Springs. Little Fauss and Big Halsy pair off in a race for a big prize. All events are witnessed by the lecherous photographer (Ray Ballard). An excellent musical soundtrack has Johnny Cash singing his own songs, one written by Bob Dylan, and another by Carl Perkins, who also sings one of his self-penned tunes. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sidney J. Furie
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 21, 1970 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Molly Haskell, Village Voice
Rotten to the core without a surface ripple in its moral superiority.
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Cast
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Robert Redford
as Big Halsy
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Michael J. Pollard
as Little Fauss
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Lauren Hutton
as Rita Nebraska
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Noah Beery Jr.
as Seally Fauss
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Lucille Benson
as Mom Fauss
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Ray Ballard
as Photographer
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Linda Scott
as Moneth
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Erin O'Reilly
as Sylvene McFall
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Ben Archibek
as Rick Nifty
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Shara St. John
as Marcy
