Fresh
The flaws of this acutely self-conscious 1970 road picture grow more obvious with every passing year, but so does its passion and eloquence.
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Five Easy Pieces
He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.
1970 · 1h 38m · R
Drama
Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Overview
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
Director and cast
- Bob Rafelson Director
- Jack Nicholson as Robert Eroica Dupea
- Karen Black as Rayette Dipesto
- Susan Anspach as Catherine Van Oost
- Lois Smith as Partita Dupea
- Ralph Waite as Carl Fidelio Dupea
- Billy Green Bush as Elton
- Irene Dailey as Samia Glavia
- Toni Basil as Terry Grouse
- Lorna Thayer as Waitress
- Richard Stahl as Recording Engineer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie has more anger than it knows what to do with; that's its fascination and its weakness, too.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
Nicholson makes it all go. He proves he is more than a "character actor" with many scenes, especially the confrontation with his father.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Five Easy Pieces, a brilliant gem of American psychological realism (where are these movies today?), is Nicholson's arrival to the A-list.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
It's a great work of the Discover America Seventies.
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
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