Mike nichols and jack nicholson on the horror movie. Nicholson, snarling with rage, bites the yuppie, who also begins to grow hair and fangs. Our website will provide you the best quality for all the movies we have and fastest download speed. Mike nichols and jack nicholson on the horror movie june 27, 2006 by emanuellevy every film made by mike nichols, the oscarwinner director of such hollywood classics as the graduate, silkwood, and working girl, is a major media event, especially if it stars jack nicholson, a twotime oscar winner one flew over the cuckoos nest, terms. Wolf is a 1994 american romantic horror film directed by mike nichols and starring jack nicholson, michelle pfeiffer, james spader, kate nelligan, richard jenkins, christopher plummer, eileen atkins, david hyde pierce and om puri. Thus we have a true wolf man jack, with nicholson jogging, running, leaping, grinning, and growling about in a riff on the classic jack piercehenry hull look from 1935s werewolf of london. As the days wear on, however, he becomes increasingly agitated, and it. Jack nicholson net worth 2020 salary per movie house. Jack nicholson is the lead guy, however, and is refreshingly lowkey, especially for him. Jack nicholson and michelle pfeiffer star in wolf, a wickedly funny, wildly romantic, whiteknuckle thriller. Since his breakthrough performance in easy rider 1969, jack nicholson has been at the top of every acting list of the best actors in film. Its quite entertaining and a fairly long film, so you get your moneys worth just wondering how long it will be from the first bite of the wolf until the first bite from jack. Wolf was an expensive picture, with a hefty abovetheline. Jack nicholson s performance is a wonder of insight.
The cinematography is very well done, providing slick shots throughout which still hold their own against current films. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors the other being michael caine who have received oscar nomination in every decade from the 1960s through the early 2000s. Released june 17th, 1994, wolf stars jack nicholson, michelle pfeiffer, james spader, kate nelligan the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. His persona is quirky, playful, and always interesting. Jack nicholson thought diane keaton really loved him.
Jack nicholson filmography filmography feature films 62 television series the following is the filmography for the american actor, director, producer and screenwriter, jack nicholson. Jack nicholson stars in a retelling of the famous werewolf legend in director mike nichols wolf. Jack nicholson celebrity profile check out the latest jack nicholson photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. After seeing laura at the station stewart follows her home where he kills her two guards. From the movie wolf one of the best werewolf movies ever made. The result is a canny portrait of the emotional climate in the new york. Stewart james spader is transforming into a wolf because of an earlier bite by will jack nicholson. Wolf 1994 publisher will randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job. Again and again, in the movie, we watch him court danger. Before going to the police station laura michelle pfeiffer put will in a stall in the barn at his request. Jack nicholson becomes a werewolf in this bizarre comedyhorror film directed by mike nichols. But after being bitten by a wolf, will suddenly finds himself energized, more competitive than ever, and possessed with amazingly heightened senses. In the climactic ending, wolf james spader tries to sexually assault michelle pfeiffer before wolf jack nicholson saves her. We took at look back at 1994s wolf starring jack nicholson and michelle.
The acting is very good with james spader oozing sleaziness with every single look, michelle pfieffer playing a hardened woman, and jack nicholson being, well, jack nicholson, but. Jack nicholson was wild, romantically crazy, and monstrously heroic in this movie. I recently saw the old 1980s film the howling and the special effects might have been ground breaking. Wolf 1994 after being bitten by a wolf in rural vermont, aging book editor will randall jack nicholson finds himself full of youthful vigor.
I remember a shitty horsestable ending and that i wanted the best for kate nelligan, who played the wife and, from a casting standpoint, was at her ripest. Jack nicholson, an american actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a threetime academy award winner and twelvetime nominee. Jack nicholson 1937 is one of the most accomplished actors to ever appear in movies. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Worn down and out of luck, aging publisher will randall jack nicholson is at the end of his rope when a younger coworker snatches his job out from under his nose. Wolf 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After being bitten by a wolf in rural vermont, aging book editor will randall jack nicholson finds himself full of youthful vigor. I would ask throughout shooting, what is this movie about. As soon as you say jack nicholson becomes a wolf, people laugh. Nicholson plays will randall, a book editor with a testosterone deficit who has just been sacked at. Wolf jack nicholson vs james spader werewolf fight youtube.
