Actor/Actress With an Impressive Body of Work

[katyseagull]

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Wow 4 in a row is tough.

Then I thought Jack Nicholson...nope.

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Nicholso did not have 4 great films exactly in a row, but it's close:

Carnal Knowledge (1971)
The Last Detail (1973)
Chinatown (1974)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Not to mention:

Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Easy Rider (1969)

He later goes through a good streak again:

Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Reds (1981)
The Shining (1980)

And this just represents the cluster years of great films. He has other that come up periodically.

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Wynton/Kdawg,

For some reason I was shrugging off Jack Nicholson, I guess because I haven't watched many of his films in recent years, and the ones I have seen (The Departed, Something's Gotta Give, and Anger Management) really didn't leave much of a big impression on me as far as his acting skills. But glancing at your list, and checking out imdb, wow, I am reminded what wonderful roles he's had! Jesus he has made a lot of movies.

And now I'm remembering how good his performance was in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, as well as Carnal Knowledge, Chinatown, and As Good As It Gets (love that one!).

I'm sure there are multiple strings of 4 excellent JN films in a row. There has to be.


btw, I just finished reading a review of Carnal Knowledge. I'm really surprised that some people call it a comedy. I thought it was kind of bleak myself! I saw this movie when I was around 18 and didn't like it too much. Well, I liked the first half but I thought the second half was kind of depressing. Jack Nicholson was really good in it though. Curious if anyone else has had a chance to see it? I think the casting was cool - Art Garfunkel, Candice Bergen and Ann-Margret. If you're interested in what Jack Nicholson was like in his younger years you might want to check this one out.

lol, excerpts from two reviews:

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This is narcissism and '70's nihilism at its zenith. The film does deliver strong performances , but the subject matter and the spiraling negativism is a little hard to endure. One of the main draws of this movie is Ann-Margret who looks fantastic, it's worth a viewing just for her.

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It's noteworthy that "Carnal Knowledge" was released just as the nascent feminist movement began to have some voice in real American life. The language was deemed too strong by many critics, and the film was so controversial that it was argued all the way to the Supreme Court. In 1974, the Court ruled that the movie is not obscene.

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That's pretty funny

Now I'm in the mood to watch a Jack Nicholson film! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]