Quintessential Jack
The Art of Jack Nicholson on Screen
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2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7094-2 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7094-2 (ISBN)
Drawing on years of research and dozens of interviews with his associates, this critical study of Jack Nicholson's oeuvre examines each of his film roles, as well as his screenwriting and directorial efforts. Personal insight is provided by Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Noah Wyle, Monkees Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, several Apollo astronauts, Hells Angel Sonny Barger and many more.
After several years of small roles and experimental screenwriting during his early career, Jack Nicholson got his big break in 1969 with Easy Rider. The next year Five Easy Pieces made him a star. Since then the 12-time Academy Award nominee has won Best Actor twice (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and As Good as It Gets).
This critical study examines each of Nicholson's film roles, as well as his screenwriting and directorial efforts. Fascinating personal insights are provided through interviews with stars such as Mews Small, James Hong, Millie Perkins, Michael Margotta, Shirley Knight, Joe Turkel, Ed Nelson, Hazel Court, the Monkees, several Apollo astronauts, Hell's Angel Sonny Barger, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, and many more.
After several years of small roles and experimental screenwriting during his early career, Jack Nicholson got his big break in 1969 with Easy Rider. The next year Five Easy Pieces made him a star. Since then the 12-time Academy Award nominee has won Best Actor twice (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and As Good as It Gets).
This critical study examines each of Nicholson's film roles, as well as his screenwriting and directorial efforts. Fascinating personal insights are provided through interviews with stars such as Mews Small, James Hong, Millie Perkins, Michael Margotta, Shirley Knight, Joe Turkel, Ed Nelson, Hazel Court, the Monkees, several Apollo astronauts, Hell's Angel Sonny Barger, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, and many more.
Scott Edwards is an advertising creative director and copywriter, and a winner of ADDY, Telly and EFFIE awards. He lives in Canton, Ohio.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Actor as Auteur
2. Heroes and Villains
3. Men on a Mission
4. Pieces of Schmidt
5. A More Perfect Union
6. The School of Roger
7. As Cuckoo as It Gets
8. Hippies and Hogs and Horses
9. From Ballbusters to Heart Attacks
10. The Developing Delinquent
11. Writers on the Storm
12. Rom-Com Wonder
13. Misfits and Misanthropes
14. The Dicks Versus the Hoods
15. Head Trips
16. The Occasional Filmmaker
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 03.02.2018 |
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Zusatzinfo | 49 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 376 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7094-3 / 1476670943 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7094-2 / 9781476670942 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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