USA,
1970, 98 min
Directed by:
Bob RafelsonScreenplay:
Carole EastmanCinematography:
László KovácsCast:
Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Lois Smith, Sally Struthers, Susan Anspach, John P. Ryan, Ralph Waite, Toni Basil (more)Plots(1)
Jack Nicholson plays the now iconic cad Bobby Dupea, a shiftless thirtysomething oil rigger and former piano prodigy immune to any sense of responsibility, who returns to his upper-middle-class childhood home, blue-collar girlfriend (Karen Black, in an Oscar-nominated role) in tow, to see his estranged, ailing father. Moving in its simplicity and gritty in its textures, Five Easy Pieces is a lasting example of early 1970s American alienation. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1971 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1971 - Jack Nicholson (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1971 - Karen Black (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1971 - Carole Eastman (Best Original Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1971 - Karen Black (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1971 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1971 - Bob Rafelson (Best Director)
- 1971 - Carole Eastman (Best Screenplay)
- 1971 - Jack Nicholson (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1970 - Best Film
- 1970 - Bob Rafelson (Best Director)
- 1970 - Karen Black (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1970 - Jack Nicholson (Best Actor)
- 1970 - Karen Black (Best Actress)
- 1970 - Lois Smith (Best Supporting Actress)