Drive, He Said (1971)

Director:

Jack Nicholson

Writers:

Jeremy Larner (screenplay) and
Jack Nicholson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 July 1971 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Don't Lie, Don't Cheat, And Don't Be Afraid!

Plot:

Hector is a star basketball player for the College basketball team he plays for, the Leopards. His girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | College | Paranoia | Army | Male Underwear

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

William Tepper	...	Hector
Karen Black	...	Olive
Michael Margotta	...	Gabriel
Bruce Dern	...	Coach Bullion
Robert Towne	...	Richard
Henry Jaglom	...	Conrad
Michael Warren	...	Easly (as Mike Warren)
June Fairchild	...	Sylvie
Don Hanmer	...	Director of Athletics
Lynette Bernay	...	Dance Instructor (as Lynn Bernay)
Joseph Walsh	...	Announcer #1 (as Joey Walsh)
Harry Gittes	...	Announcer #2
Charles Robinson	...	Jollop
Bill Sweek	...	Finnegan
David Ogden Stiers	...	Pro Owner (as David Stiers)
B.J. Merholz	...	Pro Lawyer
Mireille Machu	...	Secretary (as I.J. Jefferson)
Kenneth Payne	...	President Wallop
Cathy Bradford	...	Rosemary
Eric Johnson	...	Pfc. Johnson
Bill Kenney	...	Phoneman
Leonard Lookabaugh	...	Policeman (as Lenny Lookabaugh)
Clyde Crawford	...	M.P.
Mark Malinauskas	...	Psychiatrist
Douglas McKenzie	...	Doctor #1
Robert W. Page	...	Doctor #2 (as Robert Page)
Oliver O'Ferrall	...	Doctor #3
Douglas Ryan	...	Manager
Cindy Williams	...	Manager's Girlfriend
Gunnar Malm	...	Buckholder
Bill Duffy	...	Trainer
Vince Fritz	...	Basketball Player
Billy Gaskins	...	Basketball Player
Vic Bartolome	...	Basketball Player
Lee Harvey	...	Basketball Player
Victor Vigeant	...	Basketball Player
Nick Jones	...	Basketball Player
Mack Koykendall	...	Basketball Player
Tom Sparks	...	Basketball Player
Michael Koontz	...	Basketball Player
Racim Bothal	...	Basketball Player
Carlton Slater	...	Basketball Player
Bob Rodgers	...	Basketball Player
Jim Rodgers	...	Basketball Player
Ken Smith	...	Basketball Player
Tom Tjader	...	Basketball Player
Ulysses Chang	...	Guerrilla
Ken Hamilton	...	Guerrilla
James Aday	...	Guerrilla
Daniel Kern	...	Guerrilla
H.J. Langtree	...	Guerrilla
Eric Lee	...	Guerrilla
David Norris	...	Guerrilla
Detlif Eismann	...	Guerrilla
Valerie Hoffman	...	Guerrilla
Pam Baker	...	Guerrilla
Pat Mow	...	Guerrilla
Marilyn McKinney	...	Cheerleader
Lynne Marie Stewart	...	Cheerleader
Rhonda Triplett	...	Cheerleader
Linda Winslow	...	Cheerleader
Charles Wiper	...	Referee
Jack Hinkle	...	Referee
Al Bailey	...	Referee
Bill Williams	...	Referee

Directed by
Jack Nicholson

Writing credits
Jeremy Larner		(screenplay) and
Jack Nicholson		(screenplay)
Jeremy Larner		(novel)
Robert Towne		uncredited and
Terrence Malick		uncredited

Produced by
Steve Blauner	....	producer
Harry Gittes	....	co-producer
Jack Nicholson	....	producer
Fred Roos	....	associate producer
Bert Schneider	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Shire

Cinematography by
Bill Butler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern
Christopher Holmes
Pat Somerset
Robert L. Wolfe

Production Management
Harold Schneider	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Skip Cosper	....	second assistant director
Sheldon Schrager	....	assistant director

Art Department
Walter Starkey	....	property master

Sound Department
Charles T. Knight	....	sound mixer (as Charles Knight)
Dean Salmon	....	boom operator
James Nelson	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Colean	....	first assistant camera
Robert Comer	....	gaffer
Bill Curtis	....	best boy
Leonard Lookabaugh	....	dolly grip
Carl Manoogian	....	key grip
Terry Meade	....	camera operator
Bernie Abramson	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ken Kenny	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Alfred Schultz	....	transportation captain (as Al Schultz)

Other crew
Lynette Bernay	....	location secretary (as Lynn Bernay)
Kent Remington	....	location representative
Marshall Schlom	....	script supervisor
Marilyn Schlossberg	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• BBS Productions
• Drive Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinemax (2012) (Hungary) (TV)
• Criterion Collection, The (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Edit-Rite  sound effects
• Producers' Sound Services  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (re-rating after appeal) | USA:X (Original rating)

Filming Locations:

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Company:

BBS Productions

Trivia:

Jack Nicholson's directorial debut. It was one of two post-"Easy Rider" Nicholson films that had yet to be released on video of any kind - the other being A Safe Place (1971) - until 2010 when the Criterion Collection released both films on DVD and Blu-Ray as part of their "America Lost And Found - The BBS Story" box set.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Boom mics are visible in two scenes. First, when William Tepper / "Mike" is walking with a friend on a sidewalk and descends some stairs on a hillside. Second, when Tepper is in Karen Black / Olive's home, the low ceiling in the living room forces the boom mic into view.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Laserdisc Memories: America Lost and Found (#1.18)" (2010)

Where can I get a copy?

This was a very interesting movie, as it was Jack Nicholson's directorial debut, and included several other stars before they "became big" such as Bruce Dern and Karen Black. I was an extra in this movie when filmed on the University of Oregon campus/in Eugene area in 1971. Before it came out in theaters, I had left the country for the Peace Corps. When I returned, it had come and gone but I never got a chance to see it.

I remember one of the scenes was filmed with a camera inside a basket ball, and was passed back and forth across the court running from one end to the other to "get a perspective from the ball's viewpoint".

Anyone seen any copies (vhs or other options for getting a copy)? Would love to see it, as I was in several scenes but again never saw it.

Thanks for any leads or ideas of where one would go to get more info.

Bob Petow ([e-mail])