《《Bread (TV Series 1986–1991)》》Storyline
He tells his aging friend Dr.Edward "Pop" Cardetti (Victor Moore) that he is leaving the show-business stage for a career as a professional gambler, with an appetite for cards and dice:My talent is gambling, Pop.[Rowan summarized: "But unfortunately, some people who were too smart for their own good, felt that a creature that couldn""t be killed, was simply too valuable to just file away.2 million (domestically), from a budget of only $35 million.Comic book fans sent thousands (50,000) of letters o Warner Bros.to protest Michael Keaton""s casting as Batman.Jack Nicholson, portraying the Batman""s arch-enemy he Joker in Tim Burton""s comic-book blockbuster, took a stake in he film""s profits (and merchandising).The main character, an alcoholic writer, loses his money, his freedom, and his sense of reality when confined in an alcoholic ward.