Drive, He Said (1971)

Directors

Jack Nicholson

Cast

William Tepper, Karen Black, Michael Margotta, Bruce Dern, Henry Jaglom, Robert Towne, Harry Gittes, June Fairchild, Michael Warren, Bill Sweek, Cathy Bradford, Charles Robinson, Joseph Walsh, Mireille Machu, Leonard Lookabaugh

The story

Hector Bloom is a laconic, libidinous college basketball star distracted by obligations and current events: the misadventures of his volatile roommate Gabriel, a potential pro career, the draft, campus unrest, and a turbulent affair with Olive, the wife of Richard, a professor and friend. His coach pays special attention to him, given Hector's abilities, but is unsure how to get him to focus and fulfill his potential. Hector's attitude, and his coach's frustration, is exemplified by a meeting before an important late-season game where the coach instructs him to "play it straight out there tonight, I don't want any fooling around at all";…

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