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Five Easy Pieces (1970)

R  98 min  -  Drama   -  12 September 1970 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers:

Carole Eastman (screenplay), Carole Eastman (story), and 1 more credit »
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 6 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Nicholson ...
Karen Black ...
Billy Green Bush ...
Elton (as Billy 'Green' Bush)
Fannie Flagg Fannie Flagg ...
Stoney
Sally Struthers ...
Betty (as Sally Ann Struthers)
Marlena MacGuire Marlena MacGuire ...
Twinky (as Marlena Macguire)
Richard Stahl Richard Stahl ...
Recording Engineer
Lois Smith ...
Partita Dupea
Helena Kallianiotes Helena Kallianiotes ...
Toni Basil ...
Lorna Thayer Lorna Thayer ...
Waitress
Susan Anspach Susan Anspach ...
Ralph Waite ...
Carl Fidelio Dupea
William Challee William Challee ...
Nicholas Dupea
John P. Ryan John P. Ryan ...
Spicer (as John Ryan)
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Storyline

Robert Dupea has given up his promising career as a concert pianist and is now working in oil fields. He lives together with Rayette, who's a waitress in a diner. When Robert hears from his sister that his father isn't well, he drives up to Washington to see him, taking Rayette with him. There he gets confronted with his rich, cultured family that he had left behind. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Pianist | Friend | Bowling | Truck | Small Town  | See more »

Taglines:

He Rode The Fast Lane On The Road To Nowhere.

Genres:

Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Mi vida es mi vida See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$18,099,091 (USA) (1971)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The traffic jam on the freeway was shot on a new and unopened section of Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, Ca. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: While parked on the freeway, Elton's shirt sleeves switch between rolled up and unrolled. See more »

Quotes

Betty: That's a wig you wear, isn't it?
Bobby: Me?
Betty: Yeah, I told her it was you but that you were wearin' a wig because on the TV you're mostly all, uh -
[pats him on the head]
Betty: bald up there!
[laughs]
Bobby: [laughs] Your, your little friend's real, real sharp. Uh, I don't, uh, I don't wear the wig on TV because if you're gonna be out there in front of two and a half million people, you've got to be sincere. I mean, I like to wear it when I'm in bowling alleys and slipping around, stuff like that. I think it gives me a little class. What do you think?
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Connections

Referenced in "Charles in Charge: Five Easy Pizzas (#3.15)" (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stand by your Man"
Tammy Wynette See more »