Head
d. Bob Rafelson, 1968
Bob Rafelson followed Head, a quirky film about the Monkees, with Five Easy Pieces (1970), and these two films couldn't have yielded more different results. The former is a relatively unknown collection of psychadelic imagery held together by the Monkees' tunes, while the latter is a revered character study with Jack Nicholson's most famous performance. Nicholson was involved with this film as well, penning the script with Rafelson. Above all, Head is a product of its era; at its best, it gives us a glimpse at some of what was going on in 1968. People may call this unfocused and simple-minded, but if this stuff is so easy to do, why aren't more films as enjoyable as this one?
