Robert De Niro meets Jack Nicholson

In their only movie together, The Last Tycoon in 1976, the character of Jack Nicholson (Brimmer) pays a visit to the character of Robert De Niro (Monroe Stahr). Video copyright to Paramount Pictures, NAN Films LLC .

[@josealva]

Two movie icons like these should have made more projects together.They both have such presence.

[@guinnster1]

I think De Niro probably was concerned about being out shined. Nicholson always dominated the scene.

[@robert-cj990]

@@guinnster1 I absolutely do not think that De niro was in awe of Nicholson. The point is, it's not easy to put two sacred monsters together, because they both have strong personalities.

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

@@guinnster1 this is just my opinion, I’ve always preferred Nicholson over De Niro. Nicholson has a natural charisma, De Niro’s great but can be too intense sometimes.

[@regginsouth9565]

Al pacino and Jack nicholson can only match deniro's presence..

[@sgtrur2297]

@@guinnster1 dude do you even avengers yoooooo

[@CJPooz]

Nicholson always knew how to make people laugh and scared naturally, and Bob always knew how to be a subtle badass. And both of them did it so well without seeming over the top.

[@ControlAllDa1337]

Two incredible actors at the very top of their game. Such a privilege to witness this interaction between Jack and Robert. Two of my favourite actors of all time. For anyone wondering what movie this was, it was Shrek 4.

[@patrickmiller4479]

😂

[@spuriusscapula4829]

hahahaa

[@josephmiller1712]

Thank you for sharing the movie title 😊😊

[@Omniplus-xi8ho]

Still got it

[@BARF_FACE_9000]

Thank you I was looking for a comment saying which film

[@labassalam7292]

Acting normal, sad, happy and specially mad for Jack is like drinking water.. he's extremely extraordinary...

[@tylertilwick6852]

And that’s what makes him the best! Now and always!!

[@amjh4lah809]

@@tylertilwick6852 He's amazing...but De Niro is the greatest of all time.

[@successsystem2468]

Pacino, Day-Lewis & Hopkins for the last 50 years. In other era we cannot comment as we wer not there. Although it was Edmund Kean in the 19 century by all accounts.

[@demarsimon5882]

2 time academy award winner Robert De niro and 3 time academy award winner Jack Nicholson. Truly epic

[@rogercormier5610]

Absolutely

[@swarupadhikari3198]

2+2 not 2+3.

[@gautamr425]

@@swarupadhikari3198 It's 3 for Nicholson

[@ketanghogale7108]

But Nicolson is Great 💯

[@jennifersman7990]

When this was filmed, Nicholson had yet to win his first Oscar

[@mcfcDJ51]

Nicholson always has control of the room. What a legend.

[@joliecide]

Actors love working with Jack, but are intimidated by De Niro. Jack is very effusive, De Niro tries to be elusive.

[@islanddolphin6878]

Without even trying! He just has a commanding energy and loves acting so much he gives 100% every time without tiring.

[@user-nc9pc3gr4c]

this kinda of sucks

[@amjh4lah809]

Jack's incredible. But De Niro is the GOAT 🐐

[@bobbobby01234]

😉...except when he shares it with other greats

[@HELP203]

I see a lot of people saying De Niro is trying too hard in this scene to keep up with Nicholson. That’s literally the point of the scene. That’s De Niro’s character in the film. Kazan worked with De Niro on shaking his laid back presence and to speak more like an intellectual. He said De Niro was a New York street kid and he wanted him to to be a bit more uptight for the role. So what you’re seeing here is exactly what they were trying to achieve.

[@user-SBURCHILL]

De Niro is not a street kid from New York....he has played, quite memorably, a few...

[@user-SBURCHILL]

as a "kid" he also played an aristocratic Italian, quite memorably, in Bertolucci 1900...

[@user-SBURCHILL]

1900....entire film in italian...not street jive.....

[@marymenatti9175]

I agree. De Niro’s character is overpowered by Nicholson’s character.

[@milominder]

@@user-SBURCHILL He kind of is if you look into it. He wasn't impoverished, but he grew up in Little Italy and Greenwich when Little Italy was Italian and Greenwich Village was grungy and not sheek.

