Five Easy Pieces

Nan
1h 38m
1970
7.12 /10 (553)

He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere.

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 1970-09-12

Top Billed Cast

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

Marlena MacGuire

Twinky

Sally Struthers

Betty

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