Jack Nicholson's Worst Performance (1985)

About this episode

The episode discusses Jack Nicholson's worst performance in film, highlighting various movies and directors.

Send us Fan Mail Movies: Prizzi's Honor - John Huston Kiss of the Spider Woman - Hector Babenco The Color Purple - Steven Spielberg Witness - Peter Weir Out of Africa - Sydney Pollack

People in this episode

Hosts: Paige Magid, Alexi Knight

Topics covered

• Jack Nicholson
• film performance
• movie reviews
• 1985 films
• cinema analysis

Keywords

• Jack Nicholson
• worst performance
• film reviews
• 1985 movies
• Prizzi's Honor
• Kiss of the Spider Woman
• The Color Purple
• Witness
• Out of Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: John Huston, Hector Babenco, Steven Spielberg, Peter Weir, Sydney Pollack

Books & works: Prizzi's Honor, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Color Purple, Witness, Out of Africa

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