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Five Easy Pieces (1970)

He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Bob Rafelson
Writer : Carole Eastman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
Director
Carole Eastman
Carole Eastman
Screenplay
Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
Story
Carole Eastman
Carole Eastman
Story
László Kovács
László Kovács
Director of Photography
Richard Wechsler
Richard Wechsler
Producer
Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
Producer
Christopher Holmes
Christopher Holmes
Editor
Gerald Shepard
Gerald Shepard
Editor
Bert Schneider
Bert Schneider
Executive Producer
Harold Schneider
Harold Schneider
Associate Producer
Fred Roos
Fred Roos
Casting
Sheldon Schrager
Sheldon Schrager
Assistant Director
Toby Carr Rafelson
Toby Carr Rafelson
Interior Designer
Walter Starkey
Walter Starkey
Property Master
Charles T. Knight
Charles T. Knight
Sound Mixer
Kitty Malone
Kitty Malone
Foley Artist
James Nelson
James Nelson
Supervising Sound Editor
Richmond L. Aguilar
Richmond L. Aguilar
Gaffer
Bill Curtis
Bill Curtis
Best Boy Grip
Howard Hagadorn
Howard Hagadorn
Dolly Grip
George Hill
George Hill
Key Grip
Bernie Abramson
Bernie Abramson
Still Photographer
Ronald Vidor
Ronald Vidor
Assistant Camera
Bucky Rous
Bucky Rous
Wardrobe Master
Peter Denenberg
Peter Denenberg
Assistant Editor
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen
Assistant Editor
Terry Terrill
Terry Terrill
Script Supervisor
Marilyn Schlossberg
Marilyn Schlossberg
Production Coordinator
Alfred Schultz
Alfred Schultz
Transportation Captain
Bill Green
Bill Green
Second Assistant Director
Toby Carr Rafelson
Toby Carr Rafelson
Production Design
Bob Minkler
Bob Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Three Reasons: FIVE EASY PIECES
Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson on Five Easy Pieces’ Diner Scene
Five Easy Pieces (1970) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Bob Rafelson - Soul Searching In Five Easy Pieces (2009) (Making of Five Easy Pieces)

Posters and backgrounds

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