Jack Nicholson (1973), "Terms of Endearment" (1983), "As Good as It Gets" (1997), "About Schmidt" (2002), and "The Bucket List" (2007); the neo-noir mystery "Chinatown" (1974); the horror film "The Shining" (1980); the biopic "Reds" (1981); the fantasy comedy "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987); the superhero film "Batman" (1989) as the Joker; the legal drama "A Few Good Men" (1992); the romantic horror film "Wolf" (1994); the science fiction comedy "Mars Attacks!" (1996); the comedy "Anger Management" (2003); the romantic comedy "Something's Gotta Give" (2003); and the crime drama "The Departed" (2006). Nicholson has not acted in a film since "How Do
Jack Nicholson set: Nicholson won his second Oscar, an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role of retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove in "Terms of Endearment" (1983), directed by James L. Brooks. It starred Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. McGilligan claims it was one of Nicholson's most complex and unforgettable characters. He and MacLaine played many of their scenes in different ways, constantly testing and making adjustments. Their scenes together gave the film its "buoyant edge", states McGilligan, and describes Nicholson's acting as "Jack floating like a butterfly". Nicholson continued to work prolifically in the 1980s, starring in such films as