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In this episode, Porpoise Song – Single Version by the Monkees was also flagged. This song was included in the form of a clip from the movie Head (1968). The content constitutes Fair Use, as it was included for the purposes of criticism and review.

Great Song though. Big Monkees fans. 

Summary and Links:

In the tertian episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the life and films of Jack Nicholson, and Showcase one film in particular.

Spoiler: It’s The Fortune (1975). But they also talk a lot about Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, About Schmidt, the Shooting (and the Roger Corman days), Head (and the Monkees), Something's Gotta Give, Tommy and Broadcast News. How do you know? Because you listened to the podcast.

Darren Aronofsky doesn’t know who Mario Bava is: https://youtu.be/B6LeXVCiOOM?si=emomg909-7HfoK16

Matt Damon on Jack Nicholson changing the script in The Departed: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/teK_CFdc7gM

Klingons do not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bxIs-Z15jk

Jack Nicholson interview with the BFI: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/jack-nicholson-interview-1974-antonioni-passenger-easy-rider

Jack Nicholson: The Ultimate Viewing Guide in Empire magazine: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-classic-jack-nicholson/

Monte Hellman interview in 2011 at The Flashback Files: https://www.flashbackfiles.com/monte-hellman-interview

Vincent Canby’s review of The Fortune in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/21/archives/nicholss-fortune-is-oldtime-farce.html

Ben Mankiewicz introducing The Fortune on TCM:1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM3vtaKemG4

Ciara’s film diary on Head for In The Mood magazine: https://www.inthemoodmagazine.com/issue-2/film-diaries

00:00-intro

06:00-Jack Nicholson's early career with Roger Corman and breakthrough with Easy Rider

11:25-Five Easy Pieces

16:45-Something's Gotta Give

18:22-Head (and The Monkees)

24:34-Nicholson the screenwriter

26:35-How Do You Know

29:31-The Last Detail

33:30-The Shooting

37:52-About Schmidt

42:39-Tommy

45:32-Broadcast News

50:10-The Fortune

01:13 :25-The Mann Act game

01:20 :26-what about giallo?! next time on Friday Film Showcased