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An important touchstone of the New Hollywood era, Five Easy Pieces is a haunting portrait of alienation that features one of Jack Nicholson's greatest performances. Read critic reviews
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Five Easy Pieces videos
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - Hold the Chicken
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - No Inner Feeling
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - You Pompous Celibate!
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - Betty & Twinky
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - I'm Fine
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - Half a Conversation
Five Easy Pieces: Official Clip - The Easiest Piece
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Movie Info
Rejecting his cultured upper-class background as a classical pianist, Robert Dupea (Jack Nicholson) opts for a blue-collar existence, working in a California oil field and spending time with his waitress girlfriend, Rayette (Karen Black). But when Robert discovers that his father is gravely ill, he wants to reunite with his estranged family in the state of Washington. He and Rayette take a road trip that brings the two paths of his life to an uncomfortable intersection.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Bob Rafelson
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Producer: Richard Wechsler, Bob Rafelson
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Writer: Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Criterion Collection
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Production Co: BBS Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Audience Reviews for Five Easy Pieces
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This movie is considered a classic for a reason. Jack Nicholson, in one of his earliest big roles, stars as Robert Dupea, a former piano prodigy who left his wealthy family for a simpler life. This is prime character study material, folks. The story isn't as important as how Nicholson's character handles the story, and he handles it well. While it has a slow start, Five Easy Pieces is well worth the patience you put into it. Learning about Robert - the life he left behind, the life he lives today, his moral standings and troubles - is incredibly rewarding. It's also a film which offers debate: did Robert make the right choice when he left his family? Is his morality worth his happiness? If you enjoy classic movies and/or Nicholson, go find this movie. I promise it's worth your time.
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With the passing of Karen Black, I thought it was appropriate to revisit Five Easy Pieces. This is the Nicholson classic that people know for the "toast" scene but little else. It is a shame because there is a lot to mine here.
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I wonder if anyone ever remembers this film? Jack Nicholson gives one of his finest performances as Bobby Dupea. A man who's got a talent as a pianist yet is unhappy with his blue-collar life. Dupea's gets word from his sister Partita Dupea (Lois Smith) who is also a pianist, their father is dying. So Dupea and his girlfriend Rayette Dipesto (Karen Black) take a road trip down to see him. As the movie progresses it's pretty interesting who Bobby and Rayette meet along the way. By the time Dupea reaches his destination, I was interested with the rest of the people who he hasn't seen in a long time and those who hasn't recognized. There is even an attractive woman who gives him signs of attraction. She's smart though as to not make it look obvious but Dupea knows what's going on. The final scene of the movie was pretty sad but I guess not all movies end on a satisfying ending. Just that people need to move on. Such is life.
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Love the Tammy Wynette/Classical music soundtrack. Especially love the scene where Elton's wife is glued to the small staticy tv screen watching Frank Capra's "You Can't Take It With You".
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