De Niro vs Nicholson in The Last Tycoon

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  • The only time they worked together in 1976. Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson fight it out in The Last Tycoon. It's not much of a fight, but still cool to see two legends together.
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  • @pinoi78
    @pinoi78 10 років тому +297

    I never knew they acted together...wow.

    • @IAmAHeater
      @IAmAHeater 8 років тому +4

      Me either. This is truly awesome.

    • @gj9933
      @gj9933 5 років тому +3

      I was just about to say me neither

    • @nice3358
      @nice3358 5 років тому +2

      Me........... Oh you already said that

    • @illinoisbear
      @illinoisbear 5 років тому +2

      This was a good movie!

    • @YouTubeExplore777
      @YouTubeExplore777 5 років тому +7

      Jack can outmatch anyone, after all he is the Joker. 😏

  • @djankoulrea3463
    @djankoulrea3463 Рік тому +28

    They say its Brando; but Nicholson is the GOAT for me !

    • @joelsieradzan
      @joelsieradzan Рік тому +4

      agree 100%

    • @BenjaminGessel
      @BenjaminGessel 9 місяців тому +3

      Brando is just effortless though…. There is simply no indication whatsoever that you are seeing Brando’s real personality when he is acting…

    • @billj4525
      @billj4525 8 місяців тому +1

      @@BenjaminGessel Yeah, I agree. That has to do with the roles taken too I think though. There are a lot of actors who give that off though.

  • @dociebiemowie915
    @dociebiemowie915 2 роки тому +70

    “I always wanted to hit 10 million dollars.” I swear Nicholson has the best lines in film history. A fine actor and definitely owned the scenes he was in, in this film.

  • @edkeaton1085
    @edkeaton1085 6 років тому +88

    Two of the greatest actors going head to head: De Niro and Nicholson. My personal favorites. I wish these two would've done more films together.

  • @diffbreak2366
    @diffbreak2366 9 місяців тому +41

    Jack's dialogue delivery is so emaculate that one feels the power of every word he utters without being theatrical. He's blessed with the timing and modulation. Very few, if any, in the league.

    • @VelhaGuardaTricolor
      @VelhaGuardaTricolor 9 місяців тому +6

      The problem with Jack is that he always plays himself. We all love him, so we don't mind, but I don't call that acting. De Niro on the other hand can do it all.

    • @diffbreak2366
      @diffbreak2366 9 місяців тому +1

      That's the problem with most actors except Brando and Meryl Streep

    • @daniel213141
      @daniel213141 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@VelhaGuardaTricolor You could say the same about De Niro.

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 8 місяців тому +1

      @@VelhaGuardaTricolor De Niro's not so versatile either - like Nicholson, he's just sublime at what he does do!

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 7 місяців тому

      @spuriusscapula4829 It's a pointless non-argument really. De Niro and Nicholdon are both, rightly, global superstars, whose respective movie histories are extraordinary, and their legacies assured.
      As I said earlier, both are sublime, and both are stars to their fingertips!

  • @L0r3n2
    @L0r3n2 9 місяців тому +16

    Jack outclassed Bob on this one acting wise

  • @garethlord15
    @garethlord15 4 роки тому +34

    I looked up charisma in the dictionary, and it simply said Jack Nicholson

  • @stonedavid4845
    @stonedavid4845 9 років тому +135

    DeNiro and Nicholson. Good combination.

    • @jumicri8076
      @jumicri8076 5 років тому +2

      The best .

    • @mamacofeliz6025
      @mamacofeliz6025 4 роки тому +3

      @@jumicri8076 The best would be De Niro, Nicholson AND Pacino. Sadly the closest we will get to it is with The Irishman...
      But not so sadly, cause Joe Pesci is almost a Jack Nicholson to me.

    • @rossdiamondthief6627
      @rossdiamondthief6627 3 роки тому +3

      De Niro, Nicholson, Pesci and Pacino in a Martin Scorsese or Quinten Tarantino film would be EPIC

    • @shirleycameron7718
      @shirleycameron7718 3 роки тому +2

      @@mamacofeliz6025 the Irishman was boring ...

