The Postman Always Rings Twice
(1981)
You Will Feel The Heat.
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan
Director: Bob Rafelson
Writer: David Mamet, James M. Cain
Language: English
Studio: Warner Bros
Duration: 116
Bob Rafelson's remake of 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice, with a screenplay by the award-winning playwright David Mamet, stars Jack Nicholson as Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter who ends up at a diner run by Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), who offers Frank a job. Frank takes him up on the offer, but quickly begins a torrid affair with Nick's wife Cora (Jessica Lange). The adulterous lovers soon hatch a plan to kill Nick and share in the insurance payout. The second big-screen adaptation of the James M. Cain novel, the film garnered a certain degree of notoriety for the explicit sex scenes between Lange and Nicholson.
Jack Nicholson | Frank Chambers |
Jessica Lange | Cora Papadakis |
John Colicos | Nick Papadakis |
Michael Lerner | Mr. Katz |
John P. Ryan | Kennedy |
Anjelica Huston | Madge |
William Traylor | Sackett |
Thomas Hill | Barlow (as Tom Hill) |
Jon Van Ness | Motorcycle Cop |
Brian Farrell | Mortenson |
Raleigh Bond | Insurance Salesman |
William Newman | Man from Home Town |
Albert Henderson | Art Beeman |
Ken Magee | Scoutmaster |
Eugene Peterson | Doctor |
Christopher Lloyd | The Salesman |
Sven Nykvist | Cinematographer |
Graeme Clifford | Editor |
Michael Small | Composer |
George Jenkins | Production Designer |
Genre: Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0082934