Bob Rafelson
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Robert (Bob) Rafelson (born February 21, 1933 in New York City) 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 and Nicholson have been collaborators for over thirty years. Nicholson and Raefelson 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 author James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett.
[edit] Selected 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] External links
The Monkees | |
|---|---|
| Micky Dolenz · Davy Jones · Michael Nesmith · Peter Tork | |
| Production & Management | Don Kirshner · Bob Rafelson · Bert Schneider · Ward Sylvester · Raybert Productions |
| Studio albums | The Monkees · More of the Monkees · Headquarters · Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. · The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees · Head · Instant Replay · The Monkees Present · Changes · Pool It! · Justus |
| Principal Film/Television Appearances | Episode list · Head · 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee · Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees |
| Miscellaneous | The New Monkees · The Monkeemobile |
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