The King of Marvin Gardens

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Call Number: DVD Drama King
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Issued as part of a 9-DVD boxed set with: Head; Easy rider (2 discs: feature film and supplemental material); Five easy pieces; Drive, he said; A safe place; The last picture show (2 discs: feature film and supplemental material).
DVD special ed. features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography László Kovács; selected-scene commentary featuring director Bob Rafelson; "Reflections of a Philosopher King", a 2009 video piece with Rafelson and actress Ellen Burstyn; "Afterthoughts", a 2002 interview with Rafelson, about the film, produced by Rafelson, Kovács, and actor Bruce Dern.
Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Benjamin "Scatman" Crothers.
Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern play estranged siblings David and Jason, the former a depressive late-night-radio talk show host, the latter an extroverted con man; when Jason drags his younger brother to a dreary Atlantic City and into a real-estate scam, events spiral toward tragedy.
DVD, widescreen (16:9, 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, mono.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Very strange submitted by mandevil on July 18, 2022, 6:37pm Bruce Dern shines as a crazy brother with wildly improbable plans. Jack Nicholson is the morose counterpoint.