The first day at Grange Hill for class N1 - Fay, Annette, Zammo, Jonah, Gripper and Roland. Roly gets off to a bad start on his first day, encountering Gripper Stebson. Jonah's stink bomb causes an unexpectedly early end to Miss Mooney's class. Gripper's bullying of Jonah and Zammo is short-lived - relieved by the appearance of Tucker and Alan. Roly is hounded from pillar to post by different pupils and teachers and goes home in desperation. He is caught on his return by Mr. Baxter, and Miss ...[Read Story ]
Jack Nicholson's contract included a clause which allowed him to leave the shooting location to attend all Los Angeles Lakers basketball games. For the streetcar scenes, one block of new track was laid, and the streetcar itself was borrowed from the Branford Trolley Museum. Gene Hackman, Jason Robards, Paul Newman, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and Sam Shepard all expressed a desire for the part of Francis Phelan, but William Kennedy had Jack Nicholson already in mind for the role. Ni ...[Read Story ]