Gordon Williams (writer) manager Tommy Docherty. In 1971, his novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm" was controversially filmed as "Straw Dogs". Sam Peckinpah's cinematic treatment marked a watershed in the depiction of sexual violence in the cinema though the most controversial scenes are absent from the book. Other film work includes "The Man Who Had Power Over Women", from his own novel, and "Tree of Hands", as scriptwriter from a Ruth Rendell novel. Williams also wrote the book of Ridley Scott's film "The Duellists". In 1976 film producer Harry Saltzman employed Williams to rewrite the script for "The Micronauts". Although the film was
The Big Bounce (1969 film) town. While hitchhiking on the highway, he comes across Nancy who offers him a lift. Jack refuses, saying that since it's a nice day, he'd rather walk. The film was not well received by critics. A.H. Weiler of "The New York Times" ends his review: In his 2009 novel "Inherent Vice", author Thomas Pynchon refers to Mike Curb's score from "The Big Bounce" as being "arguably the worst music track ever inflicted on a movie." The Big Bounce (1969 film) The Big Bounce is a 1969 American drama film directed by Alex March, based on the novel of the same