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Рік тому +1

      @@shirleycameron7718 always wanted to see Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery in a movie together

  • @RPGLaSesiune
    @RPGLaSesiune 8 років тому +95

    you can look at jack's face and see where leo dicaprio got his smile skills

    • @frightfuldog5137
      @frightfuldog5137 3 роки тому

      The wolf of Wall Street boat scene all over it lol

    • @spb7883
      @spb7883 3 роки тому +3

      Certainly more evident than any acting skills he would’ve picked up.

  • @morbidangel718
    @morbidangel718 5 років тому +54

    Travis bickle chilling with the joker

    • @imonarollagay
      @imonarollagay 4 роки тому +20

      Atleast it ended better than his meeting with the other joker.

    • @mamacofeliz6025
      @mamacofeliz6025 4 роки тому +2

      @@imonarollagay DEFINITLY

    • @YinzerSteel
      @YinzerSteel 4 роки тому +1

      @@imonarollagay You can say that again, pal!

  • @nateandnoahentertainment7379
    @nateandnoahentertainment7379 4 роки тому +41

    De Niro’s acting is so good. Nicholson is really getting to him and Robert just acting drunk and slowly getting more frustrated is awesome. Great tension in these scenes

  • @S0lidState
    @S0lidState 9 років тому +87

    I see where Leonardo Dicaprio received some ideas from Jack in this performance.

    • @pradawilson1864
      @pradawilson1864 7 років тому +11

      aman gajraj what the fuck are you calling him copycat for? People are supposed to learn from great legends like Nicholson or De Niro, so shut the fuck up!

    • @marvelvsdc6624
      @marvelvsdc6624 4 роки тому +10

      @@pradawilson1864 calm down leo fanboy

    • @Jgeebeesg
      @Jgeebeesg 3 роки тому +1

      @@ok-gq6wu he mentioned someone and I’m assuming that someone said something along the lines of “Leo is a garbage copycat actor”😂.... then that so called person who was mentioned in the first comment deleted his post

    • @sutapadhar6094
      @sutapadhar6094 3 роки тому

      @@marvelvsdc6624 Shut up!

    • @Molotovjack
      @Molotovjack 2 роки тому

      I think Leonardo's an awful actor as he copies other actors all the time, particularly De Niro.

  • @garrison6863
    @garrison6863 7 років тому +28

    Robert DeNiro was simply first rate in this. I think Nicholson took such a small part just to work with Elia Kazan. This is beautifully acted.

    • @DMalltheway
      @DMalltheway 7 місяців тому +1

      Many other actors did too, Mitchum, Curtis and Moreau.

  • @comradebeandip
    @comradebeandip 4 роки тому +14

    Makes me wish these two did more films together when they were young. Great stuff

  • @liviainhi9179
    @liviainhi9179 9 років тому +60

    Two of the greatest actors of all time! Love them both :)

    • @TheKitchenerLeslie
      @TheKitchenerLeslie Рік тому

      3, dummy. Robert Mitchum is also in the scene... the original Max Cady.

    • @mahendranmahe3865
      @mahendranmahe3865 8 місяців тому

      Al Pacino is laughing in the corner

    • @robertgallagher5285
      @robertgallagher5285 8 місяців тому

      Nicholson more likable DeNiro a little weird!!!!!

  • @evangelistabjj
    @evangelistabjj 14 років тому +21

    Deniro vs Jack in a ping pong match, freakin surreal.

  • @Cooleo299
    @Cooleo299 13 років тому +21

    Deniro -"dont get to meet reds very often, are you a real red?"
    Jack -"No but ive been in that film"

  • @alexscott730
    @alexscott730 7 років тому +21

    The title should actually say Nicolson knocks Deniro the fuck out😂😂😂"I always wanted to hit 10 million dollars"😂😂😂Classic Jack👍😃

    • @Shambles99
      @Shambles99 9 місяців тому

      It's in the script. These comments are fried

  • @greer15
    @greer15 8 місяців тому +4

    All this De Niro vs Nicholson is rot. Appreciate the performances.

  • @TheEwokExplorer
    @TheEwokExplorer 8 місяців тому +4

    i had no idea these two icons ever acted in same film together. love it

  • @garrison6863
    @garrison6863 7 років тому +25

    This was so good. Nicholson probably just wanted to do this bit part to work with Kazan and DeNiro. Its really a master class in method acting. Kazan was so subtle with them. I really think this is one of DeNIro's best performances.

