Terms Of Endearment, 6.35pm
Showered with praise, laden with Oscars, this hugely successful tear-jerker boasts some magnificent on-screen chemistry
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Jack Nicholson Season
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Jack Nicholson Week on Film4
About the season
Born in New Jersey, 1937, Jack Nicholson worked as an office boy at MGM at the age of 17, and went on to enjoy an incredible career spanning seven decades. With twelve Oscar nominations to his name (including three wins), the writer, director and actor has evolved as cinema has evolved. From his debut in 1958's The Cry Baby Killer through a succession of iconic roles, he's played romantic hero, mob boss, madman, werewolf, detective, depressive and of course the Devil himself.
Jack Nicholson has collaborated with some of the most prestigious directors within Hollywood and around the world, including Roman Polanski (Chinatown), James L Brooks (Terms Of Endearment), Martin Scorsese (The Departed), John Huston (Prizzi's Honor) and Michelangelo Antonioni (The Passenger) - films showcased in our season dedicated to this distinctive actor (see listings below). Plus, we're pleased to present New Hollywood auteur Bob Rafelson's overlooked but brilliant The King Of Marvin Gardens and cult favourite Hal Ashby's wonderfully cynical indie comedy The Last Detail, both featuring knockout performances from Nicholson.
Wednesday 21st November
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Chinatown, 9pm
Roman Polanski's masterly film noir takes us back to the days when Los Angeles was a small town
Thursday 22nd November
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The Departed, 9pm
Martin Scorsese's hard-hitting, tough-talking, Oscar-winning thriller stars Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson
Friday 23rd November
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The Last Detail, 11.15pm
An Oscar-winning Jack Nicholson is a filthy-mouthed sailor in Hal Ashby's brilliantly cynical black comedy
Saturday 24th November
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The King Of Marvin Gardens, 11.20pm
Jack Nicholson stars in this overlooked but brilliant American tragedy as a melancholy and withdrawn late-night DJ living amid the faded glamour of Atlantic City
On Film4: 28 May 1:25AM
Sunday 25th November
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Prizzi's Honor, 11.15pm
Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner star as hitpeople who fall head over heels for one another in John Huston's penultimate film
Monday 26th November
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The Passenger, 10.55pm
Jack Nicholson stars in Blow-Up director Michelangelo Antonioni's long-neglected existential thriller about a journalist who takes on the identity of a dead arms dealer
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Jack Nicholson Week on Film4
Chinatown, The Departed, The Passenger and more
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