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  • Sarah_Jayne
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    • Dec 2002
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    Jack Nicholson's best role?

    I am just watching One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest for the first time in a very long time. I find that sometimes it is nice to go back and remember why people that are thought of so highly got that reputation.

    Jack has been in so many films..many of them very good. What is your faveorite Jack role?
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    • PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
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      • Nov 2006
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      #2
      He was great in Anger Management as the oddball shrink.
      He was also very good in "As good as it gets" when he's a bitter old guy with the gay dog-owning neighbour (that Jack sends down the garbage shoot, heh).

      Jack's a great actor in general.

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        • PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
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          • Nov 2006
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          Very good in "About Schmidt" too... and "Something's Gotta Give"... and "A Few Good Men" (YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!)

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            • CaptainHowdy
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              • Dec 2004
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              The Joker...

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                • evildick
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                  The Shining. He always plays a good nutcase.

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                    • Sarah_Jayne
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                      • Dec 2002
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                      #6
                      Originally posted by evildick
                      The Shining. He always plays a good nutcase.
                      Him and Peter Lorre more of less invented the way nutcases were played on film.

                      I have always enjoyed him in Witches of Eastwick for some reason..he played the devil rather well.

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                        • notabook
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                          • Apr 2006
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                          I agree with evildick, The Shining. I loved his psychotic breakdown and how so many similar themed films copied his style.

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                            • Sharpie
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                              • Mar 2002
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                              #8
                              Cuckoo's Nest was it for me! I had never really noticed him as being anything outstanding until that movie.

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                                • evilangelalex
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                                  THE SHINING, man! No one has a more evil smile than Jack.......

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                                    • Dagwolf
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                                      Offhand I can't think of a film he wasn't great in.
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                                        • PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
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                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by evildick
                                          The Shining. He always plays a good nutcase.

                                          I think it's on account of his eyebrows, and that wide-eyed crazy smile he does.

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                                            • Forest
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                                              • Aug 2001
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                                              #12
                                              Cuckoo's Nest

                                              just watched it last week

                                              he was amazing in that movie

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                                                • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                  • Dec 2002
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                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
                                                  I think it's on account of his eyebrows, and that wide-eyed crazy smile he does.
                                                  he is a great 'facial actor', as I put it.

                                                  I have used that courtroom scene in A Few Good Men to illustrate what I think the difference between a good actor is and a great actor. You have Tom Cruise who is saying all the words just fine but has little emotion on his face. Then you have Jack who is acting with every inch of his body..veins are popping out of his neck, etc. I could have the sound off and pretty much get the gist of his part of the exchange but wouldn't have a clue what Cruise was saying.

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                                                    • L-Pink
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                                                      • Mar 2005
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                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by sarah_webinc
                                                      he is a great 'facial actor', as I put it.

                                                      I have used that courtroom scene in A Few Good Men to illustrate what I think the difference between a good actor is and a great actor. You have Tom Cruise who is saying all the words just fine but has little emotion on his face. Then you have Jack who is acting with every inch of his body..veins are popping out of his neck, etc. I could have the sound off and pretty much get the gist of his part of the exchange but wouldn't have a clue what Cruise was saying.
                                                      And he probably got in in one or two takes.

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                                                        • SxDx
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                                                          The Shining, A Few Good Men and I really liked him in his most recent movie: The Departed

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                                                            • Aneros Josh
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                                                              I would say "As good as it gets" is definitely a perfect role for him and he's pretty damn good in the new movie "The Departed". I can't think of a better actor to play that part.

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                                                                • Barefootsies
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                                                                    • dennisthemenace
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                                                                      Wow, that's tough. But if I had to choose, I'd have to say I loved him as Jack Torrance.
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                                                                        • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                                          • Dec 2002
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                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Forest
                                                                          Cuckoo's Nest

                                                                          just watched it last week

                                                                          he was amazing in that movie
                                                                          I am enjoying rewatching it..I haven't seen it since I was a kid and I was too young really to get most of it. I nearly didn't recognize Danny Devito.

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                                                                            • Strickie
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                                                                              I'm not sure it's his best but, EasyRider
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                                                                                • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                                                  I don't like Easy Rider as much as everybody else does. I have never done drugs so maybe that is why. It isn't bad but I just don't see it as such a great film.

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                                                                                    • teg0
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                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by evildick
                                                                                      The Shining. He always plays a good nutcase.

                                                                                      I agree. Great in that movie.

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                                                                                        • E$_manager
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                                                                                            • ArkansasDave
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                                                                                                • BigCashCrew
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                                                                                                  For me it's The Shining. He's good in everything.

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                                                                                                        • Fat Panda
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                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          he was great in "a few good men"

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                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by Dagwolf
                                                                                                              Offhand I can't think of a film he wasn't great in.
                                                                                                              I agree.

                                                                                                              I think my favorite Jack flick would be The Shining, A Few Good Men, or Wolf
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                                                                                                                • E$_manager
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                                                                                                                  In Wolf he was perfect, very well matched th erole.
                                                                                                                  He was also very good in "Can't be worse".... I don't remember exactly the name of the comedy.
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                                                                                                                    • Forest
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                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      did any know he was also in Tommy?

                                                                                                                      i never realized it until i watched it again a few weeks ago

                                                                                                                      he played tommy's dr.

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                                                                                                                        • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                                                                                          • Dec 2002
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                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Forest
                                                                                                                          did any know he was also in Tommy?

