Bob Rafelson
Robert "Bob" Rafelson (February 21, 1933-July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was 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.
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.
Fotos
Películas (33)
We Blew It
2017 · Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010 · Self
Reflections of a Philosopher King
2010 · Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010 · Self
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
2010 · Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · Self
No Good Deed
2002 · Director
Porn.com
2002 · Matty Bonkers, Director
Afterthoughts
2002 · Self
Poodle Springs
1998 · Director
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Self
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Blood and Wine
1996 · Director, Story
Tales of Erotica
1996 · Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited), Director, Writer
Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · Man At Mall
Picture Windows: Armed Response
1995 · Director
Wet
1994 · Rejected Customer (uncredited), Director
Man Trouble
1992 · Director
Mountains of the Moon
1990 · Director, Screenplay
On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988 · Bob Rafelson
Black Widow
1987 · Director
Always … But Not Forever
1985 · Sam
Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983 · Self
Mora
1982 · Gangster
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Director, Producer
Modesty
1981 · Self, Director
Stay Hungry
1976 · Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Mother and the Whore
1973 · Producer
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Last Picture Show
1971 · Producer
Five Easy Pieces
1970 · Man in Elevator (uncredited), Director, Story, Producer
Head
1968 · Self (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959 · Script Editor