The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by jack nicholson. Its probably a good idea to not confuse this film with mike nichols lowenergy movie wolf from 1994, where jack nicholson basically played himself, but as a werewolf. Some say that the bad guy bit her so now shes a wolf, or that jack bit her so now shes a wolf, or she was a wolf all along and that she was the. You can never go wrong with this movies allstar cast and unique storytelling, filmmaking that reminds me a lot of a classic stephen king picture. The picture opens with will randall jack nicholson, the chief editor at a new york city publishing office, driving down a snowy vermont road, using his sleeve to wipe away condensation on the front window.
Wolf is a 1994 american romantic horror film directed by mike nichols and starring jack nicholson, michelle pfeiffer, james spader, kate nelligan, richard. The problems surrounding the movie have nothing to do with its premise. Wolf movie adds 1917 star george mackay and lilyrose. After being bitten by a wolf in rural vermont, aging book editor will randall. Wolf 1994 trailer hd jack nicholson michelle pfeiffer youtube. Full moon frights jack nicholson becomes a middleaged. Directed by mike nichols publisher will randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job. Jack nicholson and michelle pfeiffer star in this romantic thriller about a manhattan book editor who is bitten by a wolf. Jack nicholson brings wolf to japan actor jack nicholson, sporting his trademark shades and leer, poses in front of a poster of himself and wolf costar michelle pfeiffer during a press. As you can guess from the picture on the dvd box, jack nicholson turns into a wolf werewolf. Will randall jack nicholson is bitten by a wolf while driving home in vermont.
However, i feel that the only movie that put a unique, modern spin to it, while staying true to its mystical roots, is mike nichols wolf. The movie was wolf, and jack nicholson, undergoing some kind of transformation, might have killed his wife. Suddenly, theres a shape ahead and his car slams into a wolf. Movies diane keaton fooled jack nicholson into believing she really loved him while making somethings gotta give. James spader sex, lies and videotape, kate nelligan the prince of tides, christopher plummer the sound of music and david hyde pierce tv s frasier, sleepless in seattle costar in this beastly tale of love and betrayal with equal measures of humor, passion and. Jack nicholson in wolf i got about a thousand in my wallet. Watch wolf starring jack nicholson in this drama on directv. Wolf stars jack nicholson as a top editor for a new york publishing house, who is bitten by a wolf and begins to turn into a werewolf, just as a. Jack nicholson is one of the wealthiest and mostawardnominated actors in american history. A lot of the special effects were pretty good, especially watching jack nicholson bound up the stairs in about three or four leaps. Wolf jack nicholson michelle pfeiffer werewolf movie. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. He was born on april 22, 1937, in neptune city, new jersey, united states.
Rent wolf 1994 starring jack nicholson and michelle pfeiffer on dvd and bluray. His lover michelle pfeiffer tries to protect him from himself. Jack nicholson james spader urinal scene from wolf duration. Jack nicholson in wolf i got about a thousand in my. Like gary oldman, jack nicholson is incapable of act badly if his life depended on it, wolf follows traditional lines but is more character driven rather than rely on cgi special effects but dont let that put you off. It was written by jim harrison and wesley strick, and an uncredited elaine may. I dont believe he ever raised his voice in this movie, acting very subdued. Randall then discovers that hes been fired and replaced by stewart swinton james spader, a vicious young executive. How to animate a personality that is barely there 443.
But after being bit by a wolf, will suddenly finds himself energized, more competitive than ever, and possessed with amazingly heightened senses. Worn down and out of luck, aging publisher will randall jack nicholson is at the end of his rope when a younger coworker snatches both his job and wife out from under his nose. Nicholson plays will randall, a book editor with a testosterone. He is revered as one of the finest screen actors of all time. Wolf by mike nichols jack nicholson, michelle pfeiffer. He does it with passivity as if he were taking part in an expressionless game of doubledare with life.