  • @AnnaLVajda
    @AnnaLVajda 5 років тому +7

    What a beautiful piece of cinema.

  • @adrianabvitucci5856
    @adrianabvitucci5856 5 років тому +15

    Young Robert my best childhood crush

  • @RESTEBAN1903
    @RESTEBAN1903 10 років тому +24

    JACK and ROBERT are geniuses of all times !

  • @glamdolly30
    @glamdolly30 2 роки тому +31

    Nicholson may be the only actor in the world who could steal scenes from De Niro.

    • @MajidMohebi-nh3lu
      @MajidMohebi-nh3lu 8 місяців тому

      and joe pesci in casino

    • @glamdolly30
      @glamdolly30 8 місяців тому

      @@MajidMohebi-nh3lu Well, OK... The psycho-dwarf act that's served Pesci so well, for so long, is, to an extent, inevitably a scene stealer. But Joe Pesci's is in nowhere near the same acting league as Jack Nicholson.

  • @user-sm8wf2qv3q
    @user-sm8wf2qv3q 4 місяці тому +1

    Brando, Pacino, Nicholson, De Niro. All in the same film imagine all them in this one, acting legends all together lol

  • @johnchief270
    @johnchief270 3 роки тому +10

    I watched the movie because of Jack and wanting to see these two together, but De Niro was really good in this movie too, man, wish they acted together more, two Legends

    • @johnchief270
      @johnchief270 7 місяців тому

      @spuriusscapula4829after a legendary day out in the battlefield, I like to enjoy some good ole classics

  • @devilzdandruff9199
    @devilzdandruff9199 8 років тому +26

    Foret about the actual knockout... Nicholson won the fight starting at 4:59... "sure you do." followed by that stare. It was over.

  • @c.a.savage5689
    @c.a.savage5689 8 місяців тому +4

    Living proof that two epic actors can be in a real clunker of a movie. Impenetrable dialogue, zero character motivation and a fight scene with as much physicality as an M&M commercial.

  • @JeffreyGillespie
    @JeffreyGillespie 8 місяців тому +3

    Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I never knew they did a movie together. ❤

  • @Lewis9700
    @Lewis9700 9 місяців тому +4

    Theresa Russell was and is a Goddess. Very underrated beauty.

  • @DanielTheWalrus
    @DanielTheWalrus 14 років тому +19

    "Well, you know yourself very well, mr. Starr."
    Jack owned De Niro everytime in this film...

  • @edkeaton1085
    @edkeaton1085 5 років тому +13

    I had never realized that both of these Academy Award winners had acted together in the same film! I wish that they had done more films together. 😊😎

  • @hajirizayev7374
    @hajirizayev7374 9 місяців тому +3

    Jack's interaction is great

  • @PaceFilmsProductions
    @PaceFilmsProductions 13 років тому +6

    from this scene its quite clear THIS is what the film SHOULD have been about, Nicholson vs De Niro.

  • @zachznidarsic8131
    @zachznidarsic8131 9 місяців тому +2

    It's crazy that Jack is only like 38-39 years old in this movie. He looks so much older.

    • @ajordan2323
      @ajordan2323 Місяць тому

      Deniro is about 32-32 also. These guys weren’t even 40 yet and both had Oscar’s and masterpieces like godfather 2 taxi driver Chinatown one flew over the cuckoo nest. Will never be done again

  • @cadillacman2141
    @cadillacman2141 4 роки тому +5

    The crazy guy from cape fear and the crazy guy from the shining before they went crazy

  • @samerabed2335
    @samerabed2335 4 роки тому +7

    When Murray Franklin met the first Joker

  • @mw3nikboy
    @mw3nikboy 4 роки тому +5

    "how about another joke, Murray?"

  • @lanibozwaikhom6339
    @lanibozwaikhom6339 4 роки тому +5

    Ohhhh God u r great,
    Putting two greatest of all time in one frame
    It’s a blessing🙏🏻

  • @ButteredToast32
    @ButteredToast32 9 років тому +25

    "I always wanted to hit ten million dollars."

  • @Invinciblez18
    @Invinciblez18 12 років тому +6

    After he punched him Nicholson should have said...'Never rub another mans rhubarb'

  • @KarmaKahn
    @KarmaKahn 12 років тому +11

    One punch KO for Jack, fuck yeah!

