And then there is the scene, which remains one of the supremely amusing and satisfying in cinema history when Nicholson clashes with the truck-stop waitress and the system she represents. The casting is perfect and the performances are stellar, yet special kudos are warranted for Karen Black, the patient yet pathetic girlfriend, and Helena Kallianiotes as Palm Apodaca, the furious yet refreshing hitchhiker.
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Five easy pieces movie#
The type of role tailor-made for an artist who insists upon working without a net, Bobby Dupea is at once emotional, withdrawn, silent, boisterous, persistent, and lethargic to the point of apathy.įive Easy Pieces is, well, easy to recommend, but it’s definitely a movie that demands to be appreciated on its own cantankerous terms. Indeed, the title is more than a little ironic, as there is nothing “easy” about it: the material, the characters, the closing scene’s infamous lack of closure, etc. Robert Dupea from Five Easy Pieces seldom registers on the shortlist of all-time great acting performances, at least in part because the protagonist, like the movie, is not easy to admire or understand. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Jake Gittes in Chinatown Jack “Here’s Johnny!” Torrance in The Shining-these aren’t just characters from famous movies, they are permanent fixtures of American culture.
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