Bob Rafelson
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An interview with Rafelson-- Quicktime Movie (.mov) BOB RAFELSON is one of American cinemas leading figures, having distinguished himself over the past three decades as a director, writer and producer of a unique collection of award-winning and ground-breaking films. Born in New York City and educated at Dartmouth and the University of Benares in India. Rafelson began his career in television and shortly thereafter started his own company which went on to create and produce the original Monkees, whose television show and pop recordings garnered phenomenal international success, including the Emmy for Best Television Show. Rafelson next partnered with Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner to form BBS Productions, the company which proved to be the spawning ground for an artistic renaissance in American filmmaking, producing such films as EASY RIDER, FIVE EASY PIECES, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, and the Academy Award-winning documentary, HEARTS AND MIND. He is best known as the director of the 1970 classic film, FIVE EASY PIECES, starring Jack Nicholson, which he also co-wrote and co-produced. FIVE EASY PIECES, considered to be one of the most important films in the history of cinema, was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Nicholson) and Best Supporting Actress (Karen Black). Rafelson was honored by the New York Film Critics as the Best Director of the Year. Rafelson's success with FIVE EASY PIECES was followed by THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS, which he produced and directed. His next film, STAY HUNGRY, provided early breakthrough roles for its stars Jeff Bridges, Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Rafelson again demonstrated his unique ability for identifying and nurturing promising, young talent when he cast Jessica Lange opposite Jack Nicholson in THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. It went on to become a huge commercial hit worldwide. Rafelson later directed the psychological thriller BLACK WIDOW, starring Debra Winger and Theresa Russell in which Winger's hunt for a serial killer threads through a character study of the two women. An inveterate world traveler, Rafelson was drawn to the historical saga of explorers Sir Richard Burton and John Speke and their search for the origin of the Nile. Rafelson realized their story in his biographical account of their adventures when he directed and co-wrote MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON. BLOOD & WINE is Rafelson's eighth film with Jack Nicholson, five of which he has directed. The director regards his latest film as the third part of a trilogy that began with FIVE EASY PIECES and includes The King of Marvin Gardens, his continuing study of man's relationship to family as a son, a brother and now a father figure. 1997 Blood & Wine 1995 A Spy in the Family 1995 Blind Side 1994 Rock & Roll Story 1994 Wet 1992 Man Trouble 1992 My Summer, My Honeymoon 1990 Mountains of the Moon 1987 Black Widow 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice 1976 Stay Hungry 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens 1970 Five Easy Pieces 1968 Head |
