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Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$18099091

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.129/10

Release Date

12 September 1970

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Robert Eroica Dupea

Karen Black

Karen Black

Rayette Dipesto

Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

Catherine Van Oost

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Partita Dupea

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Carl Fidelio Dupea

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Elton

Irene Dailey

Irene Dailey

Samia Glavia

Toni Basil

Toni Basil

Terry Grouse

Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

Waitress

Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl

Recording Engineer

Helena Kallianiotes

Helena Kallianiotes

Palm Apodaca

William Challee

William Challee

Nicholas Dupea

John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Spicer

Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg

Stoney

Marlena MacGuire

Marlena MacGuire

Twinky

Sally Struthers

Sally Struthers

Betty

Clay Greenbush

Clay Greenbush

Baby (uncredited)

Bob Rafelson

Bob Rafelson

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

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