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| Genre: Drama |
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1970 |
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Cast & Crew
Directed: Bob Rafelson
Produced: Bob Rafelson & RichardWechsler
Screenplay by Adrien Joyce .a.k.a Carol Eastman
Based on a original idea by Bob Rafelson & Adrien Joyce
Director of Photography: Laslo Kovacs
Starring:
Jack Nicholson as Robert (Bobby) Dupea
Karen Black as Raynette Dispesto
Lois Smith as Partita DuPea
Susan Anspach as Catherine Van Ost
Billy "Green" Bush as Elton
Fannie Flagg as Stoney
Ralph Waite as Carl DuPea
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Nicholson on crying in Five Easy Pieces |
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" Rafelson was now nakedly saying to me, " Hey I want you to cry in this movie ". Now thats one thing , as an actor never say you always go for emotion- or one doesn't sayif they work the way I do. And this is the last kind of direction you want to hear. But everything is not acting class. This is the professional game " |
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My Review |
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Running Time: 96 Minutes |
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to see Jack Nicholson play a character that is restraint in appearence but an emotional wreck inside.
In 1970 Bob Rafelson's Five easy Pieces hit the cinema screens where it has won a place in alot of cinema goers hearts. Jack Nicholson plays Robert " Bobby" Dupea who is a wanderer with an extraordinary gift for music and a wealthy family to go along with it. Both of which he disregards to great lenghts which is obvious from his lifestyle. His treatment of women leaves an awful lot to be desired and this is brought through the storyline in the shape of Raynette (Karen Black) Dupea's long suffering girlfriend. She is a dizzy waitress who wants to be a singer, but there is also the added factor she is carring his child. When Dupea hears of this he decides to leave but it transpires his estranged father has had a stroke and is very ill. So with Raynette in tow Dupea heads back to his home. During this time he is reminded as to why he left there in the first place. |
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Nicholson as Bobby Dupea |
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Trivia |
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1. This was was the second outing for Nicholson & Rafelson. It was their first in the positions of actor & director. Previously they worked togetheras as a writer & producer partnership on the 1968 film Head.
2. His portrayal of Bobby Dupea earned Jack Nicholson his second Oscar Nomination in 1971. It was his first nomination in the catergory of Best Actor. |
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The Plot |
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(L-R) Karen Black & Jack Nicholson |
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Bobby Dupea is a restless wanderer who has very little restraint in his approach to womanisng and treating his girlfriend Raynette with respect. He works in a dead end job & his friend has just been arrested for skipping bail.When he hears his father has had a stroke on the advice from his sister he makes the journey to the family home to see his sick father with whom he has not spoken to in years. With his pregnant girlfriend Raynette in tow he sets of on a journey of self discovery. Whilst at his home stead his is steadily reminded as to why he left this home. |
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This film is a fine film and was a wise choice on Nicholson's behalf on playing the role Bobby Dupea. It does stretch Nicholsons acting talents and it is a great to see such a restraint performance from the man himself.
The supporting cast are terrific also but in particular Karen Black as the long suffering girlfriend is exceptional and threathens to steal the show. |
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