The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film) the "charged chemistry" between Nicholson and Lange, and stated that Nicholson admitted that he was smitten with his co-star, remarking that she was a "big consensus movie sex bomb". The film was nominated by the American Film Institute in 2002 for the AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions list. The star of the 1946 version, Lana Turner, expressed her disapproval of the remake. She especially disliked how the studio "turned it into such pornographic trash", and admitted that although she did not watch the remake, she had seen advertisements and blurbs on television that made her sick. The Postman Always Rings Twice
Lana Turner credits film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946) advanced her career significantly and established her as a dramatic actress. She later appeared in the drama "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) opposite Kirk Douglas. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, she also co-starred opposite Clark Gable in a total of four films, including "Slightly Dangerous" (1942), "Somewhere I'll Find You" (1943), and "Betrayed" (1954). After the critical and commercial failure of "Diane" (1956), MGM opted not to renew Turner's contract. At the time, her films with the studio had collectively earned over $50 million (). In 1957, she took a leading