Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion

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Hank Stamper and his father, Henry Stamper own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half trouble making brother Leland comes to work for them, ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Sometimes a Great Notion:

Paul Newman
Henry Fonda
Lee Remick
Michael Sarrazin
Richard Jaeckel
Linda Lawson

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Hank Stamper and his father, Henry Stamper own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half trouble making brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.

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EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyBased on Ken Kesey's book, Newman's second film as helmer is not effective or cohesive as the first (Rachel Rachel), but Oregon locations and good acting by Henry Fonda and others compensate for uneasy fit between melodrama and action
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertNewman starts tunneling under the material, coming up with all sorts of things we didn't quite expect, and along the way he proves himself as a director of sympathy and a sort of lyrical restraint.
Variety - 8/10 by Variety StaffThe result is rather good -- a sort of contemporary 'western' in the timber territory.
Village Voice - 8/10 by J. HobermanA New Hollywood movie suffused in Old Hollywood values.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzWhen the film cuts away from the family soap opera dramatics and shows the macho men at work wielding their chainsaws at the logging camp among the giant trees, it has a buzz.
User Review - 10/10 by Patrick DAmericans the way it is and waht I love the most is that this movie changed my whole perception of what americans are. Fonda's act was perfect and showed me the value of your people. The end is just fantastic and showed me american peoples capacity to do things.
User Review - 10/10 by David SJust saw this for the first time about 2 weeks ago. Brilliant movie. One of my absolute favorites now. MUST SEE FLICK!!!
User Review - 10/10 by Eric HMy favorite Paul Newman movie, and I love them all. I felt bad about the way he neglected his wife, but I still really liked his character. He was flawed in a honest and realistic way. This theme is so common with the roles Newman takes it makes me think maybe he's kind of like that in real life. What really makes this stand out from other good family dramas is the scene where buddy is trapped under the log. A very powerful scene that will leave you breathless. And to follow that up with a light-hearted ending. I don't know, this movie just seems very authentic to me.
User Review - 10/10 by Tom DWhile nothing could ever do justice to the book, the acting and cinematography are excellent, and it captures the complicated character studies of the book to the extent possible.
User Review - 10/10 by John ENot that I've seen all that many of them, but this is probably my favorite Paul Newman film. Henry Fonda's superbad in it, too. How much does Netflix suck for not having this, which I saw on probably TNT 15 years ago or so? They don't have Reckless, the movie that gave me an unaccountably lasting affection for slow-talking Aidan Quinn, either. Feh.

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