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Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish this, he seeks out a black marketeer. The price he wants for the gun? A woman! So Baker kidnaps a woman off of the stagecoach, only to find that she is the wife of the commandant of the local Cavalry detachment. Things get further complicated when a girl named Dover McBride shows up. She has come to force Baker to marry her and return east, as he promised to do four years earlier
In 1900s Arizona, a notorious outlaw named Joe Boggs plans a daring heist of a payroll shipment. To achieve his goal, he enlists the help of his estranged son, a seemingly reformed bank robber, and a group of aging, but still capable, companions. Their elaborate plan involves a series of distractions and double-crosses, testing their loyalties and their ability to outwit the determined Sheriff.
Something Big received mixed reviews from critics and was not a commercial success. While some praised its comedic elements and the performances of its cast, particularly Dean Martin, others found the plot convoluted and the humor to be hit-or-miss. It is often considered a lesser-known entry in the Western-comedy genre.
Praised for its lighthearted approach to a Western setting.
Dean Martin's charismatic performance was a highlight for some.
Criticized for a predictable and somewhat thin plot.
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The film's title, 'Something Big,' is a reference to the ambitious nature of the heist the characters are planning, as well as a subtle nod to the grandiose aspirations often found in classic Westerns.
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This is quite a fun outing for Dean Martin as ("Baker") - the leader of a gang of robbers who agrees to swap the wife of local army colonel "Morgan" (Brian Keith) for a Gatling gun. Messrs. Bacharach & David wrote the rather jaunty ditty th...
Something mediocre RELEASED IN 1971 and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, "Something Big" is a tongue-in-cheek Western starring Dean Martin as aging outlaw, Joe Baker, who unknowingly kidnaps the wife (Honor Blackman) of a cavalry commande...