Tall Story
1960 · Movie · NR · 91 min · ★ 5.7
In this college comedy classic based on the hit Broadway play, Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda ("Klute") makes her screen debut as a husband-hunting co-ed who snares a basketball hero (Anthony Perkins, "Psycho" )
Also known as The Way the Ball Bounces
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-04-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (15 votes)
Themes
- blackmail
- college
- young love
- bribe
- basketball team
- basketball player
- moral dilemma
- college student
- college basketball
- college athlete
- star athlete
- american russian relations
Cast & crew
Jane Fonda
as June Ryder
Anthony Perkins
as Ray Blent
Ray Walston
as Professor Leo Sullivan
Marc Connelly
as Professor Charles Osman
Tom Laughlin
as Fred Jensen
Barbara Darrow
as Frieda Jensen
Murray Hamilton
as Coach Sandy Hardy
Anne Jackson
as Myra Sullivan
Richard Harrison
as Student
Robert Redford
as Basketball Player (uncredited)
Directed by Joshua Logan