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For his electrifying follow-up to the smash success Five Easy Pieces, Bob Rafelson dug even deeper into the crushed dreams of wayward America. Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern play estranged siblings David and Jason, the former a depressive late-night-radio talk show host, the latter an extroverted con man; when Jason drags his younger brother to a dreary Atlantic City and into a real-estate scam, events spiral toward tragedy. The King of Marvin Gardens, also starring a brilliant Ellen Burstyn as Jason’s bitter aging beauty-queen squeeze, is one of the most devastating character studies of the seventies.
Original Release
10/13/1972
US Release
10/13/1972
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Nicholson | David Staebler |
Bruce Dern | Jason Staebler |
Ellen Burstyn | Sally |
Julia Anne Robinson | Jessica |
Scatman Crothers | Lewis |
Charles LaVine | Grandfather |
Arnold Williams | Rosko |
John P. Ryan | Surtees |
Sully Boyar | Lebowitz |
Josh Mostel | Frank |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Nicholson | David Staebler |
Bruce Dern | Jason Staebler |
Ellen Burstyn | Sally |
Julia Anne Robinson | Jessica |
Scatman Crothers | Lewis |
Charles LaVine | Grandfather |
Arnold Williams | Rosko |
John P. Ryan | Surtees |
Sully Boyar | Lebowitz |
Josh Mostel | Frank |
William Pabst | Bidlack |
Garry Goodrow | Nervous Man |
Imogene Bliss | Magda |
Ann Thomas | Bambi |
Tom Overton | Spot Operator |
Maxwell 'Sonny' Goldberg | Sonny |
Van Kirksey | Messenger #1 |
Tony King | Messenger #2 |
Jerry Fujikawa | Agura |
Conrad Yama | Fujito |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Blauner | Executive Producer |
Bob Rafelson | Producer |
Harold Schneider | Producer |