Bob Rafelson (born February 21, 1933 in New York City) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is 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 Monkees (with partner Bert Schneider). Rafelson and Nicholson have been collaborators for over thirty years, resulting in six movies including The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Blood and Wine (1996). Rafelson's career has been erratic since the early 1980s, having directed only a handful of barely-distributed films.
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
