Jack Nicholson '75

About this episode

The episode focuses on Jack Nicholson's notable films from 1975 and includes discussions about his performances and the films themselves.

In our first ever episode dedicated to an actor we train our sights on the man, the myth, the legend that is Jack Nicholson. Specifically our focus is on his four 1975 calendrical releases: Ken Russell’s Tommy, Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger, Mike Nichols’ The Fortune, and finally we top things off with a brief discussion of his Oscar Winning turn in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It’s a fun one! We talk about some weird movies, the hosts certainly get in a few attempts at Jack impr...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Ludwig, Elena Gibson

Topics covered

• Jack Nicholson
• 1975 films
• Oscar winners
• film reviews
• actor focus

Keywords

• Jack Nicholson
• 1975
• film analysis
• Oscar
• Tommy
• The Passenger
• The Fortune
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tommy, The Passenger, The Fortune, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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