  • @criticalbill2090
    @criticalbill2090 9 років тому +28

    u can almost feel that tension of "i wont try and upstage you, if you dont try and upstage me" lol i never realised these two had worked together. i wud of love to have seen nicholson share the screen with more legends like pacino, gene hackman and dustin hoffman

  • @OrchardOne
    @OrchardOne 12 років тому +4

    Great to see them together.... we need Pacino and Nicholson.... like we had DeNero and Pacino...

  • @torinwulfren9463
    @torinwulfren9463 5 років тому +10

    Don Corleone🇮🇹 vs Boss Costello☘️

  • @MrJessieb123
    @MrJessieb123 Рік тому +1

    INCREDIBLE, amazing acting by Robert Bronzi. One of the best of all time!

  • @Jahnink
    @Jahnink 9 місяців тому +1

    The Raging Bull went down with one punch. Amazing! That dude can act.

  • @murat_yurttas
    @murat_yurttas 8 місяців тому +2

    Actually 3 legends. Robert Mitchum is there too.

  • @arlobrubaker
    @arlobrubaker 12 років тому +7

    And then Robert Mitchum appears, what a coincidence. He and De Niro both played the same character in two versions of Cape Fear.

    • @c.a.savage5689
      @c.a.savage5689 8 місяців тому

      He appears like some burgler that can't find the house he intends to rob. What was that about?

    • @DMalltheway
      @DMalltheway 7 місяців тому

      They were both in the remake of Cape Fear, De Niro really liked his role in Night of the Hunter

  • @maralinekozial9131
    @maralinekozial9131 8 місяців тому +1

    This is like watching King Kong VS Godzilla (human form) in a movie its crazy how they're just goin straight at it like the film they're in dosent longer existe

  • @BlueLeopard200
    @BlueLeopard200 12 років тому +9

    Nicholson is more italian than Deniro

    • @BenjaminGessel
      @BenjaminGessel Рік тому +1

      Irish can be unofficially Italian... 😁😁😁😁 But Nicholson himself might disagree...

  • @diablecita
    @diablecita 14 років тому +2

    Yeap, I missed that one. They are both so 'amn irresistible.
    This movie is epic!

  • @ZephyrCrypto
    @ZephyrCrypto 9 місяців тому +5

    De Niro outclassed by one of the best there ever will be.

  • @user-sm8wf2qv3q
    @user-sm8wf2qv3q 4 місяці тому +1

    Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson two acting Legends

  • @Zep-Dev
    @Zep-Dev 12 років тому +8

    "I always wanted to hit 10 million dollars" ROFL

  • @criticalbill2090
    @criticalbill2090 9 років тому +27

    ...This clip has also got me thinking that in a parallel universe, Jack Nicholson plays Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver and Robert De Niro is playing Randall Mcmurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo`s Nest

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 5 років тому +9

      Nah, both of them were perfectly cast in those particular movies. I think that DeNiro would've been good in Cuckoos Nest and Jack in TD, but probably not to the level of the way it turned out. Just like DeNiro might've made a good Michael Corleone but not as good as Al Pacino was just like Al Pacino wouldn't be quite right for Raging Bull.

    • @enigma-wv7oc
      @enigma-wv7oc 4 роки тому +4

      Nicholson in Cape Fear would be so bad ass!

    • @mamacofeliz6025
      @mamacofeliz6025 4 роки тому +1

      @@joemckim1183 You're rigth, It would be so weird to see them switch places. De Niro is too serious to Cuckoos Nest, his laugh would be more strange than crazy, and I think he would lack charisma.
      On the other hand, Nicholson would have too much charisma for Travis Bickle, I don't think we would be able to see how much he is tired of the world just by looking at his eyes.

    • @Gma00001
      @Gma00001 3 роки тому

      @@mamacofeliz6025
      Jack didn't have a chance

    • @snowwalker9999
      @snowwalker9999 3 роки тому

      Jack was born to play The Cuckoo's Nest. I can't think of anyone else other than maybe a younger Marlon Brando for that role.

  • @kjtyus6535
    @kjtyus6535 4 роки тому +5

    De Niro ❤️❤️❤️

  • @samiam7342
    @samiam7342 5 років тому +2

    beautiful scene.............. love it

  • @anateali7186
    @anateali7186 14 днів тому

    I never knew these two acted together. Two oscar winners face to face. Nice

  • @Buddygrooveknight
    @Buddygrooveknight 7 років тому +11

    Wow I'm ashamed to say I didn't even know these two great actors shared a scene together let alone starred in a movie together.

