WTF Happened to Jack Nicholson?

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4 жыл бұрын

In our latest WTF series, we take a look at some of our favorite stars and filmmakers who have seemingly disappeared or altered their careers over the years to the point that begs the question; WTF happened? Now, before you think we're just picking on celebrities or running some gossip rag stuff, think again! We take a fun (and sometimes funny), researched and fair approach, looking at all angles that led our subject to wherever they are now (which isn't necessarily a bad place at all). If anything, it answers the question on where these fine folks went, how they got there and where you can find 'em now.
This time out we explore the career of the legendary Jack Nicholson, who has graced us with a plethora of scene-stealing performances in some truly great and iconic films that have helped define cinema today. From THE SHINING to ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST to CHINATOWN to BATMAN to TERMS OF ENDEARMENT to THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK to A FEW GOOD MEN to AS GOOD AS IT GETS to ABOUT SCHMIDT to THE DEPARTED and beyond, Jack Nicholason has been a powerhouse for the ages, sprinkling his devilish charm all throughout Hollywood since he emerged on the scene. Nicholson has since disappeared from Hollywood, with his last role being in the James L. Brooks dud HOW DO YOU KNOW, which was ten years ago. Where did Jack go? What's he been up to? Will we ever see him on the big screen again or has he officially retired and left us with his film legacy to chew on? All this and more in the latest WTF Happened to...
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@SunBrohan 4 жыл бұрын

I feel Jack Nicholson could totally pull off a father figure to Leonardo DiCaprio in any movie

@brotherhex 4 жыл бұрын

Fact 👌

@damienwillis6068 4 жыл бұрын

That’s bizarre you say that because I’ve always thought that Leonardo DiCaprio puts me in mind of a younger version of Jack..he’s probaly the closest thing to him anyhow..they remind me a lot of each other..I get the same feeling and vibes from them

@SunBrohan 4 жыл бұрын

@@MarceloVeronezzi it's not just that my man i find that Leonardo DiCaprio can be a little eccentric and crazy in some of his role which is relatable to Jack Nicholson acting personality but they also have the same color and buggy eyes, they comb to hair back and if you put their faces side-by-side it looks like you're watching looper 2

@idurisu930 4 жыл бұрын

15:09

@keithreynolos1045 4 жыл бұрын

Get a life, weirdo

@Egomorph1987 4 жыл бұрын

He’s crossed 80, has won multiple Oscars and had a glorious career. Leave him the fk alone

@yodatcht1321 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously.

@boxcarwillie167 4 жыл бұрын

They can't handle the truth!

@seansullivan7928 4 жыл бұрын

Shut up tough guy

@sussudio9922 4 жыл бұрын

@@seansullivan7928 You can't handle the truth, tough guy. I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!!!

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

We all have our own opinions, I guess! (technically??)

@VickStarkiller 3 жыл бұрын

“I warned him.” Jack Nicholson once told a story about him doing some pills on the set of Batman 89 and he passed out as once he came to, he was in his car on the edge of a cliff. Perhaps he was telling Heath that it’s a dangerous role that can consume you if you’re not careful.

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

You’re half right. He warned him about taking the dangerous but effective prescription sleep drug AMBIEN (aka ZOLPIDEM). It causes severe amnesia in people who aren’t tolerant to hypnotics or Benzos... and yes jack took it and almost drove himself off a cliff. Anyway he warned the very sleep deprived actor Heath Ledger about taking Ambien. It turns out that Heath took Ambien and he forgot how many various types of pills he was taking (opioids, Benzos, etc.) and he took too many pills and overdosed. Correct me if I’m wrong though. But I’m pretty certain of this.

@VickStarkiller 3 жыл бұрын

Reed Rosson that sounds about right. He definitely warned him about something but probably didn’t want to put his business out there like that. I thought it was solely about the role but I forgot about Jack’s drug use back in the day too.

@paullinley9733 3 жыл бұрын

both being method actors,do you think Heath L was so out of it,tired he didnt stop being the joker.he was Joker 24/7 J.N maybe warned him about becoming(playing) the Joker after what happen to him with the car &pills.just a thought.

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

@@VickStarkiller yessir, it is nice to think about it in that way, too, even knowing that's not exactly or entirely what Jack meant. With that said, method acting can be very dangerous or damaging to th health. See: Christian Bale... wow, his transformations are downright scary!

@jdawgrocks 3 жыл бұрын

Actually not sure if true but there is a story that jack had to go to therapy because of the joker character

@bigguy1164 3 жыл бұрын

"Wtf happened to Jack Nicholson?" "Jack was born in 1937." There's your fucking answer.

@jpl0202 3 жыл бұрын

He's F'ing tired man. Do something for 60 years and see how you feel. He doesn't need more money nor does he need to prove anything. He has done it ALL.

@CornishCreamtea07 3 жыл бұрын

Clint Eastwood was born in 1930, has a new film out this year.

@bigguy1164 3 жыл бұрын

@@CornishCreamtea07 That's his prerogative. Jack has no obligations to anyone to keep working.

@CornishCreamtea07 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigguy1164 That's a different answer, that's "Because he doesn't want to". Your answer was, he's too old.

@bigguy1164 3 жыл бұрын

@@CornishCreamtea07 How do you even know how to breathe? I never said he was too old, I pointed out his age so MAYBE there might be some correlation there.

@shivashrivastava4437 4 жыл бұрын

*Reality:* Jack doesn't wanna play anymore roles cause he wants other actors to get a shot at the oscars, he is being generous to the kids. The guy has most oscar nominations in the history. Legend.

