Dean Martin delivers an entertaining performance as ("Baker"), the head of a group of thieves who proposes exchanging a local army colonel's wife, "Morgan" (Brian Keith), for a Gatling gun. The opening number, composed by Bacharach & David, is upbeat but surprisingly not performed by Martin himself; it signals that the film will be something of a wild ride, featuring spirited turns from Honor Blackman as the captive …

Andrew V. McLaglen’s 1971 film "Something Big" features Dean Martin as Joe Baker, an aging outlaw who accidentally takes the wife of a cavalry officer (Brian Keith) hostage while trying to get a Gatling gun from a disreputable arms dealer (Albert Salmi). Honor Blackman portrays the captured woman, and Ben Johnson appears as a scout. Carol White is cast as Baker’s would-be sweetheart. The film's name comes from Joe…