Bob RafelsonCast
Jack Nicholson 
Bruce Dern 
Ellen Burstyn
Credits
Written by: Jacob Brackman
Plot
A late-night radio host in Philadelphia is drawn into the schemes of his brother to buy an island in Atlantic City.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bob Rafelson's moody drama has Jack Nicholson's radio host dragged into his brother's Atlantic City schemes. Bleak, dreamy and well acted, with Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn, it is a melancholic character study.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (6,573 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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