@UnReelComedy 2 жыл бұрын

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@mandycookie5080 Жыл бұрын

True 😅

@randommf3549 5 ай бұрын

Fax

@CaptRobertApril 4 жыл бұрын

Jack and Heath had discussed Ambien, a sleeping aid Heath was taking at the time. Jack had warned him about the dangers of that drug, relating how, when he was taking Ambien, in his sleep, he had gotten in his car, drove around, and woke up in someone else's driveway. Considering where Jack lives, up in the Hollywood hills off Mulhulland Drive, a road that's a bit scary in the daytime when you're wide awake, the concept of driving that *in your sleep* should scare the crap out of any halfway sane individual.

@charliejohn1 4 жыл бұрын

I've been taking Ambien for years. It's a safe drug as long as you don't take it, then drive around town.

@CaptRobertApril 4 жыл бұрын

@@charliejohn1 The point is that Jack didn't take it and go driving, he took it, went to bed, then went driving around Mullhulland Drive IN HIS SLEEP.

@JonnyRicter 4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Cobra a widely reported and litigated side effect of ambien is "sleep walking." Just google it, you'll find countless stories of people taking ambien, going to sleep, then getting up and driving with no recollection of it ever happening.

@jemleith3263 4 жыл бұрын

@@JonnyRicter Wrong. His experience is the only relevant experience, and just because it's fine for him means it's fine for the rest of the world. Stop busting his ass, you jerk.

@simonausmus 4 жыл бұрын

@@jemleith3263 Your comment makes no sense.

@csgolf24 4 жыл бұрын

As much as I would love to see Jack just one more time, in one more iconic role, in one more great film I’m happy for him that he’s enjoying his retirement. After all the classics he gave us he deserves it. He’s 83 now and has earned this time to do whatever he wants.

@JILLDEVITO 3 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to have meet such a funny connected human Totally talented I am going to watch a jack N. marathon..

@doctormixup5388 11 ай бұрын

I understand he's not going to do it, but one think I wish could have been would have been Jack in a Tarantino movie. That "over the top but disbelief suspended because it's just so good". Man that would have been something.

@lobsterwhisperer7932 10 ай бұрын

86 is too old to care about making movies.

@corbinthepieguy0249 3 жыл бұрын

I love one flew over the cuckoos nest so much. Jack is such a legendary actor

@flowersfromh-evanlakshmi7577 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite too

@Peanutdenver Жыл бұрын

@@flowersfromh-evanlakshmi7577 I just watched it a couple of months ago and it is definitely in my top 3, despite being an old school film. Nothing from my generation seems to come even close that I can think of and JN was brilliant in it.

@DalekOfChaos666 4 жыл бұрын

I really wish Jack could've made a cameo in Doctor Sleep

@mooganify 4 жыл бұрын

good point

@arthurcorassini 4 жыл бұрын

In my mind he did, but yes it would've been freaky awesome in the final scene

@DalekOfChaos666 4 жыл бұрын

@@arthurcorassini I wanted Jack to appear as a cameo that helps Danny. Save Danny from the ghosts and Rose The Hat as a means to atone and we can get a scene where Danny finally gets closure from his father and where Jack can make amends for hurting his family and Jack’s spirit can finally find peace. His final words to his son would be "I love you Doc"

@arthurcorassini 4 жыл бұрын

@@DalekOfChaos666 MAAAAAN THATS INSANE, imagine a fight between Rose The Hat and Jack Torrance, it would've been nice, if she was scared and runing away not only from Danny but from Jack and they both break another bathroom door to let the spirits enter and kill Rose.

@nathanforester5993 4 жыл бұрын

The guy playing Jack Torrance in that movie actually does look and sound a lot like Jack himself, but I agree with what you said too.

@ComicBookGuy420 4 жыл бұрын

He made a shitload of epic movies He is rich He is retired

@scottndawn 4 жыл бұрын

I am 35 and retired. I can out work anyone, everyone. I am not rich. But I still got money to go around. For trix. Not 4 u. I need a job

@ComicBookGuy420 4 жыл бұрын

@@scottndawn umm, okay

@jeffcolorado 4 жыл бұрын

@@ComicBookGuy420 I remember my first joint.

@ComicBookGuy420 4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffcolorado clearly it was about ten minutes ago

@SmileyBoySaGaming 4 жыл бұрын

scott lingenfelter Ok not Jack Nicholson

@JesusMagicPanties 3 жыл бұрын

"I tried to be normal once - worst two minutes of my life"

@tomascharles5080 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson is one of my favorite actors.

@doublep1980 4 жыл бұрын

He retired,after decades of kickass movies, getting a shitload of awards and beeing widely acknowledged as one of the top-tier actors out there. Now,he´s spending his days,watching his beloved LA Lakers,chilling on his yacht and getting laid by chicks who are old enough to be his grand daughters. I wouldn´t be surprised if he got lucky with JLAW at the Oscar party,tbh. P.S. About the whole Joker thing: there´s an interview where Nicholson said that he absolutely loved the performance of Heath Ledger,(he praised the movie in general).he called him a "very talented young actor" and that he was really upset when he heard of his death,because he also had bad experience with prescription drugs.

@jerrypeacock2234 4 жыл бұрын

Not a bad way to go right?

@r4h4al 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly that's what I'm guessing the "I warned him" was about because they both had experiences with drugs.

@doublep1980 4 жыл бұрын

If I remember the interview correctly,he said that these sleeping pills are really dangerous.People understimate them,because they're legal prescripted drugs by doctors and think these aren't as dangerous as illegal drugs and end up in coma or dead. He recalled that he took some similar sleeping medication with alcohol and completely passed out for 2 days,like falling in a coma.

@abramsullivan7764 4 жыл бұрын

Man Heath Ledger was the greatest Joker since Jack Nicholson's Joker and Joaquin Phoenix did just for playing Joker.

@SPFLDAngler 4 жыл бұрын

Young enough* you don't say old enough when talking about age differences like that...

