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The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) 6.4
'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. He is also a dreamer ... See full summary » Director:Bob Rafelson |
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David Staebler
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Jason Staebler
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Sally
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Jessica
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Lewis
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Grandfather
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Rosko
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Surtees
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Lebowitz
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Frank
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Nervous Man
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Imogene Bliss | ... |
Magda
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Bambi
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'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. He is also a dreamer who asks his brother, David, a radio personality from Philadelphia to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island - asking him to believe in yet another of his dreams, yet another of his get-rich-quick schemes. But luck is against them both and the game ends badly - real life reduced to radio drama. Written by Dave Cook <cookd@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca>
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EnglishRelease Date:
12 October 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Philosopher King See more »Company Credits
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David Staebler: Go directly to jail?
Jason Staebler: Well, that's me. Don't pass go, don't collect $200.
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(uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Heard when Jessica dances
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Original title: "The Philosopher King". See more »Goofs
David listens to tape recording he made but during close-up of tape recorder, none of the buttons that would allow it to play are depressed. See more »Quotes
Jason Staebler: You notice how it's Monopoly out there? Remember Boardwalk, Park Place, Marvin Gardens?David Staebler: Go directly to jail?
Jason Staebler: Well, that's me. Don't pass go, don't collect $200.
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The Columbia Pictures logo does not appear on this film. See more »Connections
Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) See more »Soundtracks
"Steppin' Out With My Baby"(uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Heard when Jessica dances
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I read the reviews and comments that seem to indicate a deep and insightful movie. I guess I am just a simpleton, but I simply don't get it. It seems a quiet character study type of film. It contrasts the two brothers, played very well by Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern, one as the shady hustler, and one as a semi-realist. It contrasts the two women, also played very well by Ellen Burstyn and Julia Ann Robinson, one of them nearing the end of her time wielding sexual power over men, and the other, the step-daughter, just coming into her time. It seems to compare the bleak Atlantic City winter with the age of the older woman, and the dreams of the older brother. And what's up with all the black gangsters? No, I just don't get it.