A disaffected man seeks a sense of identity in one of the key films of Hollywood's 1970s New Wave. Once a promising pianist from a family of classical musicians, Bobby Eroica Dupea (Jack Nicholson, in his first major starring role) leads a blue-collar life as an oil rigger, living with needy waitress girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) and bowling with their friends Elton (Billy "Green" Bush) and Stoney (Fannie Flagg). Feeling suffocated by responsibilities, Bobby seeks out his sister, Tita (Lois Smith), and, discovering that his father is gravely ill, he reluctantly heads back to the patrician family compound in Puget Sound with a pregnant Rayette in tow. As Rayette's crassness collides with the snobbery of the Dupea circle, Bobby loses patience with both sides. After trying to reconcile with his mute father, Bobby departs, unwilling to give in to either destiny. Neither older generation nor hippie, Bobby fits in nowhere, and his desire for independence conflicts with his emotional emptiness. A substantial hit, Five Easy Pieces was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and established Nicholson as a star. Offering no "easy" answers to Bobby's existential crisis, Five Easy Pieces is one of the pre-eminent films in the early-'70s cycle of alienated American art movies, as even the fantasy of rebellion is reduced to merely running away.


STARS...........: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush
DIRECTOR........: Bob Rafelson
WRITERS.........: Carole Eastman
GENRE...........: Drama
METASCORE.......: 85
TOMATOMETER.....: 87
IMDB RATING.....: 7.5/10  29,695 votes
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065724
RUNTIME.........: 1h 38mn
SIZE............: 5.69 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main@L4)
BITRATE.........: 8000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English AAC 1.0 192kbps
AUDIO2..........: Commentary with Bob Rafelson and Toby Rafelson
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
CHAPTERS........: Yes
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray
ENCODED BY......: Sartre
ENCODE DATE.....: 2019-02-24