The '80s Classic That Jack Nicholson Despised
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Michael Boyle)
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Legendary actor Jack Nicholson's disdain for a classic '80s film shines a light on the changing Hollywood landscape.
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- Jack Nicholson viewed the John Hughes film 'Sixteen Candles' as the start of Hollywood's 'conglomeration', marking a shift away from independent filmmaking.
- According to sources, Nicholson was so averse to the movie's commercialization that he refused to take on any roles in similar teen-oriented flicks from that point forward.
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Jack Nicholson, Sixteen Candles