[@TheBatMav]

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

[@zararubaid9479]

the immovable objects always win

[@haloed-hero]

Yes.

[@energyasylum997]

Gorilla Monsoon. Hulk Hogan DID beat Andre the Giant.

[@altair227]

@@energyasylum997 lmfao good one

[@jurious8060]

@@zararubaid9479 why is that

[@mauropergolini2132]

Jack Nicholson is amazing!

[@edkeaton]

It was amazing for me to see these two legendary acting titans together in the same film. Their dialogue between these two is sublime! They're two of my favorite actors.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

I never heard of this film! I might see it just for that

[@stoogefest16]

Yeah, forget about Heat. This here is a true meeting of the minds.

[@PaulMatthewMusic1]

It’s hard to grab attention from Jack. His presence is unreal

[@haloed-hero]

But robert pulls it off

[@brir4349]

@@haloed-hero He does not.

[@haloed-hero]

@@brir4349 Yes he does

[@rickricky6421]

No he doesn’t. Jack has charisma. De Niro seems awkward.

[@haloed-hero]

@@rickricky6421 what you see, is what you see. Thru my eyes, I see something a bit different and in that there lies the beauty of differing perspectives

[@Lee-ss6uz]

Deniros arrogance, Nicholson’s contempt. Nicely acted

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

Vito Corleone meets Frank Costello

[@nickolasinman9582]

Fun fact: Jack was originally considered to play Michael Corleone. He passed because he felt the role should be played by a real Italian, and that his own strengths were better suited for two other projects being developed at the time: The Last Detail and Chinatown.

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

@@nickolasinman9582 I read he was also considered for the role of Tom Hegan, but Francis Ford Coppola wanted explicitly Robert Duvall

[@kennethmatthewn.tabbilos1584]

And Vito Corleone was inspired by the real life Frank Costello the og leader of the Genovese

[@erniereyes1994]

@@nickolasinman9582 he also really wanted to Brando, and the early script he read didn't have a lot of scenes with him and Brando

[@EdenPrime7]

@@kennethmatthewn.tabbilos1584 I thought it was inspired by Sunny and Michael Franzese

[@Njbear7453]

Jack eating that pastry cookie and sipping on the coffee is amazing

[@josecarranza7555]

Lol he’s just eating a cookie and coffee and you call that amazing. Lol 😂

[@MrPoeGhost]

@@josecarranza7555 It's pretty fuckin' good.

[@DG-EditsYT]

I agree, I wonder how many takes he did

[@thesequelvintage]

Slops it like a greedy pig, which perfectly demonstrates why he doesn't think he's "a real red"

[@BadassMoFo.]

I am so glad to see these 2 legendary actors together on screen before their time comes

[@daktraveler56]

This is the acting equivalent of Ali vs. Frazier. Two legends going at it.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

I prefer the Trump-Biden frame

[@daktraveler56]

​@reallyhappenings5597 the rematch comes november...my money's on biden...

[@RebornLegacy]

@@reallyhappenings5597 Um no. They're both deeply disliked. . .

[@Hugh_Morris]

For me the closest comparison of Ali vs Frazier is Pacino and DeNiro in Heat

[@MLawrence-z9k]

Ali is definitely Nicholson

[@jennifersman7990]

In case anyone wondered, this is from the movie The Last Tycoon It was adapted from an unfinished story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and also starred Robert Mitchum and Tony Curtis

[@ianmangham4570]

Awful movie

[@slimturnpike]

Yes all I heard when it was released in 76 was how bad it was

[@ianmangham4570]

@@slimturnpike Its one of those movies 🎥 that no matter how many times you watch it you never see any of it because you fall asleep or wander off and start painting the ceiling 🤠

[@baddidoddy]

How DARE this thread make me search THIS far down for the movie name!!!! I’m calling Elon!!

[@antoinesilva1527]

I think it’s decent, just a little bit boring at times.

[@plus_sign]

this was fascinating to watch without context and it all feels relevant to the current moment... not a big Nicholson fan but that last "oh yes" got me good

[@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH]

Two masters of their craft....two of the best to ever grace a screen....it would've been awesome to see them work together as they got a little older like DeNiro and Pacino....

