Director: Bob Rafelson

Writers: Carole Eastman (as "Adrien Joyce"); Bob Rafelson

Producers: Bob Rafelson; Richard Wechsler

Keywords: Drama

Seeking meaning, Robert Dupea eschews his upper-class family for life as an oil-rig worker and a simpleton wife he seems to actively dislike. But he finds no meaning there either. After his father suffers a stroke he returns home, forcing a re-evaluation of his choices. Unfolding character study of personal insecurity, restlessness, and squandered potential. Received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Screenplay.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Susan Anspach	Actor	23-Nov-1942	2-Apr-2018	Five Easy Pieces
Toni Basil	Singer	22-Sep-1943		Mickey
Karen Black	Actor	1-Jul-1939	7-Aug-2013	Five Easy Pieces
Fannie Flagg	Comic	21-Sep-1944		Fried Green Tomatoes
Jack Nicholson	Actor	22-Apr-1937		Chinatown
Lois Smith	Actor	3-Nov-1930		Five Easy Pieces
Sally Struthers	Actor	28-Jul-1948		All In The Family
Ralph Waite	Actor	22-Jun-1928	13-Feb-2014	John Walton, Sr. on The Waltons

CAST

Starring
Jack Nicholson	...   Robert Eroica Dupea
Co-Starring
Karen Black	...   Rayette Dipesto
Susan Anspach	...   Catherine Van Oost
And
Lois Smith	...   Partita Dupea
Ralph Waite	...   Carl Fidelio Dupea
Billy "Green" Bush	...   Elton
Irene Dailey	...   Samia Glavia
Toni Basil	...   Terry Grouse
Lorna Thayer	...   Waitress
Richard Stahl	...   Recording Engineer
Introducing
Helena Kallianiotes	...   Palm Apodaca
William Challee	...   Nicholas Dupea
John Ryan	...   Spicer
Fannie Flagg	...   Stoney
Marlena MacGuire	...   Twinky
Sally Struthers	...   Betty

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