When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
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When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
Watching older Nicholson movies like Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, The Passenger, Easy Rider, and even One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest you see a totally different actor. Not just his appearance but he was such a better actor.
My question is, when did he develop his "Jack" schtick and play that personality over and over again? Was it The Shining? Was it later?
My question is, when did he develop his "Jack" schtick and play that personality over and over again? Was it The Shining? Was it later?
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
Seems to me like he turned it into high gear for Batman.
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DVD Talk Legend
Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
This.
I think Nicholson has been in some great films since The Shining (Broadcast News, As Good As it Gets, and The Departed come to mind). However, none of those films were good because of Nicholson.
I think Nicholson has been in some great films since The Shining (Broadcast News, As Good As it Gets, and The Departed come to mind). However, none of those films were good because of Nicholson.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
It may have happened before but to me Batman and anything after is when it began to become more noticeable.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
I'm going to vote for The Shining, and I blame Kubrick. The bonus features mention how Nicholson would give what he thought was a realistic performance and Kubrick kept telling him to go way over the top to get the stuff he wanted.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
All I seem to remember him doing movies as of late are things like The Bucket List. I liked The Departed but it wasn't because of his performance in particular.
That's the one that sticks out to me. Everything he's done since then has been of law-caliber, with the exception of Insomnia.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
These films show he still has the chops, but seems like in the last 10 years he'll take whatever he can get.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
Pacino was WAY over the top in Scent of a Woman, even though he won the Oscar.
Pacino started his career with quiet self-contained performances and the last 15 or so years HE GOT LOUD!!
Okay back to Nicholson.
Pacino started his career with quiet self-contained performances and the last 15 or so years HE GOT LOUD!!
Okay back to Nicholson.
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DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
Jack was terrific in 'About Schmidt' and he wasn't doing any so called 'schtick'. It was also quite a nice film.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
Deniro never really developed a schtick. But he definetly stopped giving a shit at some point.
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Re: When did Jack Nicholson develop his schtick?
What did Stephen King say about Jack Nicholson's performance in The Shining? That's gotta be one of the best performances in a film.