As screenwriter, nicholson wrote himself the role of a tremendous psychopath and it remains a favourite of his early work.nicholson plays jay wickham, who nihilistically marches around manila, searching for some stolen diamonds, wickham hops on a plane with his motley crew of conspirators, hoping to slip away with the loot, but they crash in the jungle and, instead of working together to survive, they all begin to turn on each other.in this second of four collaborations with director monte hellman, nicholson steals the show with his now legendary sly grin, deadpan wit and edgy intensity, as screenwriter, nicholson wrote himself the role of a tremendous psychopath and it remains a favourite of his early work.nicholson plays jay wickham, who nihilistically marches around manila, searching for some stolen diamonds, wickham hops on a plane with his motley crew of conspirators, hoping to slip away with the loot, but they crash in the jungle and, instead of working together to survive, they all begin to turn on each other.in this second of four collaborations with director monte hellman, nicholson steals the show with his now legendary sly grin, deadpan wit and edgy intensityspecial featuresnone listed