The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
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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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bob Rafelson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Postman Always Rings Twice
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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 121 mins
Complete Cast of The Postman Always Rings Twice
- Jack Nicholson - Frank Chambers
- John Colicos - Nick Papadakis
- John Ryan - Kennedy
- William Traylor - Sackett
- Raleigh Bond - Insurance Salesman
- Carolyn Coates - Twin Oaks Customer
- Glenn Shadix - Twin Oaks Customer
- Eugene Peterson - Doctor
- William Newman - Man from Home Town
- Christopher Lloyd - Salesman
- Lionel Smith
- Kopi Sotiropulos - Greek Mourner
- Tom Maier - Twin Oaks Customer
- Dick Balduzzi - Sign Man #1
- Betty Cole - Grandmother
- Brian Farrell - Mortenson
- John Furlong - Sign Man #2
- Albert Henderson - Beeman
- Jessica Lange - Cora Papadakis
- Michael Lerner - Katz
- Anjelica Huston - Madge
- Thomas Hill - Barlow
- Don Calfa - Goebel
- Louis Turenne - Ringmaster
- Elsa Raven - Matron
- Joni Palmer - Granddaughter
- Ken Magee - Scoutmaster
- Brion James - Crapshooter
- Frank Arno
- James O'Connell - Judge
- Kenneth Cervi - Crapshooter
- Jon Van Ness - Motorcycle Cop
- Sam Edwards - Ticket Clerk
- Virgil Frye - Crapshooter
- Tani Phelps Guthrie
- Director(s):
- Bob Rafelson
- Writer(s):
- David Mamet
- Producer(s):
- Charles B. Mulvehill, Bob Rafelson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Not For Children, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language, Violence)
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