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.
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Cast
18 people
Jack Nicholson
Robert Eroica Dupea
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Karen Black
Rayette Dipesto
Known for
House of 1000 Corpses
Burnt Offerings
Susan Anspach
Catherine Van Oost
Known for
Play It Again, Sam
The Landlord
Lois Smith
Partita Dupea
Known for
Minority Report
Lady Bird
Ralph Waite
Carl Fidelio Dupea
Known for
The Bodyguard
The Waltons
Billy Green Bush
Elton
Known for
Critters
The Hitcher
Irene Dailey
Samia Glavia
Known for
The Amityville Horror
No Way to Treat a Lady
Toni Basil
Terry Grouse
Known for
The Last Movie
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Lorna Thayer
Waitress
Known for
The Lusty Men
Skyjacked
Richard Stahl
Recording Engineer
Known for
Beware! The Blob
Nine to Five
Helena Kallianiotes
Palm Apodaca
Known for
Stay Hungry
Eureka
William Challee
Nicholas Dupea
Known for
Outrage
Bob Rafelson Director · Carole Eastman Screenplay László Kovács Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $1.6M · United States release September 12, 1970
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$18,099,091
Gross vs. budget
11.3×
Production
BBS Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Raybert Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · September 12, 1970
Theatrical
United States · September 12, 1970
Theatrical
Argentina
December 10, 1970 · Theatrical
Austria
October 22, 2016 · Digital
Brazil
December 21, 1970 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1971 · Theatrical
France
March 30, 1971 · Theatrical
December 3, 1999 · Physical · DVD
September 21, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 10, 2020 · Digital · VOD
May 1, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
March 25, 1971 · Theatrical · Columbia
Greece
October 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 30, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 31, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
May 28, 1971 · Theatrical
Japan
May 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 31, 1971 · Theatrical
July 12, 2002 · TV · Nederland 2
June 29, 2012 · Theatrical · DVD
Poland
September 16, 1974 · Theatrical
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