Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 American drama film written by Carole Eastman and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. The cast also includes Billy 'Green' Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, Lois Smith, Toni Basil, and Helena Kallianiotes. The film tells the story of a surly oil rig worker, Bobby Dupea, whose blue-collar existence belies his privileged youth as a child prodigy. When word reaches Bobby that his father is dying, he goes home to see him, reluctantly bringing along his pregnant girlfriend, Rayette , a... dimwitted waitress. The film was selected to be preserved by The Library of Congress at The National Film Registry in 2000. Classical pianist Robert Dupea , who comes from a family of musicians, works in a California oil field. Most of his time is spent in bowling alleys, drinking beer in the trailer of his friend, Elton , or with his waitress girlfriend, Rayette .
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| Release date: | September 11, 1970 |
| Directed by: | Bob Rafelson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | Bob Rafelson, Richard Wechsler, Harold Schneider |
| Editor: | Christopher Holmes, Gerald Shepard |
| Cinematography: | László Kovács |
| Screenplay by: | Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson |
| Estimated budget: | $1,600,000 |