Bob Rafelson Productions) -- and gave us "Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", "The Last Picture Show" and "Hearts and Minds", and lamenting the absence of such risk-taking companies today." "Five Easy Pieces" was written by Rafelson and Carole Eastman (under the alias Adrien Joyce) and starred Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. Nicholson plays Bobby Dupea, a gifted classical piano player who works on an oil rig in California and spends most of his time drinking beer and bowling with his put-upon girlfriend Rayette (Black). Bobby is constantly dissatisfied and a non-conformist, stating: "I move around a lot. Not because I'm
Bob Rafelson Royal Geographical Society, honest or treacherous." Rafelson later observed, "I was very lucky to make that movie. And I can tell you, if there was ever a movie that I enjoyed making, it was that one." In 1992 Rafelson teamed up with Nicholson and "Five Easy Pieces" screenwriter Carole Eastman for the film "Man Trouble". In 1996 he made his last film with Nicholson to date, "Blood and Wine". His most recent films are 1998's "Poodle Springs" and 2002's "No Good Deed", based on works by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, respectively. "No Good Deed" was entered into the 24th