On both the motorcycle racing circuit and in business, I've met Halsey Knox; well, not really but a true to life, full blown, likeness thereof. The stunt double for Little Fauss in the closing road racing scenes were performed by Scottish born road racing champion Davey Scott.



Fauss, however, refuses to take her.

Fauss returns home to his parents to find his father has died.

Past Halsey, deeper in the background, there is a constant stream of vehicles on what is obviously a major thoroughfare.

Little Fauss and Big Halsy Robert Redford Michael J. Pollard Lauren Hutton (1970) A banned motorcycle racer (Michael J. Pollard) becomes mechanic for a selfish braggart (Robert Redford) who races under his … The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit. Little Fauss and Big Halsy is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Robert Redford and Michael J. Pollard, also featuring Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery, Jr. and Lucille Benson.



The story is human variation on the children's fable of the plodding turtle beating the swift,but cockyrabbit in a race due to character, not talent.




Directed by Sidney J. Furie.

14 August 2006 | doc-260 Little Fauss and Big Halsy has the authentic and impossible to replicate 1970s New Hollywood vibe.

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 … Halsy's motorcycle breaks down. With Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery Jr..

Fauss is constantly confronted with his inferiority to Halsy, both on and off the racetrack. The two men race against each other a short time later at the Sears Point International Raceway.

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Released on Columbia Records in 1971, it features primarily songs by country singer Johnny Cash (and is his 37th overall album). Little Fauss and Big Halsy pair off in a race for a big prize.

Hutton played the supporting role of Rita Nebraska, a role originally offered to When Fauss breaks his leg in a desert race, Halsy, who has been barred from racing due to drinking at the track, proposes that they form a partnership in which Halsy would race under Fauss's name with Fauss serving as the mechanic. Much of the footage was captured during an actual national race. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Johnny Cash With Carl Perkins And The Tennessee Three - Little Fauss And Big Halsy at Discogs. If you've ever been on a motorcycle racing circuit or been around other real life circuits with those of the egotistical boaster class, you will love this movie. He informs Halsy that he plans to reenter the racing circuit. As he leaves the track, he hears the announcement that Fauss has taken the lead. A comedy-drama featuring the exploits of two motorcycle riders, this is … Talk about couples goals!

Fauss joins Halsy on the motorcycle racing circuit despite his parents' disapproval.

The main characters are the inept, unsuspecting Little Fauss (Pollard), and the opportunistic, womanizing Halsy Knox (Redford). Little Fauss and Big Halsy is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Robert Redford and Michael J. Pollard, also featuring Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery, Jr. and Lucille Benson.

The album includes tracks written by Cash, Carl Perkins and Bob Dylan, as well as several tracks performed by Perkins, but did not chart.