“I have a business feeling” … and still Jack Nicholson refused to be in the two largest masterpieces of the 70s

He is in all lists of the best movies of all time, the godfather (1972) has nothing to prove. Francis Ford Coppola’s classics are still one of the cinematic works that everyone agrees, from criticism to society, and remains a real model to study in the seventh art world.

And if some like Sylvester Stallone, they didn’t play the movie in the movie, “You’re not doing it enough Italian”, others just refused – or rather, a particular actor: a certain Jack Nicholson, who recently met five simple parts. With his previous performances, he was already an icon, so it’s no surprise that Coppola offered him an important role in his film. Surprise, though? His refusal without hesitation!

And the question of why he said no – Godfather Also, during fraud, George Roy Hill’s classic with Paul Newman and Robert Redford – the actor answered later: he knew the films would be successful, but he had other offers that he preferred to prefer.

“” “I think I had a business feeling. I know I have a sense of business. Then I knew that fraud and godfather would be a huge success. At the same time, I think the last chorus and Chinatuna are the most interesting for me from the four films.»

Released in 1973, Hal Eshbi’s latest woman established Nicholson in the role of the Navy Officer, who is responsible for bringing a young culprit to prison. However, along the road, he decides to offer him the last wild night of freedom. Although the film is less known, it remains a beautiful depth of entertainment adventure. As for Chinatown, the 1974 polanic police film Faye Dunaway, for some, this is the biggest film of the 70s, the one who tells the story of Gates, a private detective receiving a fake Mme Mulwray’s visit to Los Angeles. He was found dead, drowned. Gates is maintained in his investigation, despite the threat of professional killers.

However, he wanted to work with Brando …

And these two films were previously mentioned that the choice Jack Nicholson That’s how it went – though he dreamed of working with Marlon Brando!

“” “The godfather would be a good movie. I always wanted to work with Marlon, but they asked me to play the lead role and a) I thought it should have been Italian and b) I had no scene with Marlon, which I read in the script, and I thought I could work with Marlon only once and hope it could be something when we work together.»

Jack Nicholson Thus, stay loyal to its principles and wait for four years to be able to play together Marlon Brando From the west by Missouri Arthur Pen. For the rest, you know this: a wonderful career and, finally, some regret for this indisputable movie giant.

And for an anecdote, he should not remain faithful to his principles: Remember Marlon Brando Who, for his part, refused the Oscar for the best actor in March 1973 for sending Sachen Littlefeather, Sachen Littlefeather, refused to protest the representation of the local cinema.

Listen to Jack Nicholson’s words in the video below:

The godfather is available in the Netflix, Prime Video or Paramount+. Its results are mainly found on the Prime video.