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List Price: $19.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 47643
Released: April 25, 2000 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A drama about jack nicholsons failure to discourage brother bruce derns outlandish financial schemes. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai original advertising talent files bonus trailers scene selections and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/27/2008 Starring: Jack Nicholson Ellen Burstyn Run time: 103 minutes Rating: R Director: Rob Rafelson
Description of The King of Marvin Gardens:
One of the most subtle and deeply felt--if ultimately downbeat--collaborations between Jack Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson, this film was Rafelson's follow-up to Five Easy Pieces. Nicholson plays a disc jockey whose withdrawn personality translates to radio mystery. But he's out of his depth when he goes home to Atlantic City at the invitation of ne'er-do-well brother Bruce Dern. Dern has a big-money scam that's also high risk, particularly to himself if the black-crime syndicate he's ripping off ever gets wind of it. But Nicholson gets swept up in the blarney of his charismatic older brother, even as he suffers gnawing doubts about the way Big Bro treats his lady friends (including Ellen Burstyn). Low-key but evocative, this is the kind of movie that has you remembering images and moments and feeling for Nicholson's dilemma, long after you've seen it. --Marshall Fine
The King of Marvin Gardens Reviews:
Early '70s pretentious slop for the most part 
2009-09-15 - Nicholson is a depressive, retrospective bore with a slick brother living in Atlantic City.
The movie starts off with a little promise, but ambles along like a bad rash, never really
going anywhere. It's a movie about losers finding themselves (or re-discovering themselves
with Dern and Nicholson) and going nowhere. I find most of the characters annoying, especially
Burstyn's. Waste of time.
1 Star If You Like A Feel Good Movie, 5 Stars If You Like Tragedy 
2009-03-15 - I must say about this movie that the acting, directing and production are five stars all the way with Jack Nicholson & Bruce Dern turning in unforgettable performances. The film moves along at a slow pace developing the characters intricately and providing a rather somber atmosphere, similar to 5 Easy Pieces. If you gravitate to tragic, disturbing stories then I think you'll find this movie to be outstanding. However, if you're looking for comedy or a feel good movie I think you'll be very dissappointed here. This movie is similar to 5 Easy pieces in its rather moody gloominess on the whole, but at least in the aforementioned there is some comedy and the ending is much easier on the viewer. The King Of Marvin Gardens however came across to me as tragedy for the sake of it...yes, many bad things happen in this world but when I watch a movie I want to forget about such things and enjoy a vacation from the crime on the news! At least in Easy Rider the journey is excellent and the tragic ending there makes a strong statement against prejudice and hatred. With this movie there really is nothing to learn other than people just go crazy sometimes, do terrible things and the rest of us shake our heads and move on...I was very shocked by the way this film ended, and not in a good way...furthermore I found the closing statement by Jack Nicholson's character to raise many very disturbing questions about what human beings may be capable of. So again, 5 stars for those who want to view a tragedy, 1 star for those who want a happy story...thus 3 stars overall.
King of Marvin Gardens 
2008-05-22 - This movie is a cult classic. Ellen Burstyn, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Julia Robinson star in this 1970's movie about two very different brothers and their relationship as well as their broken dreams and schemes. Ellen Burstyn said this is one of her favorite movies. Julia Robinson is stunningly beautiful.
most under rateds film of all time.
2008-03-01 - Superb performances from Nicholson, Burstyn and Dern in particular (all oscar worthy in my opinion). Haunting DP work by the Late, great Lazlo Kovakz, a thoughtful, subtle script and Bob Rafelsons steady,silent directorial touches combine to make this perhaps the the best film of the 1970's (Godfather II and Armacord are possible contenders asewell). Think I'm over exaggerating? well I'm fully aware of the size of that statement and i stand by it. Thier is no film from that era that just gets that much better with each viewing, the newances of each performance and the depth of the brothers relationship (nicholson and Dern) growing more and more complex. i wrote a paper on this film for school thats how much i loved it. I reccomend it highly.
King Jack 
2007-01-23 - A over looked classic, all the cast act their socks off. Nicholson particularly is understated and so more effective. Failed dreams portrayed in a most moving fashion.
