Bob Rafelson
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Robert "Bob" Rafelson (born February 21, 1933) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is most famous for directing and co-writing the film Five Easy Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson, as well as being one of the creators of the pop group and TV series, The Monkees (with Raybert/BBS Productions partner Bert Schneider).
Rafelson was born in New York City, the son of a hat manufacturer. His uncle was screenwriter and playwright Samson Raphaelson.[1]
Rafelson and Nicholson have been collaborators for over thirty years. Nicholson and Rafelson wrote and produced and Rafelson directed Head, starring the Monkees, in 1968, followed by Five Easy Pieces. In subsequent years, Rafelson directed Nicholson in four more films, including The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), Man Trouble (1992), and Blood and Wine (1996).
Rafelson has adapted the works of legendary noir authors James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett.
[edit] Filmography
- Head (1968)
- Five Easy Pieces (1970)
- The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
- Stay Hungry (1976)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
- Black Widow (1987)
- Mountains of the Moon (1990)
- Man Trouble (1992)
- Wet (1995) short film released in Tales of Erotica
- Blood and Wine (1996)
- Poodle Springs (1998) (TV Movie)
- No Good Deed (2002)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Bob Rafelson at the Internet Movie Database
- "The Monologist and the Fighter: An Interview with Bob Rafelson" by Rainer Knepperges and Franz Müller, Senses of Cinema.
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