  • @shamusteakiawa
    @shamusteakiawa 9 місяців тому

    I remember seeing this on the big screen with my father back in 1932 when I was only 12 years old. Classic!

    • @c.a.savage5689
      @c.a.savage5689 8 місяців тому +1

      You have time travel? The movie's from 1976.

  • @johnr2630
    @johnr2630 5 років тому +4

    Why haven’t these two been in hundreds of movies together?

  • @moreno2912
    @moreno2912 3 місяці тому +1

    I Got Jack Nicholson Vs De Niro All Day.
    De Niro Is A Legend And A Great Actor.
    But Nobody Can Touch The Great Jack Nicholson I Don't Care What Actor You Put Against Him.
    His Delivery Is Unmatched.
    De Niro Can't Shine Jack Nicholson's Shoes On His Best Day..

  • @MetalGearKelan
    @MetalGearKelan 14 років тому +3

    This is fucking awesome, never knew Nicholson and De Niro acted together. Thought that was as cool as the video was gonna get then fucking Robert Mitchum walks into shot! Excellent stuff.

  • @delikanlii26
    @delikanlii26 12 років тому +5

    both are my favorites with al pacino

  • @PeterMichaels-hs4mb
    @PeterMichaels-hs4mb Рік тому +2

    Robert De Niro vs. Jack Nicholson... with a special appearance by Robert Mitchum.

    • @c.a.savage5689
      @c.a.savage5689 8 місяців тому

      Yeah, don't blink or you'll miss it.

  • @santioned_sneh
    @santioned_sneh 4 роки тому

    wo wait a second... there is film which was made in1976 starting Jack Nicholson and DeNiro, in this whole world today i m being recomended this youtube.
    Crazy life.

  • @TheSashamk
    @TheSashamk 12 років тому +3

    I love them both but De Niro is the one and only for me!

  • @tarvoltg
    @tarvoltg 12 років тому +3

    @WinterKingdomWolves Yeh I don`t know. If we`re talking about a fist fight, I think Deniro has the edge. He looks like the kind of guy who would not only punch your lights out, but once your in the floor he would go nuts kicking your head. Jack looks like the kind of guy who would look menacing if you know he caries a gun, or clown make up. They`re both awesome actors though

  • @user-rl3iv2jk9q
    @user-rl3iv2jk9q 8 місяців тому

    I have never seen this movie , did not even know it existed .
    Now I try to plan to get it .

  • @klym8_
    @klym8_ 5 років тому +1

    Two of the most people do impressions of, acting together..

  • @brookeengland6275
    @brookeengland6275 10 років тому

    This movie looks AMZING it looks great!! Okay they got to best actors in this movie!! I've got to this movie

  • @CoIoneIPanic
    @CoIoneIPanic 8 місяців тому +1

    And the fight goes on. Writer's Guild strikes happen because writers create content that gets stolen. Then a few of them get more money and the strike ends but the thievery continues. So Nicholsen and DeNiro are still going at it somewhere.

  • @Xboxishomo
    @Xboxishomo 12 років тому +2

    Both amazing

  • @divineblessings3780
    @divineblessings3780 Рік тому +2

    The moment Jack's eyebrows go up and nostrils flare, catastrophe follows.

  • @CannibalWHORE22
    @CannibalWHORE22 3 роки тому

    This movie is very well shot! Looks like a 1990s movie!

  • @superbrownboy777
    @superbrownboy777 12 років тому +2

    The thumbnail for this video would make for a perfect meme lolol

  • @DevoxMD
    @DevoxMD 7 років тому +16

    Its funny that those legends had maybe the worst fight ever in film history

  • @bendany8165
    @bendany8165 9 років тому +2

    Have you noticed the jump cuts at 1:54 : when De Niro talks his hand is near his body but when Nicholson plays opposite to De Niro his hand is on the chair

  • @captianamerica3531
    @captianamerica3531 4 роки тому +2

    And that's one punch knock out.

