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 commander (Brian Keith) in order to obtain a Gatling gun from a scumbag gunrunner (Albert Salmi). Ben Johnson plays a scout while Carol White appears as the wannabe fiancé of Baker.…
Sooner or later, Baker will find the right girl. And when he does, he'll swap her for a machine gun. And do something big.
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
Top Cast
Dean Martin
Joe Baker
Brian Keith
Col. Morgan
Carol White
Dover McBride
Honor Blackman
Mary Anna Morgan
Ben Johnson
Jesse Bookbinder
Albert Salmi
Jonny Cobb
Don Knight
Tommy McBride
Joyce Van Patten
Polly Standall
Denver Pyle
Junior Frisbee
Merlin Olsen
Sgt. Fitzsimmons
Robert Donner
Angel Moon
Harry Carey Jr.
Joe Pickins
Paul Fix
Chief Yellow Sun
David Huddleston
Malachi Morton
Bob Steele
Teamster #3
Judi Meredith
Carrie Standall
Reviews
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 that kicks the whole thing off - though curiously not sung by the star; and we just know we are in for a bumpy ride with a couple of feisty performances from Honor Blackman as the…
FAQ about Something Big
What is Something Big about?
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…
When was Something Big released?
Something Big was released in 1971.
What genres does Something Big belong to?
Something Big is categorised as Western, Comedy.
Who stars in Something Big?
The cast of Something Big includes Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Carol White, Honor Blackman, Ben Johnson.