The King of Marvin Gardens

– Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
The King of Marvin Gardens (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, yet another of his get-rich-quick schemes. But luck is against them both and the game ends badly - real life reduced to radio drama.

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Apr 1973

Language:

English, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writer:

Jacob Brackman (screenplay), Bob Rafelson (story), Jacob Brackman (story)

Main Actors:

Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson

Plot:

'It's Monopoly out there'. Jason Staebler, The King of Marvin Gardens, has gone directly to jail, lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is also a dreamer who asks his brother, David, a radio personality from Philadelphia to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island - asking him to believe in yet another of his dreams, yet another of his get-rich-quick schemes. But luck is against them both and the game ends badly - real life reduced to radio drama.

Production:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%