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1970 • 1h 38min • R • Drama

Five Easy Pieces

"He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere."

Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.

IMDb 7.4

RT 89%

MC 85

Director

Bob Rafelson

Writers

Carole Eastman

Bob Rafelson

Carole Eastman

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Jack Nicholson

Robert Eroica Dupea

Karen Black

Rayette Dipesto

Susan Anspach

Catherine Van Oost

Lois Smith

Partita Dupea

Ralph Waite

Carl Fidelio Dupea

Billy Green Bush

Elton

Irene Dailey

Samia Glavia

Toni Basil

Terry Grouse

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Jack Nicholson Robert Eroica Dupea

Karen Black Rayette Dipesto

Susan Anspach Catherine Van Oost

Lois Smith Partita Dupea

Ralph Waite Carl Fidelio Dupea

Billy Green Bush Elton

Irene Dailey Samia Glavia

Toni Basil Terry Grouse

Lorna Thayer Waitress

Richard Stahl Recording Engineer

Helena Kallianiotes Palm Apodaca

William Challee Nicholas Dupea

John P. Ryan Spicer

Fannie Flagg Stoney

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