Five Easy Pieces (1970)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,099,091.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.759 |
Directed By
Bob Rafelson
Crew
Toby Carr Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
Carole Eastman
Carole Eastman
Bob Rafelson
László Kovács
Bob Minkler
Richard Wechsler
Gerald Shepard
Bob Rafelson
Christopher Holmes
Howard Hagadorn
Bert Schneider
Kitty Malone
Richmond L. Aguilar
Sheldon Schrager
George Hill
Bernie Abramson
Ronald Vidor
Toby Carr Rafelson
Bill Curtis
Harold Schneider
Fred Roos
Charles T. Knight
Walter Starkey
Peter Denenberg
Bill Green
James Nelson
Terry Terrill
Alfred Schultz
Harold Hazen
Marilyn Schlossberg
Bucky Rous
TOP 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
Clay Greenbush
Baby (uncredited)
Bob Rafelson
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
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