

The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · Movie · 1h 43m · R
Drama
Overview
Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Key crew
- Bob RafelsonDirector
- Bob RafelsonWriter
- Jacob BrackmanWriter
Cast
- Jack NicholsonDavid Staebler
- Bruce DernJason Staebler
- Ellen BurstynSally
- Julia Anne RobinsonJessica
- Scatman CrothersLewis
- Charles LaVineGrandfather
- John P. RyanSurtees
- Sully BoyarLebowitz
- Josh MostelFrank
- Arnold WilliamsRosko
- William PabstBidlack
- Garry GoodrowNervous Man
Stills
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Themes
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