Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriters**: Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson **Producers**: Richard Wechsler, Bob Rafelson Join us as we embark on a road trip with legends Jack Nicholson and Karen Black in Bob Rafelson’s iconic drama. Following Jack Nicholson’s breakout supporting turn in *Easy Rider, *director Bob Rafelson devised a powerful leading role for the new star in the searing character study *Five Easy Pieces. *Nicholson plays the now iconic cad BobbyDupea, 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 and was nominated for four Oscars and five Golden Globes. **Picks from the Video Store** We love Karen Black, and we’ve got you covered to fall down her physical media rabbit hole! *Day of the Locust, Trilogy of Terror, Rubin and Ed* **Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.