The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

103 mins | Drama | Oct. 12, 1972

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.

The King of Marvin Gardens

103 mins | Drama | Oct. 12, 1972

The King of Marvin Gardens
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Columbia Pictures, BBS Productions
Original title The King of Marvin Gardens
Directors Bob Rafelson, Michael Haley
Writers Jacob Brackman, Bob Rafelson

Cast

Jack Nicholson

as David Staebler

Bruce Dern

as Jason Staebler

Ellen Burstyn

as Sally

Julia Anne Robinson

as Jessica

Scatman Crothers

as Lewis

Charles LaVine

as Grandfather

John P. Ryan

as Surtees

Sully Boyar

as Lebowitz

Josh Mostel

as Frank

Arnold Williams

as Rosko

William Pabst

as Bidlack

Garry Goodrow

as Nervous Man

Imogene Bliss

as Magda

Ann Thomas

as Bambi

Tom Overton

as Spot Operator

Maxwell Goldberg

as Sonny

Van Kirksey

as Messenger #1

Tony King

as Messenger #2

Jerry Fujikawa

as Agura

Conrad Yama

as Fujito

Scott Howard

as Auctioneer

Henry Foehl

as Auctioneer

Frank Hatchett

as Dancer

Wyetta Turner

as Dancer