[@zmani4379]

they still could

[@theseattlegreen1871]

Why does this look like the same place from The Godfather when Michael told his brother Fredo hes dead to him?

[@Karlebow571]

I was wondering about this same thing

[@TonioSjena]

You can feel the tension on your skin. Great actors

[@kovaliciouss]

Am I the only one, who recognised, that Nicholson is the prototype for DiCaprio’s characters?

[@Oversoul333]

I hear it too, you’re definitely not alone haha

[@Nick-lz5lx]

Jack Nicholson was Leo’s favorite actor as a youngster. May still be today, I’m not sure.

[@LuciusArchangel]

Nope I've noticed it before. I've always felt that Leonardo DiCaprio is today's modern Jack Nicholson although elder folks will.

[@javierrobles6770]

Yes I saw that immediately

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

True genius only comes from being yourself, being original. No-one does Jack Nicholson like Jack Nicholson but other actors are equally good as themselves......Marlon Brando is a prime example as is James Caan, Bryan Cranston, Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro and James Gandolfini. Di Caprio is not on their level, nowhere near.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

The actors are serving a story and serving a scene: they aren't in competition, as most of you seem to imply.

[@KiranMedia.]

Definitely!

[@18184432]

Two legends and what a good, modest woman. This whole scene was great!

[@mserpico88]

Haha.. Jack nicholson's laugh is infectious...oh yes.

[@AZ-kr6ff]

The class distinction noted in the way they each held their cups.

[@theseattlegreen1871]

Never knew this ever happened! Awesome!

[@ESRUTILO]

The taxi driver and Jack from the hotel!!

[@Jayk-u1]

Did You see how he held the Cup Deliberately like That.

[@truthdweller3454]

For me the young Theresa Russell's beautiful face is the most compelling part of this scene.

[@davidjames579]

"Well, Vito welcome to The Overlook Hotel" "Thank you Jack,, this is a lovely place you have, I feel I could stay here forever and ever"

[@MLawrence-z9k]

Everyone is gangsta even Robert De Niro up until Jack Nicholson pops up

[@davidnavarro4821]

0:40 : « _I thought it’d be a nice place for you two to meet_ » Can’t imagine how great it must’ve been for the actress to say this meta line!

[@kingoftheseamusic]

It wasn’t meta then 😎

[@dbob3405]

Its a dance, not a fight. A collaboration that should be aimed at bringing the director’s vision of the story to life. These are 2 of our best

[@zmani4379]

well put

[@successsystem2468]

No, it's a fight when all etiquette is put aside. And Jack delivered the KO.

[@dbob3405]

@@successsystem2468 sure-thats why they teach steamrolling or dominating a scene and making it all about the individual actor and not the scene in the Stanislavski, Meisner and Adler acting schools. However, I guess Steven Seagal fans come from somewhere

[@successsystem2468]

@@dbob3405 I'd love to see you in your acting class. But I know you'd be invisible vanilla. I did state, "when etiquette is put aside". You're taking about etiquette. But good luck with the Seagal fan club membership Stanislavski👍

[@dbob3405]

@@successsystem2468 “suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o’erstep not the modesty of nature”. Words of wisdom from someone who knew a bit about plays and acting

[@samerabed2335]

Murray Franklin met the first Joker.

[@hesh.hesh.2051]

Lol the first joker is Cesar romero

[@rao_edits4910]

Vito Corleone meets frank Costello

[@jasonchambers4495]

Are you kidding??

[@JustSomeDamnCalifornian45]

Travis Bickle meets Jack Torrance

[@zackcross7190]

The Devil meets the Devil

[@villain7140]

this scene doesn't prove anything about who is the more skilled actor, the role simply fits Nicholson better but they are different actors different people, no actor is good enough to play everything. I don't see Nicholson playing Jake LaMotta or Vito Corleone and I don't see De Niro playing Jake Gittes or Jack Torrance.

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora-v8k]

I think Nicholson could have done very well as LaMotta personally at least nailing down his demeanor and attitude.

