I loved this film, and I'm not complaining about his acting ability, but why was Jack Nicholson performing 2 roles?
Was Tim Burton trying to draw parallels between the characters? or was he just the best man for the job in both cases?
When Tim Burton showed Jack Nicholson the script and asked him which role he liked the most, Jack replied "how about all of them." As a result, Tim Burton cast him in two roles. He realized Jack Nicholson had a lot of talent but also that casting one actor to play every character in the movie wouldn't work very well.
shareIt's happened a lot in films
Dr. Stangelove, Sellers had 3 roles
Blazing Saddles, Mel Brooks had 3 roles
The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin 2 rols
Austin Powers, several roles
I've always enjoyed seeing actors in multiple roles, especially comedies, but I think Dr. Strangelove was easily the most memorable and successful.
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Don't forget
"The Mouse That Roared" (1950) Peter Sellers had 4 roles.
And then there is
"Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949) where Alec Guinness played 8 different roles.
Well done!
I wonder if it could have been some little sendup to Dr Strangelove, since in Dr S, Sellers played several roles, including the President. Word was, he would have played Major Kong (which was pretty over-the-top).
With Mars Attacks, Nicholson played a rather subdued President, and an over-the-top Vegas type.
"Thanks, guys." "So long, partner."
- Toy Story 3 (9/10)
I wonder if it could have been some little sendup to Dr Strangelove, since in Dr S, Sellers played several roles, including the President. Word was, he would have played Major Kong (which was pretty over-the-top).
Actually, Kubrick never intended for the movie to be a comedy, it just kind of got away from him.
If you watch carefully, except for the bit at the beginning where Major Kong is reading through the contents of the survival kit, and of course the "WAHOO!" scene at the end, the scenes in the B52 are played completely straight. They're highly technical and very serious.
Jerry Lewis in The Family Jewels...
shareTony Randall in "The 7 Faces of Dr Lao", 7 or 8 roles, depending on how you count.
shareI seen Mars Attack a lot of times but I only recently realize that Jack Nickolson played two roles…
In Back to the future 2, I remember that Mickael J. Fox had several roles like his brother and sister in the future.
Do you know other films where actor played several roles?
I think it would have been better with Jack Nicholson only in the President's role and Danny DeVito doing Art Land. Because, is it just me or the part DeVito has in this movie adds nothing to the movie except Danny DeVito?
shareJack wanted it and I've always thought it was perfect because it was the two people who thought they had power and control and then found out they didn't have anything real at all.
shareActually, the person who really thought he had power and control, and ended up not having it, was Rod Steiger's General Decker.
Alec Guinness did this much better in Kind Hearts and Coronets than most of the American actors who've been mentioned.
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It's not "sci-fi", it's SF!
I always felt that Michael Keaton should have been cast as the Casino onwer part and left Jack as president.
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