Drive, He Said (1971)

It's a tale of two college roommates rebelling against their drafts. Hector is dreading a bright future in the NBA and bristling against what is expected of him as a collegiate star by his Coach. Gabriel is facing a draft into the Army and a life (and potential death) that is opposed to all his values. It is a chaotic story from a chaotic time of two immature men and the impacts they have on those around them. It exists in the Nicholson cinematic universe between "Five Easy Pieces," and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and filmed in many of the same locations as those films and "Animal House."

Cast and Crew:

Director(s):

Jack Nicholson

Writer(s):

Jeremy Larner, Jack Nicholson, Terrence Malick

Starring:

William Tepper, Karen Black, Michael Margotta, Bruce Dern, Robert Towne, Henry Jaglom, Michael Warren, June Fairchild, Don Hanmer, Lynette Bernay, Joseph Walsh, Harry Gittes, Charles Robinson, Bill Sweek, David Ogden Stiers, B.J. Merholz, Mireille Machu, Kenneth Payne, Cathy Bradford, Eric Johnson, Bill Kenney, Leonard Lookabaugh, Clyde Crawford, Mark Malinauskas, Douglas McKenzie, Robert W. Page, Oliver O'Ferrall, Douglas Ryan, Cindy Williams, Gunnar Malm, Bill Duffy, Vince Fritz, Billy Gaskins, Vic Bartolome, Lee Harvey, Victor Vigeant, Nick Jones, Mack Koykendall, Tom Sparks, Michael Koontz, Racim Bothal, Carlton Slater, Bob Rodgers, Jim Rodgers, Ken Smith, Tom Tjader, Ulysses Chang, Ken Hamilton, James Aday, Daniel Kern, H.J. Langtree, Eric Lee, David Norris, Detlif Eismann, Valerie Hoffman, Pam Baker, Pat Mow, Marilyn McKinney, Lynne Marie Stewart, Rhonda Triplett, Linda Winslow, Charles Wiper, Jack Hinkle, Al Bailey, Bill Williams

Producer(s):

Steve Blauner, Harry Gittes, Jack Nicholson, Fred Roos, Bert Schneider

Release Info:

Release Date: June 13, 1971 (USA) | Length: 90 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport | Certificate: R | Note(s): Most of the basketball players in this film are actually basketball players. I was not able to identify most of them because this was their only role, they were assigned generic roles and their names don't appear on their jersey's like they do today. I think Billy Gaskins and Ken Smith are actual players but am trying to "proove" it.

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