@aleksandarmitrovic6983 4 жыл бұрын

This is how it went: "What happened to him?" "He died of overdose." "That's awful...I warned them." "I warned them" reffering to the sleeping pills that Heath took since Nicholson himself had also taken the same pills before and passed out waking up on a random driveway. He never knew Heath but he knew what the pills were capable of.

@katobrucelee08 4 жыл бұрын

I remember reading about this as well.

@GamingForTheRecentlyDeceased 4 жыл бұрын

They never knew each other? Um maybe not as close friends but they did meet during Batman production. He warned him of the psychological toll this role would have on him

@rbivgq1734 4 жыл бұрын

@@GamingForTheRecentlyDeceased who really knows but Jack i guess but both seem plausible to me

@katobrucelee08 4 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure its both. If I recall, it had somthing to do with the toll of late night shoots (common for this kind of film) and lack of sleep and the dangers of taking sleeping pills.

@bev9708 4 жыл бұрын

yes, it's obvious!!!

@momentumstocks3493 4 жыл бұрын

"You want the truth...you can't handle the truth....." CLASSIC!!!

@edmccaffrey1 3 жыл бұрын

On a ski lift in Aspen back in the 80's he told me, in that legendary voice, they dont pay me to act, they just pay me to be Jack Nicholson! Classic Jack!

@IanPunter 3 жыл бұрын

He had a pretty good racket, didnt he?

@GrosvnerMcaffrey 3 жыл бұрын

I read that in his voice

@justonefyx 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor and I can't believe there's so many of his movies I haven't seen yet.

@JILLDEVITO 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@MentalDeviant 3 жыл бұрын

I miss some of his movies from the seventies. I need to go back and watch them.

@oilmustflow 3 жыл бұрын

He will always be my favourite actor of all time.😎

@JM-fs3cg 3 жыл бұрын

One of the top 6-7 greatest actors ever. I put only Brando, De Niro , day Lewis , Laurence Olivier and oldman above him

@BeatlesStan26 3 жыл бұрын

Same. I'm going to be trying to watch all his movies.

@Locadel2003 4 жыл бұрын

"The Border" (1982), "Ironweed" (1987), "Prizzi's honor" (1985) & "The Pledge" (2001) those are 4 really excellent underrated performances and amazing movies, nobody really remember of those roles when they think of Jack nicholson

@monahawk 4 жыл бұрын

WTF vids only work when someone actually wants to know about the subject...

@rhinodonkey7339 4 жыл бұрын

Sean connery made his money and retired and now spends his time playing golf, to mention him in the same list as seagal or van damme is just stupid.

@LConcepts1 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding Jack's answer about Ledger's death, I'm pretty sure that he was referring about the risk of getting too deep into the characters psychology. When get into a role, you have the risk to leak certain aspects of the character into your real personality, you can get yourself lost into a character. The Joker is a character with such a heavy, distorted and sick mentallity, that Ledger just couldn't handle. Probably that role reinforced his anxiety, fears, traumatic events resulting on him acting like a joker on his own personal life. People tend to think that acting is only a matter of being extroverted and shameless, but one role after another can easily modify your psychology and personality blurring the line between the real you and the characters, leading to this kind of consequences and borderline actions. RIP Ledger, definitely a magestic acting.

@biohazardshrimp 3 жыл бұрын

“I warned him” I love that answer from him. It’s the most Jack answer ever.

@internziko 4 жыл бұрын

As far as I'm concerned his last movie was The Departed

@obychnyichelovek6757 4 жыл бұрын

He was in 2 movies after that : Bucket List and How Do You Know?

@timheavyable 4 жыл бұрын

His last great movie

@obychnyichelovek6757 4 жыл бұрын

@@timheavyable Well, i actually think Bucket List was pretty good too, and i enjoyed How Do You Know? as well despite that one not being a great but decent movie in my opinion

@keeleye7225 4 жыл бұрын

@@obychnyichelovek6757 Hence "his last movie was The Departed" being qualified in the first part of his sentence, "As far as I'm concerned".

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

Well thankfully that's your own opinion, NOT MINE. I personally don't consider him an actor because he's retired now, but we're all entitled to our own opinions, right? (Fucking asshole).

@simgenx5167 4 жыл бұрын

They should make a real life version of "Up" with Jack as the grumpy old man

@edwardfinn6229 3 жыл бұрын

true yeah and i could write the screenplay for it

@THE-WAY_THE-TRUTH_THE-LIFE. 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, Jack doesn't look like that guy from UP, but Robert De Niro would make a good fit.

@JacquelineKuttaineh 4 ай бұрын

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@DarkShroom 4 жыл бұрын

"warned him" obviously jack did a lot of drugs at one point duh

@joshshin6819 3 жыл бұрын

right? thank you. people acting like just because the guy died that everyone has to be so super sympathetic and fake close to the actor and shit. Jack was at least honest. He warned him about the drug use and that was it. He didn't pander to the media on it and moved the fuck on.

@philipreedwallace 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@JohnDoe-hr9bt 3 жыл бұрын

He did it his way. A true American icon and talent.

@trikkerman1 4 жыл бұрын

I will save you time by repeating what Jack said about quitting acting. Jack said, "I can't remember my lines anymore." I just saved you 20min..

@cactussmitho9875 4 жыл бұрын

So no one should watch the informative video about his life and movies because he quit acting huh

@Assimandeli 4 жыл бұрын

@@cactussmitho9875 No, because the video isn't very informative

@uselessmug755 4 жыл бұрын

"I warned him" - meaning: "Don't take too much drug, kid". I think you are overthinking it a littlebit..: D

@philippschmitz1787 4 жыл бұрын

It was a warning about Ambien.

@howHumam 4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand the reaction either. Nicholson might be crazy but he was being tactfully honest about a private acquaintanceship. Ledger got in touch to discuss craft(both being method actors), it makes sense to me that Jack would've noticed and commented on many facets. Like if Heath talked about substance use Jack might've mentioned risks. I think joblo forgot what method actors are, and how far that school can go down rabbit holes.

