A selection of the best films with actor Jack Nicholson

You've probably heard something like this before outstanding actor like Jack Nicholson. This man, born in 1937, is the first film star to be honoured with so many awards, as well as nominations for Oscarthat no other celebrity has ever had. In addition to his quite successful acting career, Jack Nicholson has also spent time artistic development of cartoons, scripting, selection musical film accompaniments, as well as producing и directing. 

Famous born John Joseph Nicholson became known thanks to direct participation in a number of films: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "A Few Good Men", "The Shining", "No Better" and a number of other films. In this article I suggest you consider the above-mentioned films, because it is in them you can perfectly consider almost all facets of Nicholson's acting skills.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

The film belongs to the genre of dramas. The plot is very interesting and tells about the life story of a man named Patrick McMurphy, who is a real criminal. At first the man served his sentence in a colony, but later he is transferred to a psychiatric hospital in order to identify possible psychological and mental deviations and diseases of the rebel. In the new place, McMurphy encounters one of the nurses, a strict disciplinarian woman who is used to control everything around her. The two characters confront each other and try to screw each other over in some way. Who will win in this confrontation will be known only after careful viewing of the film.

An interesting enough fact is that the main actor Jack Nicholson agreed to star in this film for a small fee. However, before filming it was agreed that the aforementioned receives to the account a percentage of box office receipts. The film star did not miss, because thanks to this film Nicholson was awarded not only a good monetary award, but also the first, honestly deserved "Oscar". Who cares, with a budget of only four million dollars, the film was able to collect more than a hundred million dollars in a short time.

A Few Good Guys (1992)

The film belongs to the genre of dramatic thriller. By the way, the film got its name because of a phrase heard by the director in one of the TV commercials, however funny it may seem, which was also about the Marine Corps. The plot is based on a story about the lives of two marine lieutenants who committed a crime - a brutal massacre of their comrade. To defend these two fell to the share of an equally young but inexperienced lawyer. The latter expected that the case would be easy to solve. However, this is not the case at all. Other people intervene in the story, taking the side of the victim. Will the lawyer be able to save the young friends? The answer can only find out by watching this film.

An interesting fact is that the Jack Nicholson we are considering demanded a fee of five million dollars, which he received after the completion of filming with his character. By the way, all the scenes with the character Nicholson managed to shoot just ten days. Another interesting fact about the money is that with the spent budget for the film in the amount of forty million dollars, after screening and counting box office receipts came to the amount of two hundred forty-three million dollars. The film paid off just fine.

The Shining (1980)

The film belongs to the genre of dramatic horrors and thrillers. By the way, it should be said in advance that Jack Nicholson, who played the main role, very much resented the fact that the audience and film critics more praise the director Kubrick, completely forgetting about the actors. According to Nicholson, this role was not given to him easily and he deserves attention. And the plot of the film tells the story of one family. One man named Jack Torrence, taking his wife and young son, decided to move to a distant hotel for some time to work as a caretaker. However, as soon as he steps on the threshold of the magnificent building, Torrence is visited by intrusive thoughts that he has already been here.

Interesting is the preparation of Jack Nicholson for filming. For example, for a fortnight he was fed only sandwiches with cheese, which, incidentally, the actor simply hates. However, such a sacrifice gave the desired effect - Nicholson became irritated and quite nervous. Another interesting fact is that when filming the scene where Torrence breaks the door, were used special lightweight doors that could break any person. However, Nicholson was working for the police at the time, so he knocked the obstacle down with one blow. This did not please director Kubrick, as the effect was not supposed to be the same. So another door was made, but a little stronger than the previous one.

Never Better (1997)

The film belongs to the genre of comedy melodrama, which is very specific for actor Jack Nicholson. The plot is based on the life story of an unstable writer named Melvin Adal. The man is often nervous and annoyed by everything around him, including his writing. Because of this feature of his character, Melvin is constantly alone and, in addition, is a frequent participant in ridiculous situations. Adal has absolutely no friends and other close people. However, soon he needed to take care of the neighbour's dog. Spending more and more time with the pet, Melvin learns from him a bright vision of the world around him, as well as kindness and tenderness. It is not long before the writer, nervous before this event, opens up a new, unexplored for him world of human and multifaceted feelings.

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It is known that Jack Nicholson was very afraid to get out of his comfort zone: after all, he constantly had to play evil and crazy heroes. However, his fears were not justified, because the character Melvin according to viewers and film critics was the nicest character ever played by Nicholson.