Talk:Drive, He Said

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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]