@mikestckl6939 4 жыл бұрын

@@howHumam i didnt know about ledger getting in touch with jack about that role , didnt even know jack played the joker tbh but i´m not a real movie buff or something . but yeah if they talked about that role , method acting and drugs ... makes sence that he says i warned him . people get psychosis from illegal drugs (idk about legal drugs but i bet they can fuck your mind pretty hard too) , the joker is one of the craziest charakters i know and ledger reeeeally pulled of a great joker . imagine being in this character 12 hours or more every day , coming home and switch back to normal like a light switch , that doesnt allways works out like you want and you also only can do this to some extent without adapting behaviours because you´re used to them . i have no idea if he killed himself or it was just an accident but both scenarios would make sence to me because either he got stuck in the role and ended it , oooor he came home wasnt able to switch off the character and took drugs to be able to sleep in hope that it switched off the next day , and just ... underestimated the strength of whatever he took . and both scenarios could be things jack warned him about being in the business for so long

@hupernikomen2015 4 жыл бұрын

He was sacrificed. Theres too much symbolism before heath died. Esp in his last movie.

@mikestckl6939 4 жыл бұрын

@@hupernikomen2015 ok tell me more about that sounds like an interesting rabbithole to go down

@jochenstacker7448 3 жыл бұрын

"That's Jack!" just becomes funnier every time.

@charleskerry845 4 жыл бұрын

I loved Jack Nicholson in One who flew over the cookoo's nest, and the shining . Watch most of his movies, and never disappointed .

@user-vn7ce5ig1z 4 жыл бұрын

• People have already mentioned the drugs, but another aspect of the warning might have been about the role itself. He has previously discussed that playing the Joker was mentally and emotionally taxing. Heath probably asked him for tips and Jack warned him that it would be a heavy role. • It is weird when a big celebrity retires and you don't see them anymore. It's the same with Hackman and Connery.

@Mylatenightvids 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it matters how bad his last movie did. He'll always be remembered for his amazing performances and classic movies he stared in. He is truly Hollywood royalty.

@mandycookie5080 Жыл бұрын

💯🙌❤️‍🔥

@cherylanderson3340 3 жыл бұрын

Nicholson had warned him about taking Ambien, specifically.

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! I’m all over this discussion board explaining this.

@archer1949 3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. That shit is horrible.

@sooparticular 3 жыл бұрын

didnt he also warn him not to play the joker???

@cherylanderson3340 3 жыл бұрын

@@archer1949 I seem to recall hearing of a few incidents that were reported about when he'd been doing odd things while on Ambien. You might be able to find those that were reported.

@Aivottaja 3 жыл бұрын

@@sooparticular Why on Earth would he warn about accepting the role of Joker? "Hey kid, better watch out! Don't accept a career-defining role of the most popular comic book villain of the most popular super hero to date. You might accidentally trip over all those million dollar stacks and awards".

@kevinnaber790 2 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson’s response to the question about Heath Ledger’s death is likely referring to their shared method acting. There’s a reason why most method actors are referred to as difficult to work with especially when portraying darker characters- they often incorporate aspects of their character into their off stage lives. This combined with the drug scene that is sadly common in Hollywood and personal struggles make for a dangerous situation.

@markchadwick6221 4 жыл бұрын

Jack was saying he warned Heath about DRUGS man.... DRUGS..... how did he die? DRUGS

@MentalDeviant 4 жыл бұрын

This made me realize how many movies of Jack Nicholson I haven't seen pre late 80s. I need to go back and watch some of his back catalogue. I guess I have that since he retired.

@g_aware_nerd 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@r4h4al 4 жыл бұрын

Same there's still loads I haven't seen of his.

@chaosdweller 4 жыл бұрын

I actully prefer medical doctor

@DendelionBlu 4 жыл бұрын

So... You didn't see all his best movies??

@michaelelko4924 3 жыл бұрын

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Black and white, one of his first 1960

@LukasDiSparrowOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

3:43 NOW I KNOW WHERE JIM CARRY TOOK THAT FROM!

@ookipuki 3 жыл бұрын

LOL! XD i love them both

@zetetick395 3 жыл бұрын

And where Christian Slater got his entire career from!

@zetetick395 3 жыл бұрын

Or was it Jim Varney?

@LIZZIE-lizzie 3 жыл бұрын

@ Lukas DiSparrow You need to watch some movies. The band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, is a great band but most of their videos are rip offs of movies. Movies are chock full of Predictive Programming, and these scenes are cut on DVD.

@uynosquedamostrabado 3 жыл бұрын

you mean jim curry

@ShR33k 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson is a f**king LEGEND !!! Best Joker, and (almost) every movie he's in is an instant classic & certainly memorable. Every movie is instantly miles better with Jack in!

@REDMAN298 3 жыл бұрын

Joaquin Phenix is at least a tie.

@hanknorris5642 3 жыл бұрын

Opinions... I'll take Heath for best Joker.

@henrysniper8481 3 жыл бұрын

Jack was definitely my favorite Joker.

@misteroates9170 3 жыл бұрын

@@REDMAN298 I don't think so. He is a good actor but not on the same level as Jack Nicholson. He played well in Gladiator but if it wasn't for the Joker, people wouldn't be mentioning him right now nor would most people know who he is. Definitely is not on the same level as a legendary actor like Jack Nicholson is. That's like comparing someone like Katharine Hepburn to someone like Jared Leto, who is a good actor but nowhere near the best. He has had great roles, Dallas Cowboys Club where his Oscar was definitely worth it but most of his movies, ehh. Not really a leading blockbuster type guy unfortunately.

@REDMAN298 3 жыл бұрын

@@misteroates9170 I was focusing on the Joker role. Joaquin did an amazing job. I`m definately a Jack fan.

