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Actors: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Fannie Flagg, Sally Struthers, Susan Anspach, Ralph Waite
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Five Easy Pieces |
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Robert Eroica Dupea (Nicholson), a roughneck oil rigger, returns home from the Southwest to Puget Sound to see his dying father, and takes his pregnant, diner waitress girlfriend Rayette (Black) with him. Back home he is forced to confront a past he tried to escape -- a wealthy family and a career as a concert pianist -- as well as his current lifestyle that is hardworking, grubby, and lacking in direction. While in Washington his womanizing ways get him a classy gal (Anspach) who allows herself to be seduced for a time, then discards him. This funny yet depressing 1970 film was a giant step forward for director and coauthor Bob Rafelson from the Monkees TV segments and their feature movie "Head" he had done up to that time, it featured contrasting classical music and ironic Tammy Wynette classics on the soundtrack, and it made Jack Nicholson a star.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Five Easy Pieces |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- All family members
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- blue collar worker
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Pacific NW
Forest?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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