![]() The Stampers are “Gyppo,” or contract loggers. Kesey’s book is set around the Stamper family, a clan of stubborn and prideful loggers, struggling to survive, making a living amidst a determined, resentful town and other logging operations seeking to unionize. Author Ken Kesey’s novel, “Sometimes A Great Notion,” was being adapted to the screen and filmed along the Siletz River and parts of the Central Oregon Coast. ![]() It all started in July of 1970, when my dad drove from our small home town of Neotsu, Oregon, located just three miles north of Lincoln City, to Toledo, where, along with about 250 other men and women, he applied for a job as an extra in a movie. ![]() But that particular keepsake takes us to the end of the tale. We found folders stuffed with mementos from the Screen Actor’s Guild, and we even came across an empty bottle of “President’s Choice” Kentucky sippin’ whiskey. We talked for a couple of hours and pored over boxes of aged and faded photographs of the film crew and famous actors. Recently, I sat down with him at his home in Florence Oregon, and I asked him to do some reminiscing about those days he spent working on the film. My family and I have a particular fondness for the story, as my father, Ron Bernard, actually played a part in the movie version. Sometimes a Great Notion (film) (Wikipedia) With the passing of Ken Kesey, many an Oregonian, along with admirers around the world, have taken to revisiting that famous story “Sometimes A Great Notion.” ![]() “ Up as far as Victoria and down as far as Eureka. Towns dependent on what they are able to wrest from the sea in front of them and from the mountains behind, trapped between both.” – Ken Kesey Sometimes A Great Notion and the Summer My Dad Was a Movie StarĪn Interview with Ron Bernard ~ by Denise Bernard All posters are sold with our guarantee of authenticity, you can find more information here.WordPress Blogs: Articles, Bibliographies, Media International shipping for framed posters is a charge of £125 as a flat rate up to US One-Sheet (27 x 40”) sizeĪll of our original posters are 100% guaranteed authentic from the time of release, we do not sell reproductions. International shipping for unframed posters is £25 Unframed posters are packaged and securely padded in a purpose built reinforced cardboard tube. Frames are packaged and securely padded in a purpose built reinforced cardboard box. Framed posters can take up to 14 working days for dispatch for the frame to be built and poster to be framed. Unframed posters are shipped to the UK next day courier delivery free of charge. Single Smooth White Mount White Core (50mm width) The frame size is the size of the poster plus an additional 70mm on each side if including a mount.Ģ0mm wide x 33mm Deep Solid Oak Frame, Open Grain, Paint Finish Please note that due to their custom nature, frames are non-refundable with the exception of if they are damaged or incorrect. Our frames are custom built to order in our UK workshop, and so we work to 7-14 working days lead time for dispatch. Each frame is made from high quality solid oak and the artwork is available to be framed with or without a surrounding white mount to make the poster stand out even more. Meanwhile, Henry wages an ongoing battle with the unionized loggers in the region, who threaten reprisals should Henry attempt to continue his business without union help.įramed posters come with a timeless made to measure custom frame available in black, white or natural oak colour. Hank has good reason to feel resentful: before long, his wife, Viv (Lee Remick), has entered into an affair with Leeland. Leeland's presence causes friction with Henry, who resents his prodigal son's hippie mindset, and Hank, who perceives Leeland as a threat to his own position in the family structure. Hank's half-brother, Leeland (Michael Sarrazin), embittered over Henry's treatment of his late mother, returns after a ten-year absence to work in the family business. Paul Newman (who also directed) stars as Hank Stamper, the oldest son of an Oregon logging family headed by Henry (Henry Fonda). No sign of folding when framed.Īlso known as Never Give an Inch, this film was based on a novel by Ken Kesey.
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