@CRITTERBUSTERS 4 жыл бұрын

The “I warned him” was in reference to the pills that ledger was taking, I recall reading an article about it when Jack was confronted by the media about the remark.

@hallowsoul2769 4 жыл бұрын

Link please

@KumaBean 4 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of google? People need to start thinking for themselves and stop expecting to be spoon fed, you clearly have access to the internet, maybe try using it?

@ledbelied5771 4 жыл бұрын

KumaBean could’ve just used the time writing that to send the link but you chose to be an ass instead

@skepticalrebekah 4 жыл бұрын

So when “confronted,” he possibly came up with a less controversial answer?

@KumaBean 4 жыл бұрын

Led Belied Give a man a link, and he'll read for a moment. Point a man towards google, and he can read for a lifetime. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@johndough7160 4 жыл бұрын

Jack's probably the smartest dude of them all. He knew when to get out. Some actors stay way too long.

@josegregoriobencomogomez4958 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Connery too, even if it took the embarrassment of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

@VeeLondon1449 3 жыл бұрын

Jack actually said "that's awful, I warned him.." Jack had warned Heath about not getting to deep into the character. Heath completely absorbed himself into the character Joker.. Heath was only sleeping 2 hours a night. Taking prescription medications etc.. Jack had a similar experience taking pills/sleep deprivation etc playing that role had an effect on his health..

@vfmc77 4 жыл бұрын

I remember feeling this way about Jack. Truly. This is so well put together

@thekris4378 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he warned him to “Never rub another man’s Rhubarb!”

@r.p.mcmurphy6328 4 жыл бұрын

"You fooled them all, Chief."

@Craig-wi5bv Ай бұрын

Aaah juicy fruit.

@euankrasniqi5457 3 жыл бұрын

My all-time favorite actors: 1- Jack Nicholson 2- Daniel Day-Lewis 3- Marlon Brando 4- Tom Hanks 5- Robert De Niro

@carterheitman7492 3 жыл бұрын

Jonny Depp sigh

@kevinleblanc7520 3 жыл бұрын

Pacino Stallone Pesci Christain Bale Tony Suprano And Denzel???

@carterheitman7492 3 жыл бұрын

John travotla

@sooparticular 3 жыл бұрын

all crappy actors

@colehalford1893 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of “That’s Jack.”, you should of said “I warned him.” Thanks for another great video.

@stargazersally6544 4 жыл бұрын

The first movie I saw of Jack's incredible talent was "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". What an actor. My all time favorite moment of Jack was at the Critics' Choice Award when He says he shouldn't have gotten so baked and called up Robin Williams to accept the award for him. It was beautiful and why Jack is simply Jack.

@bunny.thebest9103 4 жыл бұрын

He has contributed so much to the cinema and will remain one of the greatest actors ever

@arcastle73 3 жыл бұрын

He warned him. Being a character actor absorbes every part of you. Sometimes some can’t let go of the character.

@sheilagravely5621 3 жыл бұрын

And that's what happened.

@LandaVerdE14 3 жыл бұрын

This is false. It's been said many times already, he was never "consumed" by the joker role. He loved that role, he took that role serious but in a good way. Thats why it's probably his best performance he ever gave. He had moved on from the joker and was already filming another film. So no, the joker role didn't absorbe him.

@Aivottaja 3 жыл бұрын

Stop glorifying what happened. Ledger either overdosed or was murdered by his Freemason superiors. He was not depressed or suicidal and acting is not some mystic experience where you turn into something else. He is said to have been skateboarding around the set and talking enthusiastically about his daughter.

@BL00DYME55 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with the 2 people above, he wasn't consumed by the role of the Joker, this is all nonsense that people say to create some kind of mystery around the character. All his friends and family said he was cheerful, happy, and his usual professional self during filming. Admittedly he did complain about sleeping problems, but that started way before The Dark Knight, which is why he was self-medicating with benzos. He overdosed from benzos and opiates many months after he'd finished filming The Dark Knigth, and already moved on to filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Which is why half way through the film Heath's character changes appearance, and the role is played by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.

@ckotcher1 4 жыл бұрын

1. “I warned him” was Jacks way of telling the media he warned Heath not to take sleeping pills ( he explained it later it still doesn’t make much sense) 2. Don’t feel bad about not knowing about the sequel to Chinatown. It sucked.

@CrimeComunismFagotry 4 жыл бұрын

Jack wasn 't creeping up on J'Lo at the oscars, J'Lo was creeping up on him

@memyopinionsche6610 4 жыл бұрын

Here's a epic team up.. Quentin Tarantino and Jack Nicholson.

@consonantsandvowels1 4 жыл бұрын

This comment is underrated 🔥

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt Jack Nickson even knows him. You know what a movie is, right?

@GreenhornProductions 4 жыл бұрын

It would be insane (and epic) if Jack came out of retirement, just to star in Tarantino's "last" movie...

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

@@GreenhornProductions Tarantino is dying?? WTF?

@heydoeradio7298 4 жыл бұрын

@@KZfaqCFO he's retiring from film and moving to Broadway XD

@TheVredeHunter 4 жыл бұрын

"Treating acting like it was jazz" Wow exactly

@adamdunstan978 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like it would’ve been great to see Jack in that scene in Doctor Sleep. That would be a perfect send off, I think.

@justindenney-hall5875 4 жыл бұрын

"He was clearly creeping on J-Law" In his defense she clearly didn't mind LOL! Jack: You look like an old girlfriend. Jennifer: Really ? Do I look like a new girlfriend ?

@kamdan2011 4 жыл бұрын

I think Jack thought she looked like Karen Black.

@justindenney-hall5875 4 жыл бұрын

@@kamdan2011 Him and Karen Black dated ?

