The king of Marvin Gardens [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents ; a BBS production ; screenplay by Jacob Brackman ; story by Bob Rafelson and Jacob Brackman ; produced and directed by Bob Rafelson.
Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Benjamin "Scatman" Crothers. Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. Box set includes accompanying guide, America lost and found : the BBS story (111 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.). Issued as part of a 9-DVD boxed set with: Head; Easy rider (2 discs: feature film and supplemental material); Five easy pieces; Drive, he said; A safe place; The last picture show (2 discs: feature film and supplemental material). Special features: selected-scene commentary featuring director Bob Rafelson; "Reflections of a Philosopher King", a 2009 video piece with Rafelson and actress Ellen Burstyn; "Afterthoughts", a 2002 interview with Rafelson, about the film, produced by Rafelson, Kovács, and actor Bruce Dern; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern play estranged siblings David and Jason, the former a depressive late-night-radio talk show host, the latter an extroverted con man; when Jason drags his younger brother to a dreary Atlantic City and into a real-estate scam, events spiral toward tragedy.
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