Directed by Jack Nicholson
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Criterion Collection)
Inauspicious directorial debut for Nicholson, who fails to reign in his tendencies to wander, leading to an unfocused, unsatisfying film. He indulges in his well-known love for basketball by setting the story on a college campus where a young basketball star has trouble being a team player and clashes with his head coach. Off the court, he has a sexual relationship with the wife of a faculty member, leading to more problems. The other main character is just as unlikeable: a drug-crazed student revolutionary. He avoids the draft with his antics, but it also destroys his life. The final scenes are as unpleasant as they are ludicrous: he attempts to rape Karen Black, then runs across campus naked ending up in the biology lab where he sets free various snakes, rats and bugs, still buck naked. Ironically, the success of Easy Rider opened the door for mainstream failures such as this film.
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