Five Easy Pieces
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Five Easy Pieces (1970)

12/09/1970
Drama
1h 38m

He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.

Overview

A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.

  • Bob RafelsonDirector
  • Carole EastmanScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $18,099,091

Keywords

  • musician
  • diner
  • road trip
  • hitchhiker
  • drifter
  • class differences
  • washington state
  • oil field
  • rebelliousness

Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Robert Eroica Dupea

Karen Black

Karen Black

Rayette Dipesto

Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

Catherine Van Oost

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Partita Dupea

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Carl Fidelio Dupea

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Elton

Irene Dailey

Irene Dailey

Samia Glavia

Toni Basil

Toni Basil

Terry Grouse

Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

Waitress

Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl

Recording Engineer

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