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The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson.
Oct 13, 1972 · The King of Marvin Gardens: Directed by Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson. A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
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- Bob Rafelson
- 1972-10-13
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) Bob Rafelson's "The King of Marvin Gardens" is a perversely satisfying movie, it works after going out of its way not to, and a very eccentric one. It backs into its real subject in much the same way that "Five Easy Pieces", Rafelson's previous film, did.
Watchlist. TRAILER. David Staebler (Jack Nicholson) is a sullen radio personality who reconnects with his scheming brother, Jason (Bruce Dern), in Atlantic City, N.J. A fast-talking con...
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The King of Marvin Gardens. 1972 · 1 hr 44 min. R. Drama. The story of how a man’s get-rich-quick scheme—to build a resort with embezzled money from his mobster boss—ends in tragedy for all involved. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jack Nicholson Bruce Dern Ellen Burstyn Julia Anne Robinson Scatman Crothers Charles LaVine. Directed by: Bob Rafelson.
- Bob Rafelson
- January 1, 1972
- Jack Nicholson
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. In a film that captures all the sadness of an American dream gone wrong, Bruce Dern concocts impossible get-rich-quick schemes and insists on trying them out on his brother and girlfriend. Dern's final scheme, to build a Hawaiian resort with embezzled money from his mobster boss, ends in tragedy for all involved.
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