The King of Marvin Gardens


The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson. The majority of the film is set in a wintry Atlantic City, New Jersey, with cinematography by Lszl Kovcs.

David Jack Nicholson and Jason Bruce Dern are estranged siblings, the former a depressive latenight radio talk show host, the latter an extrovert con man. When Jason drags his younger brother and his own bitter aging beautyqueen squeeze, Sally Ellen Burstyn, to a dreary Atlantic City and into a realestate scam, events spiral toward tragedy.The skeptical David has no faith in Jasons scam, and Jason chides David for wallowing in his dark, lonely depressed life. Eventually, Sally becomes disgruntled and shoots Jason, and David escorts his brothers corpse home to Philadelphia by train. ........

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