It was provided not by Henry but by his brother Hank - who slept with Leeland's mother when he was 14. One reason that Leeland got an education was the monetary support from home. A subtle conflict forms between Hank and Leeland. His talks with Viv cause her to question her own passive role as Hank's wife.
Leeland takes the expected guff for his long hair and impresses his brothers by his willingness to learn and work hard. Leeland's presence changes the family dynamic, as his mother committed suicide and he may be hiding a deep grudge. Arriving from back East is a third son, Leeland (Michael Sarrazin), whose mother (Henry's second wife) fled the family years ago. In this family Henry's word is law: Hank and Joe Bob go along with Pop and their wives stay out of the issue entirely. The company employees are on strike but Henry Stamper keeps working, convinced that he's not responsible for the jobs of his neighbors. The Stampers are 'gyppo loggers', independents that cut and sell wood by volume rather than work for a logging company for a wage. Old Henry Stamper (Henry Fonda) runs the Stamper clan, which consists of his two sons Hank and Joe Ben (Paul Newman & Richard Jaeckel) and their respective wives Viv and Jan (Lee Remick and Linda Lawson). The story is set in the beautiful woods of the Northwest. It also takes an honest look at the divisive topic of labor union strikebreakers. The picture can boast a great cast fully engaged in a compelling drama with strong elements of action and danger. The title is a lyric from the folk song Goodnight Irene, with the 'notion' being to "jump into the river and drown." One character has contemplated suicide, and an entire family fights to keep their house from being swallowed by an ever-widening river. After the original director dropped out Newman finished and signed the film as his second directorial effort. All had good qualities, but the most promising was 1970's Sometimes a Great Notion, an adaptation of a novel by Ken Kesey, acclaimed author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Foreman made one movie after another that didn't click: WUSA, In the four years between his big hits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, top star Paul Newman and his producer John C. Written by John Gay from the novel by Ken Kesey Starring Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel, Linda Lawson, Cliff Potts, Lee de Broux, Roy Jenson, Charles Tyner. Color / 2:35 enhanced widescreen / 114 min.
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