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Five Easy Pieces

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Five Easy Pieces
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R,1hr 38min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1970
Director:
Bob Rafelson
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Lois Smith  ...more
Synopsis: A disaffected man seeks a sense of identity in one of the key films of Hollywood's 1970s New Wave. Once a promising pianist from a family of classical musicians, Bobby Eroica Dupea (Jack Nicholson, in his first major starring role) leads a blue-collar life as an oil rigger, living with needy waitress girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) and bowling with their friends Elton (Billy "Green" Bush) and Stoney (Fannie Flagg). Feeling suffocated by responsibilities, Bobby seeks out his sister, Tita (Lois Smith), ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
The role that propelled Jack Nicholson to stardom was his turn as frustrated, disaffected musician-turned-oil-rig-worker Bobby Dupea in Bob Rafelson's moody character study Five Easy Pieces. Many viewers remember it for the classic scene at a diner in which Nicholson orders a chicken salad sandwich without the chicken salad, and it established Nicholson as an icon of angst. The supporting cast, especially ... Full Review
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Jack Nicholson
Robert Eroica Dupea
Karen Black
Rayette Dipesto
Lois Smith
Partita Dupea
Susan Anspach
Catherine Van Ost
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