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The King of Marvin Gardens

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, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.

Top Cast

  • Jack Nicholson

    Jack Nicholson

    David Staebler

  • Bruce Dern

    Bruce Dern

    Jason Staebler

  • Ellen Burstyn

    Ellen Burstyn

    Sally

  • Julia Anne Robinson

    Julia Anne Robinson

    Jessica

  • Scatman Crothers

    Scatman Crothers

    Lewis

  • Charles LaVine

    Charles LaVine

    Grandfather

  • John P. Ryan

    John P. Ryan

    Surtees

  • Sully Boyar

    Sully Boyar

    Lebowitz

  • Josh Mostel

    Josh Mostel

    Frank

Overview

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, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.

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