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Drive, He Said
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<p><i>Drive, He Said</i> is a 1971 American <a href="/facts/Independent_film/jrUBoAMB">independent film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Jack_Nicholson/hxyXjyyI">Jack Nicholson</a>, in his directorial debut, and starring <a href="/facts/William_Tepper/1fXXVnRW">William Tepper</a>, <a href="/facts/Karen_Black/yyT1rYwk">Karen Black</a>, <a href="/facts/Bruce_Dern/nCMYXoJS">Bruce Dern</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Towne/6P4WBCPV">Robert Towne</a>, and <a href="/facts/Henry_Jaglom/RGfNdg62">Henry Jaglom</a>. Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by <a href="/facts/Jeremy_Larner/Qq6fHzbV">Jeremy Larner</a>, the film follows a disenchanted college basketball player who is having an affair with a professor's wife, as well as dealing with his <a href="/facts/Counterculture/8vyVeL92">counterculture</a> roommate's preoccupation with avoiding the <a href="/facts/Conscription/SstkxdBk">draft</a> in the <a href="/facts/Vietnam_War/W0gfbGTE">Vietnam War</a>. The film features minor supporting performances by <a href="/facts/David_Ogden_Stiers/ISGabDqP">David Ogden Stiers</a>, <a href="/facts/Cindy_Williams/yJCvnA7e">Cindy Williams</a>, and <a href="/facts/Michael_Warren_(actor)/A9UAvPSP">Michael Warren</a>. The screenplay was adapted by Larner and Nicholson, and included uncredited contributions from <a href="/facts/Terence_Malick/VKKTkN1T">Terence Malick</a>. </p><p>Filming of <i>Drive, He Said</i> took place on the <a href="/facts/University_of_Oregon/Y2bxdILd">University of Oregon</a> campus and other nearby locations. After screening at the <a href="/facts/Cannes_Film_Festival/4FU7Kbfc">Cannes Film Festival</a>, where it was poorly received, the film faced further backlash from the <a href="/facts/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America/QHz4RQIN">Motion Picture Association of America</a> for its profanity and sexual content, including numerous scenes featuring full-frontal male nudity. </p><p>The title comes from the poem "I Know A Man" by <a href="/facts/Robert_Creeley/sFeIKFLt">Robert Creeley</a>, which a character recites in the opening scene. It also serves as a cryptic reference to <a href="/facts/Basketball/M5pl4Pzo">basketball</a>, the movie's dominant milieu. </p>