@kamdan2011 4 жыл бұрын

Who didn’t Jack Nicholson “date?”

@justindenney-hall5875 4 жыл бұрын

@@kamdan2011 Me lol.

@kamdan2011 4 жыл бұрын

He just hasn’t met you yet.

@megamike15 4 жыл бұрын

the " i warned him.' was referring to the sleeping pills that killed him.

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

Spoilers???? Why does literally no one offer a spoiler warning on this fucking website. (Sorry for cursing, I'm just angry, that's all.)

@pizzaroles5872 4 жыл бұрын

Nico um, spoilers of what? It’s not from a movie, it actually happened, besides everybody knows about what happened to Heath Ledger

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

Pizza Roles ... You literally spoiled how he dies in the movie, asshole. Also... Heath Ledger? (Wtf?)

@pizzaroles5872 4 жыл бұрын

Nico he doesn’t die in any movie, Heath Ledger was a real person, his death was something that DID occurred and Jack warned him about the pills Heath was taking during his role as the Joker

@megamike15 4 жыл бұрын

@@pizzaroles5872 jack was very familer with those specific pills as well. he knew it was gonna od ledger if he was not careful.

@Mauipat 3 жыл бұрын

As I remember Jack had warned Kieth Ledger, that playing this charactor has the potential to drive one insane

@printitpaintit.2436 3 жыл бұрын

Not true Jack and Keith became friends they talked Keith told jack that he was taking sleeping pills at night and Jack warrned Keith the pill's he taking were very dangerous an a few people in Hollywood had taken this type of pill an died!! When the reporter asked he replied I warrned him he also explains this him self

@printitpaintit.2436 2 жыл бұрын

@Tokes 710 The interviews I saw of joaquin he had an absolute ball and said he would play the role again if the script was good and the opportunity arises.. Joaquin has definitely seen better days but he's had depression on and off since his brother died and he's looked like that before!. I know he developed a disorder related to losing weight for the Joker and Christian bale was sick when he played the machinest but they tuck skinny to whole new level I think bale lived off 1 apple and 1 pack of crisps a day.. Hope he pulls himself out of it, seem like a nice guy and a great actor 😊

@jackruttan3545 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done, T. James Johnson.

@gorn9161 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know why JoBlo doesn't like Nicholson's answer about Ledger. He died of acute intoxication with no less than 6 different varieties of pills on-board. He was warned, and now he's mourned. RIP

@strength02 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else see the resemblance of a young Jack Nicholson in the clips from Easy Rider to present-day Leonardo DiCaprio?

@jl.7739 4 жыл бұрын

strength02 leo can make a pretty good „nicholson“ face.

@strength02 4 жыл бұрын

@@jl.7739 Agreed.

@madnomad3861 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he's Jack's bastard son? Lol

@rhinodonkey7339 4 жыл бұрын

You cross eyed or something?🤔 No resemblance in the slightest totally different facial and cranial shape 😎

@rentalife 4 жыл бұрын

...to me Leo is more the 'son' of DeNiro cuse of the works with Scorsese!

@zombeefan6428 3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading an in-depth article detailing the conversation that Jack had with Heath Ledger, warning him about playing the role of the Joker and how dark that role was, and he told him to be careful and not get too involved in the character, as Jack had struggled with that role because it was so dark.

@uniquechannelnames 6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of what Bill Murray told Johnny Depp about playing Hunter S. Thompson. He said that his personality get its hooks into you and you'll kind of always act with a little Thompson in you after. Certainly with Depp that's been the case but i wouldn't say to his detriment

@Viper-jk2pf 3 жыл бұрын

He will always be considered one of the best actors to exist....

@sexydudeuk2172 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but I don't think he's that good an actor. Hes always the same

@TheRestartPoint 4 жыл бұрын

Stoopid clickbait title, he's 82 give him a break.

@bangmain5355 4 жыл бұрын

"WTF Happened" is a series from this channel. Pretty good lil mini docs.

@springwoodslasher79 4 жыл бұрын

@@bangmain5355 no there miss titled bullshit to bring in idiots like yourself.

@ntysick86 4 жыл бұрын

@@springwoodslasher79 yikes

@petartedONE 4 жыл бұрын

@@springwoodslasher79 oof someone doesn't understand branding. Remember you clicked on it not knowing it was a series

@springwoodslasher79 4 жыл бұрын

@@petartedONE I clicked on it to bitch about his misleading titles asshole. Why would you think you know why someone does something? Are you a god? Are you physic? Nope Just another moron putting his 2 cents in.

@mpccenturion 4 жыл бұрын

One Flew - was a masterpiece. It is worth the time to find it. 45 yrs and I still remember Jack and the gang walking out.

@astralnews460 4 жыл бұрын

He has mastered the whole illusion of 'the dreamer living the dream or the dream living the dreamer' or whatever that famous saying is. Obviously, he doesn't need the money, or power, he is a force unto himself and will only take on a role that stretchs him, stimulates his mind and allows the creative juices to flow. Loved the video!

@David-ii3bi 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is my alpha guy new guilty pleasure. The narration dude is an ultra cool dude. Ya got me, my man.

@samik83 4 жыл бұрын

"He was treating acting like it was jazz" Sums up Jack pretty well

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a math joke? If so... hahaha?

@SomeHarbourBastard 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, the first portrayal of The Joker on the big screen was _Batman: The Movie_ in 1966. Played again, by Romero.

@FreeOpenTruth 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but Romero played it as camp not as a serious psychotic killer! Lets be real here!

@SomeHarbourBastard 4 жыл бұрын

Ferocious or theatrical, the character was The Joker.

@Alienkiwi730 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't count. That movie was basically a theatrical version of the TV show

@TheApeMachine 4 жыл бұрын

@@Alienkiwi730 ...Making it "the first time ever on the big screen" right?

