Five Easy Pieces

Name: Five Easy Pieces
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-02-19
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.50
Cast: Fannie Flagg, Billy Green Bush, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black

– A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spen..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 38 Minutes

Release Year:

1970

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.

Styles:

Enigmatic, Intellectual, Gloomy, Road Movie, Sincere, Bleak, Thought Provoking, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Southern California, Washington State, Texas, California, USA

Genre:

Drama

Five Easy Pieces (1970) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Feb 1971

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Five Easy Pieces

Directed by:

Bob Rafelson

Story Written By:

Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson

Main Actors:

Fannie Flagg, Billy Green Bush, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations.

Production Company:

Columbia Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

88%

Metacritic:

85%