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His agent turned down a starring role in Deliverance when the film's producer and director, John Boorman, refused to pay what Nicholson's agent wanted. [10]: 130 In 1971, Nicholson starred in Carnal Knowledge, a comedy-drama directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, and Candice Bergen.
Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American family tragicomedy [3] film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry 's 1975 novel of the same name. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. The film covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora ...
Box office. $163.3 million [3] One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film [4] directed by Miloš Forman, based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution and Louise Fletcher as the domineering head nurse.
Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon in 1960's 'The Apartment' Nicholson wasn't exactly "sister" material, but MacLaine says, "He just made me laugh all the time. He was one of my favorite people."
One Hour Photo. One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller film [2][3] written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, Killer Films and John Wells Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Mickey Rourke, Jeff Bridges, William Hurt, Harrison Ford, and Michael Douglas also turned down the role. [11] [12] [5] A 1985 issue of Variety announced the casting of Jack Nicholson as Ness, but he was ultimately replaced by Kevin Costner. [4]
[3] [4] Jewison wanted Jack Nicholson to star, but Nicholson turned it down, claiming he did not want to wear a hairpiece. [5] Steven Spielberg expressed interest in directing the film and considered casting Robert De Niro for Corky. [6] Richard Attenborough, who had directed A Bridge Too Far with Goldman and Levine, then agreed to direct.
Playing esteemed military officer Col. Nathan Jessup, Nicholson threw those words back in the face of prosecuting U.S. Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) for having the temerity to badger ...