![]() The sound of rain persists throughout the following scene. Dramatic Thunder: Just after Robert and Catherine cross paths on the ferry.She's a sweetheart, and she adores Robert, but she's dumb as a box of rocks. Robert is on his way to become one after he abandons Rayette and her unborn child at a gas station in the end.Elton's arrest separates him from his young child.Creator Cameo: Director Bob Rafelson is the man going into the elevator at the recording studio.Chick Magnet: Robert attracts the affections of Betty and Twinky at the bowling alley, and later his brother's student/lover Catherine.The Bore: Palm Apodaca, the obnoxious hitchhiker that Robert and Rayette pick up, who will not stop ranting about how everyone and everywhere in the world is filthy, even when she puts the other passengers to sleep.His brother Carl is very arrogant but also extremely emasculated, and his wife Catherine ultimately has a fling with Robert. Robert's sister Tita is carrying on an illicit affair with her father's male nurse. Apart from Robert's many issues, his father was apparently a forceful personality in his prime, but now he's physically and mentally impaired from a stroke. They live on a secluded island, basically in their own little music-obsessed world. Big, Screwed-Up Family: The Dupeas are a remarkable mix of Quirky Household and Dysfunctional Family.Bespectacled Cutie: Partita wears glasses in some scenes, which with her shy demeanor and somewhat Ingenue-ish personality, gives her this persona.Anti-Hero: Robert is a selfish, emotionally volatile person who has trouble expressing affection and a bit of a mean streak as well.
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