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Jack Nicholson is at his very best in this highly-acclaimed dramatic comedy about three sailors on the loose. Two hard-boiled career petty officers, Buddusky (Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young), are detailed to take a young sailor, Meadows (Randy Quaid), from a Virginia Naval Base to a New Hampshire Naval Prison to serve an eight-year sentence for a trivial offense. Buddusky and Mulhall take a liking to Meadows and are determined to show him a good time on their journey north. Their escapades begin in Washington where they narrowly escape a bar fight, then get blind drunk in their hotel room. In New York, they tangle with some Marines, and in Boston, Buddusky takes Meadows to a brothel for his first sexual experience. Finally, after reluctantly turning in Meadows, Buddusky and Mulhall realize they are as much prisoners of their own world as Meadows now is of his.
Original Release
02/15/1974
US Release
02/15/1974
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Nicholson | Buddusky / SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky |
Otis Young | Mulhall / GM1 'Mule' Mulhall |
Randy Quaid | Meadows / Seaman Larry Meadows |
Clifton James | M.A.A. / M. A. A. |
Carol Kane | Young Whore |
Michael Moriarty | Marine O.D. / Marine O. D. |
Luana Anders | Donna |
Kathleen Miller | Annette |
Nancy Allen | Nancy |
Gerry Salsberg | Henry |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Nicholson | Buddusky / SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky |
Otis Young | Mulhall / GM1 'Mule' Mulhall |
Randy Quaid | Meadows / Seaman Larry Meadows |
Clifton James | M.A.A. / M. A. A. |
Carol Kane | Young Whore |
Michael Moriarty | Marine O.D. / Marine O. D. |
Luana Anders | Donna |
Kathleen Miller | Annette |
Nancy Allen | Nancy |
Gerry Salsberg | Henry |
Don McGovern | Bartender |
Patricia Hamilton | Madame |
Michael Chapman | Taxi Driver |
Jim Henshaw | Sweek |
Derek McGrath | Nichiren Shoshu Member |
Gilda Radner | Nichiren Shoshu Member |
Jim Horn | Nichiren Shoshu Member |
John Castellano | Nichiren Shoshu Member |
Hal Ashby | Bearded Man at Bar in Darts Scene |
Gerald Ayres | Skater at Ice Rink |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gerald Ayres | Producer |
Joel Chernoff | Producer |
Charles Mulvehill | Producer |
Editors
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1974 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1974 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1974 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | Nominated |