While Tom and Daisy entertain Gatsby, Jordan, and Nick at their home, Daisy proposes they go into the city. Gatsby surprises Daisy at lunch, and it is revealed that Gatsby and Daisy were once lovers, though she would not marry him because he was poor.ĭaisy and Gatsby have an affair, which soon becomes obvious. The following day, Jordan appears at Nick's work and requests he invite Daisy to his house so that Gatsby can meet with her. When Nick and Jordan attend a party at Gatsby's home, Nick is invited for a private meeting with Gatsby, who asks him to lunch the following day.Īt lunch, Nick meets Gatsby's business partner, a Jewish gangster and a gambler named Meyer Wolfsheim who rigged the 1919 World Series. Back on Long Island, Daisy wants to set Nick up with her friend, Jordan, a professional golfer. George needs to purchase a vehicle from Tom, but Tom is only there to draw Myrtle to his city apartment. Tom takes Nick to meet his mistress, Myrtle, who is married to George Wilson, an automotive mechanic. Nick lives in a small cottage in West Egg, next to a mysterious tycoon named Gatsby, who regularly throws extravagant parties at his home. While there, he learns Tom and Daisy's marriage is troubled and Tom is having an affair with a woman in New York. Writer Nick Carraway pilots his boat across the harbor to his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom’s mansion in East Egg. In 2013, a fourth film adaptation was produced. Coppola later stated that the film failed to follow his screenplay. Despite a mixed reception by critics, the 1974 film grossed over $26 million against a $7 million budget. The Great Gatsby was preceded by 19 films of the same name.

It stars Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby, along with Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, and Karen Black. The film was directed by Jack Clayton, produced by David Merrick, and written by Francis Ford Coppola. The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F.

The Late Gatsby by S.A. Klipspringer