  • @danielgrimes8312
    @danielgrimes8312 3 роки тому +3

    Wow the movie is bad but this scenes together were so good...even when there's not a menacing plot you can feel the tension these 2 have

  • @edisdead1
    @edisdead1 12 років тому +2

    "I always wanted to hit ten million dollars.".

  • @basitk12
    @basitk12 5 років тому +6

    Nicholson far more alpha.

  • @Bootrosgali
    @Bootrosgali 8 місяців тому

    The expressiveness tools in Jacks face are acting WMDs.

  • @gonzothompson412
    @gonzothompson412 3 роки тому +3

    In a real fight, I’m taking Nicholson

  • @thegrimyeaper
    @thegrimyeaper 8 місяців тому +1

    Very Johnny Boy from Mean Streets here.

  • @clintbronson5
    @clintbronson5 13 років тому +1

    Pacino needed to stop by to get some eggs

  • @jankristensen3281
    @jankristensen3281 Місяць тому

    At least we are all americans...we sure are mr. Star! Love this scene, their faces expressions and their lines...Are you a real red!?😂

  • @SmelOdies
    @SmelOdies 8 місяців тому +1

    It’s impossible for these guys to do a bad scene together, particularly when they were in their prime, but this is still not a great scene. In a better movie, it would’ve been hella bad ass to put these two together in the 70s. But this is probably better than nothing.

  • @smachohalla
    @smachohalla 13 років тому +2

    i wonder if my life was even worth living all this time without knowing there existed this movie with jack nicholson and robert de niro!!!!

  • @powerniman
    @powerniman 13 років тому +2

    they should make a new movie together!

  • @danilaishin
    @danilaishin 5 років тому +1

    Очень крутые актёры)))

  • @TheDayfornight
    @TheDayfornight 14 років тому

    my 2 favousrite actors

  • @heroicjourney2508
    @heroicjourney2508 9 місяців тому +1

    Cant believe I am only just realising this, but JN is better THAN RDN by a country mile. Just ooozes charisma!

  • @mastereppsreturns6586
    @mastereppsreturns6586 9 місяців тому +1

    Jack Nicholson won. Calm, steady as a mountain and unfazed

  • @periesicsd
    @periesicsd 9 років тому +7

    Leonardo DiCaprio really looks like the younger Jack Nicholson. Leo is also a much better actor now that he's a bit older. Like Pitt, he's also better now that he's older. Anyway, this film's really underrated and unappreciated.

  • @spas16
    @spas16 12 років тому +2

    @spxeli
    Yeah, there is, his characters in Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, Raging Bull and King of Comedy are all unstable, mentally or emotionally.

  • @tacobell6826
    @tacobell6826 7 років тому +2

    Amazing to see these two giants go at it. Last of the species.

  • @zmani4379
    @zmani4379 9 місяців тому

    Two poles of Method acting in the 70s - DeNiro and Nicholson - nice to see them sparring here, and under Elia Kazan, no less - Kazan co-founded the Actors' Studio, then hired Strasberg to run it - and it was Kazan's electrifying 50s films w Brando that popularized the Method - Kazan instructed DeNiro to do as little as possible here, and that's been DeNiro's ethos ever since - this is well made, but IMO none of them is at their peak here, which is why nobody's heard of this 70s film, despite its cast, despite its timing amidst DeNiro and Nicholson's greatest roles -
    - this film is easier to take on UA-cam, in bits and pieces that showcase the skill - and I do feel like seeing it again after so much time - it's a different kind of filmmaking that we see less of nowadays - but I still think the fire had long since gone out of Kazan by this point - still fascinating to see how the maestro sets up the acting dynamics, his specialty -
    - and a Fitzgerald project depicting Thalberg is also very likely Kazan's own comment on the industry, for his final film - also curious to consider Kazan's thoughts re this exchange, considering his own controversial history w politics, how DeNiro feels excluded from the ping pong here (also see Beatty's Reds, w Nicholson wonderfully cast as Eugene O'Neill)
    Nicholson riffed off his own persona, like Bogart or Dean, while DeNiro submerged himself like a chameleon - and, as people, Nicholson is larger than life, while DeNiro is shy and withdrawn - both are masters - I prefer DeNiro's peak 70s work, but IMO Nicholson sustained his quality more successfully over the decades - in this scene, Nicholson is more vivid, but I find myself watching DeNiro more closely -