| Drive, He Said | |
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| Directed by | Jack Nicholson |
| Produced by | Steve Blauner Jack Nicholson |
| Written by | Jeremy Larner Jack Nicholson |
| Starring | William Tepper Karen Black Bruce Dern Robert Towne Henry Jaglom |
| Music by | David Shire |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Editing by | Donn Cambern Christopher Holmes Pat Somerset Robert L. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Raybert Productions was a 1960s Production company, founded by Robert (Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Jeremy Larner (born March 20, 1937) is an award-winning author poet journalist and speechwriter John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Screen Actor. Robert Burton Towne (born November 23, 1934) is an American Screenwriter and director. Henry Jaglom (born 26 January 1941, London, England) is a Film director who specializes in independently made dramas loosely based David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American Songwriter and the Composer of stage musicals and film and television Bill Butler may refer to Bill Butler (cinematographer, American cinematographer Bill Butler (politician, Scottish Labour Party politician Donn Cambern (born October 29 1929) is an Academy Award nominated film editor Wolfe |
| Release date(s) |  June 13, 1971 June 30, 1971 July 24, 1971 |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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It also had an interesting cast, with Karen Black, Bruce Dern, and regular Nicholson collaborators Robert Towne and Henry Jaglom in leading roles. Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Screen Actor. Robert Burton Towne (born November 23, 1934) is an American Screenwriter and director. Henry Jaglom (born 26 January 1941, London, England) is a Film director who specializes in independently made dramas loosely based Familiar faces such as David Ogden Stiers and Cindy Williams were also featured in small supporting roles. David Ogden Stiers (born October 31, 1942) is an American Actor, Voice actor and Musician, noted for his role in the Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams (born August 22 1947) is a BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominated American actress best known for starring It was filmed on the campus of the University of Oregon and in the city of Eugene, Oregon.
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Promotional Taglines
"The Disenchantment of an All-American Jock"
"DON'T LIE DON'T CHEAT AND DON'T BE AFRAID!"
Movie Synopsis
The film is an examination of libidinous basketball star Hector Bloom (William Tepper), and contrasts his sporting prowess on the court to his bedroom antics. Mostly notably, Hector has an affair with his favourite professor's wife Olive (Karen Black) that goes nowhere. Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. This, and many other events occur within a heated early 1970s backdrop of university politics, sporting hijinx, and anti-war rebellion sentiments.
Critical Reception
Contemporary reviewers of the film were split in their reception of it. Steven Scheuer found the film "utterly downbeat, and unfortunately dated" (Scheuer, 1990: 294) even at the time of its release. On the other hand, while Roger Ebert found the film "disorganized" he also said it was "occasionally brilliant" with the performances being "the best thing in the movie" (Ebert, 1972). Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter.
In contrast, Leonard Maltin found the film "confusing", and in spite of fine acting performances still "loses itself in its attempt to cover all the bases" (Maltin, 1991: 325). Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian. Vincent Canby was complementary when he lauded the film as being "so much better than all of the rest of the campus junk Hollywood has manufactured in the last couple of years" but felt that the lead male performance was a let-down for the film as a whole (Canby, 1971). Vincent Canby ( July 27 1924 &ndash September 15 2000) was an American film critic.
References
- Canby, Vincent (1971) Drive, He Said The New York Times, June 14, 1971. (accessed 9 January 2008). [1]
- Ebert, Roger (1972) Drive, He Said Chicago Sun-Times, January 1, 1972. (accessed 9 January 2008). [2]
- Maltin, Leonard (1991) Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 1992, Signet, New York.
- Scheuer, Steven H. (1990) Movies on TV and Videocassette, Bamtam Books, New York.
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