Jack Nicholson

What is:

1. Your favorite movie
2. Your favorite character
3. Your favorite saying

I haven't seen them all, but for me the favorite movie is The Bucket List (before that it was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Melvin Udall in As good as it gets, and the "You Can't Take the Truth" soliloquy in A Few Good Men .

2010 How Do You Know
Charles
2007 The Bucket List
Edward

2006 The Departed
Frank Costello

2003 Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn

2003 Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell

2002 About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt

2001 The Pledge
Jerry Black

1997 As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall

1996 Mars Attacks!
President James Dale / Art Land

1996 The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove

1996 Blood and Wine
Alex Gates

1995 The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale

1994 Wolf
Will Randall

1992 Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

1992 A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep

1992 Man Trouble
Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss

1990 The Two Jakes
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

1989 Batman
Joker / Jack Napier

1987 Ironweed
Francis Phelan

1987 Broadcast News
Bill Rorich

1987 The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne

1986 Heartburn
Mark Forman

1986 Elephant's Child (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)

1985 Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna

1983 Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove

1982 The Border
Charlie Smith

1981 Reds
Eugene O'Neill

1981 Ragtime
Pirate at Beach (uncredited)

1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers

1980 The Shining
Jack Torrance

1978 Goin' South
Henry Lloyd Moon

1976 The Last Tycoon
Brimmer

1976 The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan

1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
R.P. McMurphy

1975 The Fortune
Oscar

1975 Tommy
The Specialist

1975 The Passenger
David Locke

1974 Chinatown
J.J. Gittes

1973 The Last Detail
Buddusky

1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler

1971 A Safe Place
Mitch

1971 Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan

1970 Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea

1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle

1970 The Rebel Rousers
Bunny

1969 Easy Rider
George Hanson

1968 Head
Movie-director at filmshoot in resteraunt (uncredited)

1968 Psych-Out
Stoney

1968 The Shooting
Billy Spear

1966-1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Marvin Jenkins / Mr. Garland – Aunt Bee, the Juror (1967) … Marvin Jenkins
– Opie Finds a Baby (1966) … Mr. Garland


1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Tom Murdock – A Son for a Son (1967) … Tom Murdock


1967 Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet

1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)

1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Crewman – The Lost Bomb (1966) … Crewman (uncredited)


1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Jaime Angel – Out of a Concrete Tower (1966) … Jaime Angel
– The Taste of Crow (1966) … Jaime Angel
– What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) … Jaime Angel
– A Patient Lost (1966) … Jaime Angel


1965 Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes

1964 Back Door to Hell
Burnett

1964 Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham

1964 Ensign Pulver
Dolan

1963 The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier

1963 The Raven
Rexford Bedlo

1962 The Broken Land
Will Brocious

1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Tony Morgan – Total Eclipse (1962) … Tony Morgan


1962 Little Amy (TV movie)
Jefferson City Coach

1961 Bronco (TV series)
Bob Doolin – The Equalizer (1961) … Bob Doolin


1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
John Stark – Round Up (1961) … John Stark


1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Tom Washburn – That Washburn Girl (1961) … Tom Washburn


1960 Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly

1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
– The Mink Coat (1960)


1960 The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force

1960 The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron

1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Martin – Operation Fortuna (1960) … Martin


1960 Too Soon to Love
Buddy

1958 The Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace

1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Are You Listening? (1956)

Thats quite a body of work.

I've always liked 1) Chinatown and 2) The Two Jakes, meaning I'll watch them over and over. Many of the others I liked, but once was enough. In the case of Wolf, once was one time too many.

In the case of Wolf, once was one time too many. Originally Posted by I B Hankering

thhhps with Coke. It's a good thing my laptop has a keyboard protector. LOL

The Pledge (just fantastic fantastic and sad)

As good as it gets (perfect)

The Departed (love it)

Thats quite a body of work. Originally Posted by pjorourke

Are you on the NCAA Selection Committee?

but +1, one of my favs...him and Pacino are my 1 & 1a in either order from an amazing generation of actors (Redford, Newman, DeNiro to name a few)

Hard to believe As Good as it Gets is 14 years old.

As a fellow Lakers fan though, I think his best role is courtside at the Staples Center

As a fellow Lakers fan though, I think his best role is courtside at the Staples Center Originally Posted by atlcomedy

I'm a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest fan -- although maybe its just the story I like so much.

I don't know if I can pick just one. McMurtry in Cuckoo & Col. Jessup are two of my favs. My favorite Jack quote/exchange is from "A Few Good Men"

Col. Jessup:So how is your dad, Danny?
Kaffee: He passed away seven years ago, sir.
Col. Jessep: Don't I feel like the fucking asshole?
Kaffee: Not at all, sir

I'm a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest fan -- although maybe its just the story I like so much. Originally Posted by pjorourke

Ditto! The book is incredible also.

He's sexy in Chinatown and Five Easy Pieces.

The book is sublime

Amazing he never did a "Twilight Zone" episode.

Amazing he never did a "Twilight Zone" episode. Originally Posted by Whirlaway

He didn't have to. He created on all by himself.

My Fav line ever from JN...

Receptionist - How do you write women so well?

Udall - I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability.

Sorry ladies, but that always cracks me up.

Great line, RK