Five Easy Pieces
– A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spen..
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.
19 Feb 1971
English
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.
Bob Rafelson
Carole Eastman (screenplay), Bob Rafelson (story), Carole Eastman (story)
Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg
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.
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations.
Columbia Pictures