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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. The majority of the film is set in a wintry Atlantic City, New Jersey, with cinematography by László Kovács.
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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- 1972-10-13
The King of Marvin Gardens. Crime. 104 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1972. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1972. 4 min read. 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.
NEW. 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 man, Jason is traveling ...
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- Bob Rafelson
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- Jack Nicholson
'It's Monopoly out there'. Jason Staebler, The King of Marvin Gardens, has gone directly to jail, lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City.
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.
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The King of Marvin Gardens is a drama film directed by Bob Rafelson. Released in 1972, the movie features Jason Staebler, a dreamer on the Atlantic City Boardwalk involved with the local mob, as he enlists his brother David, a Philadelphia radio personality, in a risky scheme for a Pacific Island paradise.