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Writers:
Jacob Brackman (screenplay)
Jacob Brackman (story)
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Release Date:
12 October 1972 (USA) more
Plot:
'It's Monopoly out there'. Jason Staebler, The King of Marvin Gardens, has gone directly to jail, lives... more | add synopsis
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Think of it again, please more (28 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jack Nicholson | ... | David Staebler |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | Jason Staebler |
 | Ellen Burstyn | ... | Sally |
| Julia Anne Robinson | ... | Jessica |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Lewis (as Benjamin 'Scatman' Crothers) |
| Charles LaVine | ... | Grandfather |
| Arnold Williams | ... | Rosko |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Surtees (as John Ryan) |
| Sully Boyar | ... | Lebowitz |
| Josh Mostel | ... | Frank |
| William Pabst | ... | Bidlack |
| Garry Goodrow | ... | Nervous man |
| Imogene Bliss | ... | Magda |
| Ann Thomas | ... | Bambi |
| Tom Overton | ... | Spot operator |
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The Philosopher King (USA) (working title)
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103 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | UK:X
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One scene had mentioned Marvin Gardens, but the scene was cut. more
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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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Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) more
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I'm surprised some reviewers did not like this absolute masterpiece. I think it is their right, but I would suggest that they had another careful look at it. How can you not admire ALL the players, especially Burstyn? How can one not be overdrawn by the mysteriousness of the story? How can you not appreciate Laszlo Kovacs' photography, his use of colors in a sad and decadent Atlantic City? Trust me, my friends: try it again! This film holds second place (right after Altman's "Short Cuts") in my personal board of the best movies of all the times.