Big Hand for the Little Lady, A (DVD)
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Big Hand for the Little Lady, A (DVD)
Academy Award-winners Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward and Jason Robardsstar in this sly comedy about a fateful poker game in the Old West thatresults in A Big Hand For The Little Lady.Texas. 1986. When homesteaders Meredith (Fonda), Mary (Woodward) andtheir 10-year-old son (Gerald Michenaud) stop at a hotel in Laredo,gamblers from all over, including flinty millionaire Henry Drummond(Robards), arrive at the hotel for an annual poker game–the biggest inthe West! A compulsive gambler, Meredith begs to watch. And he’s soonplaying cards and losing his family’s money. When he suffers a heartattack, Mary must step in and play his hand with the other men or loseeverything.]]>
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.43 ounces
Item model number : 18429
Director : Fielder Cook
Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 35 minutes
Release date : November 6, 2007
Actors : Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Charles Bickford, Burgess Meredith
Subtitles: : English, French
Producers : Fielder Cook
Studio : Studio Distribution Services
ASIN : B000UPMZ1W
Writers : Sidney Carroll
Number of discs : 1
You Can Call Me “Books” –
ENTHRALLING, SUSPENSEFUL POKER GAME!!!!
This film is MASTERFULLY ACTED ; portraying individuals consumed with fierce passion, angst, lechery, humor, desperation, anger, greed and obsession. Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards—EVERYONE including the little kid is OUTSTANDING.I don’t want to say more because this movie must be EXPERIENCED without any spoilers. I was on the edge of my seat, well, my couch, LOL. This western turns all the cliches on their heads and completely grabs you as a viewer. Yet, it truly is just a movie about a poker game—– it is all about the players, their motivations and their ulterior motives. The ending is MAGNIFICENT!The story as a whole is well crafted, smart and sly; with great pacing- from lows to highs to tense pauses to awkward outburst to ugly confessions to surprisingly sweet revelations. Hey, the movie is like real Poker, and real Life. Nothing and no one is ever what they seem. And sometimes, in order to succeed you have to make a BIG GAMBLE and TAKE HUGE RISKS. Plus, there’s nothing like the love of a good woman.If you like movies, you should LOVE A Big Hand For The Little Lady!
Scott –
Excellent western
Great western. Great story
J. Alan Bock –
Pure entertainment in every respect
This movie was pure entertainment and a delight to watch. The acting was superb and the plot was clever but believable (well, at least you didn’t have to suspend disbelief entirely).The five richest men in the region have come to this western town for their annual poker game. Seemingly coincidentally, Henry Fonda and his wife (Joanne Woodward) and their 10 or 12 year old son have arrived on the same day and are staying at the same hotel. On hearing of the poker game on premises, Fonda (who has a gambling problem) asks if he can “watch.” much to his wife’s displeasure. She says he can watch but not play and she leaves their son to “baby sit” while she goes off an an errand.He watches for a while but then gets into the game (over the son’s objection). After 2 or 3 hours he has lost their $4,000 grubstake but has been dealt a “fantastic” hand (as has, apparently, everyone else in the game.) He can’t continue betting because he has run out of money. While contemplating how he can come up with the money (through a loan or otherwise) he has a heart attack and the local doctor (played by Burgess Meredith) is called. He removes Fonda to his office by stretcher but not before Fonda gives his “hand” to his wife (who has returned from her errand.) She professes Ignorance of the game of poker but, believing she has a good hand, seeks out a local banker (played by Paul Ford) who agrees to loan her any amount of money on the strength of her hand. On hearing that the other five players reluctantly “drop our” and she wins “a big hand for the little lady.”But, that is not what really happened. What really happened was that Joanne Woodward was not a simple housewife completely ignorant of the game a poker but a card sharp in her own right who had engineered a magnificent Con Game. It was she who had hired Henry Fonda and the kid to play their parts. The doctor, Burgess Meredith, was in on the scam as was the banker Paul Ford. The other five poker players never knew what hit them.At this time Paul Ford was very well known since he played the bumbling colonel on the Sergeant BilkoTV series.For me, the conclusion to this movie was priceless. Apparently the doctor (Burgess Meredith) character’s favorite song was “Ma Blushin Rosie.” This has been one of my favorite songs ever since I first saw Larrry Parks lip-synch it and heard Al Jolson sing it in the 1946 movie “The Jolson Story.” In the concluding scene in this movie Meredith tips his hat in tribute to the singer, Marilyn Powell, who, just before the credits roll, belts out a rousing version of: “Rosie, You are my posie. You are my hearts bouquet.”I loved this movie all the way through and I was in ecstasy at the end.
Elvin Ortiz –
Cool movie
I remember seeing this one when I was a teen and thought that its conclusion – other than being a surprise – was quite hilarious. Henry Fonda plays against type – something you donât know until the end of the film – with Joan Woodward playing his wife. The movie has a lot of tension because the audience is as duped as the victims of the duplicity. A young couple arrive to a town to get a wheel fixed, and the husband gets caught into a poker game he cannot resist. He ends up throwing all his money into the game, placing his fate in the hands of ruthless poker players who are merciless towards others. A big twist occurs when the husband suffers a heart seizure and the wife alone is to play the last hand. The rest is pure surprise.
michelle henke –
Love
Iâve been looking for this movie for a couple years.
Jeannie –
Love this movie!!
I have watched this movie too many times over the years to count and never get tired of it. The great Henry Fonda and the rest of the cast are superb! And even though the ending is no longer a surprise after the first viewing I still find myself enthralled. And now that I own it, it’s the first time seeing it commercial free! A wonderful treat for Saturday afternoon when there is absolutely nothing of interest on TV.
Bobby Langley –
Biden will win
It is one of the best
D. P. Olavson –
Surprise ending
Love this movie. Great cast of characters and itâs a western with no shooting or action. Just a poker game with an interesting story!
Lizard –
One of Fondaâs best filmsRecommend. Saw on screenGlad to own. Lizardâ 12 angry men â only one betterTied withâ on golden pondâLizard
Roberto Arturo Manjarrez Soto –
Es una pelÃcula muy buena, y estoy haciendo una lista para pedirles varias ok
Mer –
PelÃcula muy entretenida con final sorprendente. Estás en ascuas durante la partida.Se ve muy bien.
Baratarkil –
Ich hatte diesen Western in meiner Kindheit gesehn, mich ab und zu daran erinnert und ihn gesucht aber nie gefunden.Dann kaufte ich bei Amazon die spanische Version, die eine englische Tonspur hat – und auf englisch ist er wahrscheinlich eh am besten.Kurz gesagt – einer der besten Pokerfilme überhaupt.Allein die Besetzung ist unglaublich – Henry Fonda gewohnt stark, Jason Robarts in einer seiner besten Rollen, Joanne Woodward trägt den ganzen Film.Der Film hat eine der allerbesten ….nNein, das wäre schon ein Spoiler. Jedenfalls haben meine Kinder, nachdem sie vielleicht anfangs glaubten einen von Papas alten Filmen mit ansehen zu müssen, es nicht bereut.Jedes weitere Wort vor allem zu den besten “Elementen” des Films wäre wie gesagt – schon ein Spoiler.Wieso dieses Juwel in keiner deutschen Fassung vorliegt, während irgendwelche Western”klassiker” zu Dutzenden in irgendwelchen Sammelboxen verramscht werden, ist für mich das gröÃte Rätsel des gesamten Westernangebotes von ganz Amazon.
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