[@villain7140]

@ Maybe in fits but on the whole it wouldn’t work. La Motta is a fleshed out human being and his depth and sympathy in the film is organic to De Niro’s performance and talents. Nicholson plays caricatures and makes visceral impressions, that’s why he excels here in a single scene more than De Niro. Nicholson’s La Motta would be a sadistic monster when De Niro’s was a sympathetic monster and then it would be a different (and probably pointless) film

[@AlbertV90]

This is a very rare team up between the two. It's so facinating watching them interact with each other. This was around the time De Niro won his Academy Award for Godfather 2 and Nicholson won his Oscar for Cuckoo's Nest

[@nsasupporter7557]

People who I’ve talked to say they like De Niro better because they think he’s more versatile than Nicholson. I can see their point, but I don’t know which one I like better because I love them both

[@AlbertV90]

​@@nsasupporter7557I like your observation

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@AlbertV90 Nicholson isn’t doing good as far as health goes. Have you heard? He has to retire due to Alzheimers or dementia or something.

[@AlbertV90]

​@@nsasupporter7557I found that out 10 years ago

[@tylertilwick6852]

@@nsasupporter7557 yeah they’re both great, but I always preferred Nicholson over De Niro. There’s something about Jack Nicholson, whenever he’s on screen he just commands every second.

[@tomtalker2000]

TWO ICONS the likes of which this industry will NEVER see again.

[@yogadr6]

Of course we will.... humans are ever improving. You, however, will likely choose willful blindness....

[@Vixinaful]

Most awkward scene ever..hahaha! Love it.

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

OHHH MY LORD....... DeNiro and Nicholson in the same room together 😮😮😮❤

[@suryapratap9913]

I think its an irony that this film is directed by Elia Kazan and one of the most famous dialogue De Niro ever said on screen is " Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut".

[@TylerNovakYT]

Two already well established actors, soon to be absolutely iconic character actors. This is something you don't see often.

[@ManCave1972]

With Theresa Russell, who married Nic Roeg, one of our greatest ever directors. What a room this was, what a time.

[@Ironcabbit]

If remaking this, I’d cast DiCaprio in the Nicholson role and Gylenhaal in the DeNiro role.

[@evanward3964]

Jack looked amazing in Chinatown 1974 he must have went on a binge lol still the man though!

[@arturodouglas2484]

Two different acting style and two absolute legends

[@robertkarlsson1960]

I dont think there is someone more carismatic than Jack Nicholson.

[@user0x0x6]

Jack is by far the better actor

[@griffinh21]

Wish we had gotten more scenes with these two legends acting opposite one another

[@RoRo-vr6wx]

Crazy, jack was offered a role in The Godfather but refused

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

They are both oddly muted in this movie. It's a bland movie

[@themuhammadharoonmazhar10]

Generational Actors⭐️⭐️

[@jokerjay6975]

"I'm not gonna hurt you Mr Stahr, I'm just gonna bash your brains in!" "You talkin to me Mr Brimmer?..There's no one else here!"

[@joemckim1183]

Two of the absolute best actors of all time both in the primes of their careers.

[@Gerard_2024]

Never saw this film, and I thought I had seen them all. Thanks for uploading.

[@Keith_M00N66]

My trio of best actors of all time with Mister Al Pacino.❤

[@buffythehaterslayer6918]

Pacino and Nicholson are better than De Niro.

[@Keith_M00N66]

@@buffythehaterslayer6918 i do respect your opinion but i'm not okay... Nicholson is giant just doing Nicholson/Mac/Torrance/the Wolf/the Joker AND Pacino - De Niro are from Actor's studio, practicing the method. When Al is Serpico, HE IS TOTALLY SERPICO and Michael Corleone or Tony Montana but De Niro too, is Lamotta when he's in Raging bull Oscar not stealen and idem when he's the "taxi Driver" woah ! Palme d'Or in my country, Festival de Cannes. IMO, when theses 3 legends will die, we will loose 3 phenomenal actors, with soul and respectful for CINEMA not animatronix or wtf...

[@amjh4lah809]

@@buffythehaterslayer6918 Nope. They're both incredible, but both behind De Niro. De Niro is the greatest of all time.

