Jack Nicholson Relates To Movie Role
Jack Nicholson says he drew on his own experience in the hospital for his new film, "The Bucket List."
Nicholson and Morgan Freeman co-star as cancer patients who decide to travel the world following their wish list of things to do before they die.
The film, a Warner Bros. release, was directed by Rob Reiner.
"A lot of this movie was informed by my being not what I thought I would be, an excellent patient, but rather a poor one," Nicholson told reporters recently, according to AP Radio.
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"That happened by coincidence just before this movie," Nicholson, 70, said. "Nothing as frightening as what these fellows had to go through."
Before shooting the "Bucket List," Nicholson became ill and at first he was very tight-lipped about his illness, even to those closest to him.
According to Access Hollywood, Nicholson checked into Cedars-Sinai Hospital with a salivary gland infection.
Freeman, also 70, said one of the things on his bucket list was working with Nicholson.
"He's a prince of a man. Wonderful to work with. Very, very professional, otherwise he wouldn't be where he is," Freeman said. "I've always thought that he's just one of the best we've got."
"The Bucket List" opened in limited release Tuesday. The film will be in additional theaters Jan. 11.