@SomeHarbourBastard 4 жыл бұрын

Negan It doesn’t matter that it was based on a TV Show. It’s a movie, it played in cinemas, therefore it’s the first time seeing The Joker on the big screen

@edwardwilson7858 2 жыл бұрын

The Two Jakes came out in 1990. Ironically, it was released around the same time as Godfather III. In both cases it was sixteen years since the previous installments ( Chinatown and GF II) and there was a lot of anticipation for the follow-ups. Needless to say, both films were considered to be disappointments. I guess there's such a thing as waiting too long to do something.

@nsasupporter7557 Жыл бұрын

5 Easy Pieces was such a depressing movie

@Fyretyger 3 жыл бұрын

Great compilation! (That'd be Elia Kazan, not Elian, m'kay?)

@umachan9286 4 жыл бұрын

It's like Joe Pesci. He's old, he's done it all, he's made his fortune and just wants to play golf and sleep in whenever he wants. A good script could call him back but he's got the luxury of being picky and not doing a movie simply because he doesn't want to.

@IanPunter 3 жыл бұрын

Nicholson stayed too long at the fair. I mean his hayday was the 70s! he's been long in the tooth if not washed up from the 80s onward. i even find the dental surgery he had annoying, made his teeth too prominent.

@joshshin6819 3 жыл бұрын

@@IanPunter id have to say his moments of being able to retire was in the 80s. He did some good films that solidified his retirement.

@Locadel2003 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Pesci was actually nominated for an Oscar in the Irishman of Scorsese, in 2019. A nice comeback

@gordonshumway5653 3 жыл бұрын

Really? Have you not seen The Departed from 2006?

@hanadisaffieddine3964 4 жыл бұрын

This has nothing to do with the title, this should be called the history of Jack WTF

@superzeronoelvalencia1361 4 жыл бұрын

it's just the title of the video series. same with all the others. they are really informative

@YouTubeCFO 4 жыл бұрын

It should be called "Jack Nickson" because it's about Jack Nickson lol... (get a grip...)

@tonyj59 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson is a tough SOB... literally 60 years in the film Industry....

@DuranDuran43 4 жыл бұрын

"I warmed him." means Jack had showed Heath that “Joker” is always a serious character to act as. Don’t take it too easy as a young man signing the contract to sale his soul with the evil spirits inside the box from the devil’s world. It needs great courage, a good heart, much discipline and a lot of willpower to pull back one’s soul afterwards. This quick answer is not bizarre. It’s a deep and straight reflection of Jack’s mature mind. I like both stars, and hope they will be remembered for good.

@frostbite1416 3 жыл бұрын

He was familiar with the sleeping pills and I think he warned him about it

@NathanF-fv9ku 3 жыл бұрын

You’re reading into it way too much it was most likely to do with the pills

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Ambien to be exact.

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

No. He was warning him to be careful taking the dangerous prescription sleeping pill AMBIEN aka ZOLPIDEM. It causes severe amnesia. Heath was extremely sleep deprived. He ended up taking AMBIEN one morning then forgot how many pills he was taking (opioids and Benzos etc) and he overdosed sadly. All he wanted to do was go to sleep, and that he did. RIP.

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. It was Ambien. Aka ZOLPIDEM

@ShadowKrueger 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest actor and range who really changed so much. This man created so much.

@PaiviProject 4 жыл бұрын

Some guys don't age well but Jack is in the class of his own. There is something about him. He his crazy, talented & living legend ! I'm sorry about the last movie. Now he can just enjoy life the fullest 💗 Thanks

@gchard 4 жыл бұрын

He warned Heath Ledger that the character invites an actor to release that part of him that he has to keep under control.

@gchard 4 жыл бұрын

@the facts This may surprise you but actors on a shoot do not always tell the truth when interviewed about a picture they are promoting. I personally know two actors who were in that movie who both said he stayed in character throughout the shoot. Also, more to the point, this has nothing to do with what Jack told him which is a matter of record.

@ReedRosson1987 3 жыл бұрын

Sort of. He was trying to warn a very sleep deprived Heath ledger about Ambien. It causes severe amnesia. Heath one morning took too many Ambien then took too many painkillers and what not and it put him to sleep for good. RIP

@022171 3 жыл бұрын

Jack knew Heath was an all-in-committed actor. He knew from experience that it was a personally disturbing role to play. He warned Heath about diving too deeply into the role of Joker when they met & talked about it. Jack told Heath "Be careful".

@printitpaintit.2436 3 жыл бұрын

Not true Jack and Keith became friends they talked Keith told jack that he was taking sleeping pills at night and Jack warrned Keith the pill's he taking were very dangerous, he told him a few people in Hollywood had taken this type of pills over the year's an died!! When the reporter asked he replied I warrned him he also explains this him self in another interview, Keith's family and Jack Nicholson said Keith was fine playing the role he enjoyed it a lot and was in the process of filming another movie when he died

@StalwartShinobi 4 жыл бұрын

You answer your own title in the first 20 seconds. A legend that retired a decade ago and can be seen going to lakers games. He is enjoying retirement nuff sed

@ianrobinson4200 4 жыл бұрын

They did manage to get a quick phone interview with him yesterday after the passing of Kobe Bryant,I was shocked. He keeps very much to himself and his close circle these days...

@ofukia 3 жыл бұрын

Terms of endearment was written by the same dude as lonesome dove, Larry McMurtry. Fantastic stuff.

@kimberlyjohnson7409 4 жыл бұрын

Love your insight. You obviously do your homework. Great narrative!

@f4z3 4 жыл бұрын

He probably meant that he warned him about the chaotic state of mind you have to get into to play the Joker. And the effects that this has on someones psyche. Jack came back, Heath, tragically, did not. That's my take.