[@buffythehaterslayer6918]

@@amjh4lah809 And you're behind De Niro's ass...

[@spuriusscapula4829]

​@@buffythehaterslayer6918 the same way you're behind nicholson's?

[@MCRAIDER40]

My two all time favorite actors

[@flippert0]

I always like it when Jack is less "typical Jack-Nicholson", IMHO those are his best roles.

[@maleo5240]

The two best actors of all time

[@antonio78230]

Brando?

[@Moon.boi__]

@@antonio78230 Pacino?

[@antonio78230]

@@Moon.boi__ Another contender, yes.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Relax

[@alexblack2511]

All amazing actors, I would put Day-Lewis in the mix also.

[@billythekidd-go3hv]

Jack smoked Bob in this scene. One of the most charismatic performers of all time.

[@Movierebel3]

People don't get that De Niro was channeling Irving Thalberg, on which the Stahr character is based. That's very similar to how Thalberg talked/sounded.

[@mrmarryman]

as actors these men have gone to the peak of their craft, it is so hard to play like this, the timing, pauses, subtlety of reactions, it's absolute art.

[@Winterfell2597]

No wonder they got Lillo broncato to play the son of De Niro in a Bronx tale! He looks JUST like De Niro in this movie!

[@CharlesDarwinBarkley]

To those saying Nicholson outshined de Niro in this scene, you have to understand they're doing what their characters are supposed to do.. If Nicholson is coming in strong, that's what his character is supposed to do in this scene.. De Niro is playing the character that is supposed to be outshined by Nicholson's character in this particular scene..

[@stefanbernhard2710]

Sure. Keep telling yourself that😂😂

[@buffythehaterslayer6918]

De Niro still sucks.

[@slayerhuh404]

or, you know, Jack Nicholson is the goat and deniro is overrated

[@MalnourishedGoat]

@@slayerhuh404 I dig both actors quite a bit, but Nicholson is my favorite. That said, when two actors are in a film together, it is not a competition. They are *working together* for the benefit of the movie. And Nicholson's character in this scene is smarter and more charismatic than De Niro's narcissistic, pompous, and unlikable one. De Niro is playing him to a tee.

[@slayerhuh404]

@@MalnourishedGoat I don't base my opinions of acting on whether or not the character they are portraying is a stereotypically "charismatic" one. Does anyone actually do that lol? Like everyone loves the hannibal lector performance but that dude was creepy as fuck, the furthest thing from "charismatic". Anyway, I just think Jack is much better than Deniro in everything, and it has nothing to do with the characters they happen to be playing. And bro, they literally give out awards for best actor, everything is a competition in a way. Some actors die broke, some die in literal palaces, you're really going to sit there and try and push some naive notion that actors don't "compete" with one another? Tell that to all the actors who were thrown to the side due to not possessing sufficient talent. Anywho, agree with your other points tho, have a nice day.

[@Janus10001]

Funny thing is, so much pride and alpha-bull rivalry between these 2 giants, they really don't have to do anything in the scene except just cautiously circle around each other with their eyes.

[@classix9714]

Robert looks so adorable!❤

[@hesh.hesh.2051]

Michael and Trevor from GTA V

[@spikeybaby1735]

Thanks, 2 of my fave actors and I've never heard of this film, I'll be watching it tonight

[@VVhistory]

Nicholson is the best actor of that generation (Pacino, hackman, Hoffman, de niro, ETc) and here shows why.

[@TechNoir-wz5ic]

This was pretty surreal to watch i love how as characters in the movie they are sizing each other up and as actors they are doing exactly the same same thing you can really feel the tension in this scene...

[@iandixon9675]

What film is this.I’ve never seen it.

[@TechNoir-wz5ic]

@@iandixon9675 It's called "The Last Tycoon"

[@hauntedhose]

Nicholson has the best instincts 😊

[@soakingbook]

Haha, Jack briefly becomes the Joker with that final "oh yes."

[@clevertrevor7360]

I'm a De Niro admirer but Nicholson has the edge here.

