Talk:Drive, He Said

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Porterhse in topic Surprising omission of literary reference

Surprising omission of literary reference edit

The phrase 'Drive, he said,' is almost certainly derived from the poem 'I Know A Man' by Robert Creeley. See https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42839/i-know-a-man, in which 'drive, he sd' is the crucial phrase. I would insert a note myself, but I am not sure where to put it. --Starrygordon (talk) 04:44, 12 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for pointing this out. I added a paragraph to the introduction explaining the title, with this reference. --Porterhse (talk) 19:44, 14 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Plot edit

I have fleshed out the plot section after having viewed the movie twice recently. Nearly half a century after its release, this movie remains little known and seen - despite being the first directorial effort of a major star, the backing of a major studio, and contributions from many important 1970s Hollywood figures (Robert Towne, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, etc) - which is the likeliest reason for this area's neglect. Another reason is a rambling, episodic plot, not untypical of other BBS Productions (Head, A Safe Place, The King Of Marvin Gardens, etc).

The length of the new entry is commensurate with a 90-minute movie. I detailed only the climactic 20 minutes, believing that the prior 70 largely serve to set this up and do not merit a blow-by-blow. Porterhse (talk) 18:41, 14 August 2019 (UTC)Reply