@Aivottaja 3 жыл бұрын

That's an idiot's take living inside Hollywood fairy tales. Nicholson already clarified he was talking about Ambien which he claims he warned Ledger about. There was nothing wrong with Ledger's mood while filming. He was skateboarding around, joking and showing pictures of his newborn daughter. Movies are just make-believe. As is acting. Stop glamorizing it as if it were spirit-channeling. There is nothing mystical about it. The few examples whose heads can't take it, rarely die young. They just keep working and get a reputation for being weird and tiresome. Like Daniel Day-Lewis, for example.

@Nameless_h_007 4 жыл бұрын

I bet he’ll make one last great movie.. I can feel it.

@wilburnhutcheson4949 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Nickolson went from low budget movies to stardom in just a few year's. A real life dream in itself.

@bunny.thebest9103 3 жыл бұрын

More than 10 years of working in low budget movies is not few he earned his place to be a future star.

@milliemitchell3782 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video; thank you for sharing. He is truly one of the greatest actors -- if not the greatest actor -- of our time (I am 70.)

@buenoloco4455 4 жыл бұрын

He's buying his time. And if sometime, in some movie he decides to take a role or make an appearance... the impact will be greater

@nathanforester5993 4 жыл бұрын

The thing is he hasn't actually retired, I don't think that he'd use that word...but he specifically said he's being more selective and waiting for the right script to come along.

@matteli539 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. Thanks for making this

@dennismason3740 Жыл бұрын

Jack is a talented actor. He entertains, no doubt. In 1982 I was hired to play a role in a rock opera written by an insanely talented duo of a man and his spouse. I played a despicable and ruthless L.A. gumshoe in the play and sang a song that was devoted to his prowess. Being at times a bit O.C.D. I rehearsed relentlessly for three weeks and the couple gave me a duster (London Fog overcoat) to support my performance. I lived in that coat and rehearsed all of the words until they were in my bones and I effectively grew into the role. We performed the opera segments (the musical parts) at the Troubador in L.A. one night and that was that. It took me weeks to shed the character that I had adopted. "I warned him" is obvious as Jack knew that Heath would immerse himself in the character. Jack is a monument to narcissism. And he is a damn good actor.

@peteyprimo7173 11 ай бұрын

Whenever I hear about the extents some method actors go to for a role I am always reminded of an anecdote from Hoffman when he was doing “marathon man”. It was regarding Lawrence Olivier Hoffman went full method. Not sleeping and running miles every day to get the right level of exhaustion and paranoia . Olivier witnessed this and one day on set pulled him aside and said “ Why don’t you try acting”?

@dennismason3740 11 ай бұрын

@@peteyprimo7173 - absolutely.

@iammax1393 4 жыл бұрын

He wants to enjoy retirement. He’s earned it.

@gelfie2208 4 жыл бұрын

Jack is a genuine legend. Plenty of his films are not of interest to me, but the ones that are hinge on his greatness.

@corlenajames1381 3 жыл бұрын

Jack's acting in that scene in 'Something's gotta give' was GENIUS😂😂🤣🤣!!

@johncorson6599 4 жыл бұрын

Despite Jack’s powerful displays of anger and other portrayals of the human condition he always seemed to enjoy himself playing the roles he did displayed as his little smirks. I just hope he’s happy and appreciate his work

@dylanlovegrove2533 4 жыл бұрын

This thing called getting older it’s insane Ik

@brianwalsh1401 3 жыл бұрын

beats the alternative.

@wstine79 4 жыл бұрын

Life just caught up to Jack.

@deanna6468 3 жыл бұрын

I love your creations....they are full of info and love...funny too! You do the hard work and I appreciate it.📢📣🔊📯

@Rh0dan1970 4 жыл бұрын

When this generation of actors has died out...it's going to be empty on the screen.

@atom6387 3 жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunately already starting to fade away slowly

@REDMAN298 3 жыл бұрын

I hate to sound so negative but we can look back and see there`s never gonna be the caliber of a Humphrey Bogart again. jmo

@yannick245 3 жыл бұрын

He's still smoking two packs a day.

@thatoddone321 2 жыл бұрын

No offense but why do some people have to be so negative?? As if some people think there isn't any talent anymore. There still is, it just wasn't discovered as much as it was back then. (I think)

@johnrunion5357 4 жыл бұрын

you forgot to mention his two pre-easy rider existentialist westerns : the shooting and ride in the whirlwind.

@seanbhoycfc4834 4 жыл бұрын

"I warned him" may have Had more to the story as I recall an article saying Jack felt he should have been a consultant to Heath taking on the role of the Joker because the Joker is a character that can take its toll on the actor,. I always took that as him knowing that playing the Joker also comes with risks to the actor's mind if the actor dives deep enough into the part EDIT: I read this article years ago and it probably wasn't a re;iable source. I was kind of hoping Jack would have a very small cameo in Joker but he's given us enough. Nicholson is a legend in the truest form of the word and just like hos idol (Brando) He defined acting for many generations to come. I hope he's enjoying his retirement

@commentcopbadge6665 4 жыл бұрын

No. No no. Noooo. You recalled something you read in a comments section posted by somebody who didn't know what the hell they were talking about. That "playing the joker takes a toll..." is all garbage. Not only did Jack not say 'I warned him" but "...'em/them", he wasn't referring to playing the Joker. He was talking about the drugs. He also meant "'em/them" as in Ledger's associates and the people around him. He never knew or met Heath personally.

@seanbhoycfc4834 4 жыл бұрын

I believe you because I find Jack warning Heath ( And others around him) about the drugs because he knew what the Hollywood scene and influence can do to young actors and the toxic people who attach themselves to big stars more believable Plus I know he didn't know Heath. Jouquin went completely method eating an apple a day for Joker and he's as healthy as ever. I wasn't stating that as pure fact BTW. I read that in an article years ago and it was in my adolescence so I wasn't as wise to BS reports back then. Thanks for clearing it up