[@arsenalforever5877]

The edge how exactly? It’s not a competition, they’re acting out their respective roles

[@murat_n]

De Niro didn’t learn the De Niro impression yet.

[@PinciStrapped]

Am I the only one who sees same facial expression of di Caprio with Nicholson?

[@getheroutofthetruck]

Jack is a league above.

[@Rust_Cohle_Solos]

Wish Brando And Pacino were also here with these two in the same room.

[@shobhitsingh6330]

Pacino, where the hell r u?

[@DMalltheway]

I can ask Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty that question.

[@buffythehaterslayer6918]

If Pacino was in this scene...he and Nicholson would wipe the floor with De Niro!

[@brianwood7237]

Something tells me that when Leo DiCaprio turn 40 you must have sat down and watched Jack's performance many times

[@brandonbugarin2863]

De Niro the greatest actor of all time.

[@brir4349]

No.

[@kalebanth8323]

@@brir4349Easy top 5.

[@buffythehaterslayer6918]

Best joke ever.

[@EasyTiger.01343]

Not even the greatest actor in this clip!

[@badinfluence3814]

​@@EasyTiger.01343Exactly!

[@regmunday8354]

The Last Tycoon. Screenplay by Harold Pinter, explains the strong hint of menace in the conversation.

[@nintendianajones64]

Why'd you cut off the fight at the end of the scene!?

[@hombrelobomedia3503]

I can only see Nicholson. Deniro flat as a pancake under Jacks wheel.

[@bruzm.1737]

Jack is always the best! I don't know what DeNiro is doing here!

[@andrewgardner8972]

Two Oscar winning actors who played the Devil in 1987 meeting each other. One from witches of eastwick and the other from angel heart.

[@cindykathleeneastwood4139]

It's not often you see DeNiro being outshined. It happens again in AngleHeart and Heat.

[@josephinman3037]

Jack Nicholson was insanely legendary. I wish he and Harrison Ford did a project back in their prime.

[@SolalBarca]

I like Ford, but... c'mon... he's not at that level.

[@davidjames579]

We got Nicholson and Sandler. That's a good trade-off

[@cameronpickard7456]

the king of jacks

[@micahclawrence]

Jack is as good as it gets

[@successsystem2468]

I see what you did there! 😉

[@jasonmcroberts7994]

I wouldn't say De Niro was out acted by Jack (being a huge fan of De Niro), and maybe it was the different characters, but this scene in every sense most definitely belonged to Jack in every nuance. Quite extraordinary

[@rogerkincaid931]

Sheeran and Hoffa.

[@kushalchowdhury9244]

Conway & Hoffa!

[@Karlebow571]

Rothstein & Joker

[@MrArtist1971]

Jack didn’t just win, he drove over him then backed up to do it again.

[@AlanSenzaki]

“I thought it would be a nice quiet place for you two to meet”😂😂

[@user-rl3iv2jk9q]

28 November 2023 I'm 60 . I have never seen this sequence , nor do I know from. which movie it is. But this is the best acting I have ever seen DeNiro and Nicholson perform .

[@firedupplayers]

2 actors in one movie that played in Jimmy Hoffa adaptations and Batman adaptations and both played in comedy films about therapy sessions

[@Pulsonar]

I like how the woman tried to wash away the excess Testosterone seeping from these two with offers of more Coffee 😂 the pauses and sizing up of each others character was heavyweight acting at its best.

[@hesher10]

Two Legends!!! 🔥🙌🏻

[@kevingrant9810]

I never thought I’d say this … but Nicholson is by far the better actor. His words are never laboured

[@amjh4lah809]

Nah. Robert De Niro IS the greatest of all time.

[@FilmPassionprod]

Fact: their next movie would’ve been The Departed. De Niro was supposed to be the Martin Sheen character but he was too busy with Good Shepherd to do it

[@Niblacktube]

I have no idea what this movie is about. I have no idea what this scene is about. But it is still better than the last 3 movies I saw at the theater.

[@perlarincon1163]

Two badasses together!

[@kurgerbing6593]

Jack has always been old

[@scottstewart316]

The Last Tycoon is a vastly underappreciated film.

[@OneDigitalSoul]

Masterclass