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Jack Nicholson - Peter Thompson

 
Description: ISBN 1840181486 / Genre: Biography / This book explores the truth about the secret life of the actor who calls himself Dr Devil. Writer ... more
Jack Nicholson - Peter Thompson ... and investigative journalist, Peter Thompson catches Nicholson unguarded in off-screen moments to examine the contradictions of his personality. The book exposes him as a spoiled playboy trying to escape reality with sex and drug binges. Thompson paints a picture of a tormented man who inflicts pain on his loved ones and ultimately on himself.

Newest Review: ... people that he was immediately snatched up to star in the excellent Five Easy Pieces. Roman Polanski loved directing ... more

 ... Nicholson in this, as he bought out the best in the young actor. So successful was this movie that it took $45 million at the box office from only a 400 hundred thousand budget. Its believed be the most profitable film ever made for under a million. It received eleven Oscar nominations and sent Nicholson into the stratosphere as Americas most talented and bankable star. Chinatown quickly followed on to the Nicholson CV, which again received a...more

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Jack Nicholson - Peter Thompson: The life and trimes of a lawyer on the Edge..... (2465 words)
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The life and times of an actor on the edge What do we know about Jack other than the demon eyes and jet-black shades. This book attempts to reveal more of the enigmatic and much loved actor with in the biz, whilst going through his filmography and loves and drugs, not all of it above board. The first ninety pages read like a divorce transcript as we begin with an update of frisky Jacks love life in the present day. This is most unusual for a biog and makes the first chunk really rather dull. It picks up around here as we are given some background on his early film career and triumphs. Even the Mafia gets a look in as with most of the crowd ...  Read the complete review

 

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