                                                                                                                          i never realized it until i watched it again a few weeks ago

                                                                                                                          he played tommy's dr.
                                                                                                                          yeah a few years back I saw it again and noticed him

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                                                                                                                              Originally posted by notabook
                                                                                                                              The Shining.
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                                                                                                                                • bopha
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                                                                                                                                  I have always thought he was a superior actor. Makes me wonder how actors like Tom Cruise or freaking Julia Roberts get so much recognition. Growing up, I saw actors like Sissy Spacek, Merrill Streep who weren't afraid to get their hands dirty. Jack is a real actor in that sense. I loved him in the Departed, yes.. but just watched One Flew over the cuckoo's nest again and realized just how much of a real actor he is. That movie stars a lot of great actors who went on to be famous, yet the characters all feel real. Not like watching Jennifer Aniston or the like "act".

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                                                                                                                                      A Few Good Men and The Shining.
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                                                                                                                                                • TheSenator
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                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by sarah_webinc
                                                                                                                                                  I don't like Easy Rider as much as everybody else does. I have never done drugs so maybe that is why. It isn't bad but I just don't see it as such a great film.

                                                                                                                                                  I respect that point of view but if you did do drugs you may understand the depth of his character he portrayed in Easy Rider.

                                                                                                                                                  A lot of people who did do drugs would understand and relate to a character he portray.

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                                                                                                                                                    • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                                                                                                                      • Dec 2002
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                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by TheSenator
                                                                                                                                                      I respect that point of view but if you did do drugs you may understand the depth of his character he portrayed in Easy Rider.

                                                                                                                                                      A lot of people who did do drugs would understand and relate to a character he portray.

                                                                                                                                                      Anyway, Excuse me while I light my spliff
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                                                                                                                                                      From reality I just can't drift
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                                                                                                                                                      yeah, I have never doubted that it is me that isn't getting it rather than the film. The trippy parts with the women and stuff just look odd if you can't put yourself in the place of their trip. The acting is good..it just is one of those cases where you have to identify to best enjoy the film.

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                                                                                                                                                        • Sarah_Jayne
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                                                                                                                                                          • Dec 2002
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                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by bopha
                                                                                                                                                          I have always thought he was a superior actor. Makes me wonder how actors like Tom Cruise or freaking Julia Roberts get so much recognition. Growing up, I saw actors like Sissy Spacek, Merrill Streep who weren't afraid to get their hands dirty. Jack is a real actor in that sense. I loved him in the Departed, yes.. but just watched One Flew over the cuckoo's nest again and realized just how much of a real actor he is. That movie stars a lot of great actors who went on to be famous, yet the characters all feel real. Not like watching Jennifer Aniston or the like "act".
                                                                                                                                                          MTV generation of actors have now become the 'old school'. Part of the reason British actors have tended to be good in the past was that most of them came from extensive stage backgrounds and had to know how to act. That is disappearing in the UK and in the Hollywood world the actors of the Nicholson generation and back had to have a similar level of talent rather than just look good on the poster. Not that there hasn't always been 'crumpet' in films but most of the ones that lasted had real talent.

                                                                                                                                                          I am glad to hear that I am not the only one that doesn't get Julia Roberts. I have never 'bought' her in a role. The one role where I nearly 'bought' her she won the Oscar. Plus, she looks like her brother in drag.

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                                                                                                                                                            • TheSenator
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                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by sarah_webinc
                                                                                                                                                              yeah, I have never doubted that it is me that isn't getting it rather than the film. The trippy parts with the women and stuff just look odd if you can't put yourself in the place of their trip. The acting is good..it just is one of those cases where you have to identify to best enjoy the film.

                                                                                                                                                              It is one of those film, where you can identify part of yourself to a character.


                                                                                                                                                              I like the Shining but I can't identify with that kind of character.
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                                                                                                                                                                • mikesouth
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                                                                                                                                                                  OMG yall all missed his best role ever

                                                                                                                                                                  as Jake in "Chinatown"
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                                                                                                                                                                    • T - Bone
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                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by FleshJosh
                                                                                                                                                                      I would say "As good as it gets" is definitely a perfect role for him and he's pretty damn good in the new movie "The Departed". I can't think of a better actor to play that part.
                                                                                                                                                                      I agree...

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                                                                                                                                                                              I can't think of anything that he wasn't good in. Top three for me is A Few Good Men, The Shining, and yes...The Joker in Batman. I have read comics since I was a little kid, and still do today...and NO ONE could have ever captured the twisted, sadistic, and downright evil attitude of The Joker like Jack did.

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                                                                                                                                                                                • madawgz
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                                                                                                                                                                                  One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is his best movie
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • samsam
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                                                                                                                                                                                      any day...... The Shining

                                                                                                                                                                                      that is jack at his best..... awesome movie.

                                                                                                                                                                                      in fact i feel like watching it all over again

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Peaches
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                                                                                                                                                                                          I do think OFOTCN was his best. Of course, it was the first R rated movie I'd ever gone to - Emily O'Connell's mother took us and to this day, my mother doesn't know So it might hold a special place in my heart ;)

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                                                                                                                                                                                              He was perfectly cast for the role of Jonathan in Carnal Knowledge.

                                                                                                                                                                                              I mean, here we're talking about an immensely talented actor essentially playing himself in a better than average film.



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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Best role, it's a tie between The Joker and "Jack" in The Shining.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • blip
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      damn, there's been so many great nicholson performances over the years, it's hard to keep count.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      my faves are:
                                                                                                                                                                                                      chinatown
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