158: Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Listen to this episode from What Are You Watching? on Spotify. Welcome to the first official episode of the What Are You Watching New Hollywood Film Project, where we examine films of the New Hollywood era, with a primary focus on 1970s classics. In this episode, Alex and Nick break down Bob Rafelson’s “Five Easy Pieces.” The guys discuss Rafelson’s career, BBS Productions, a struggling B-movie actor/writer/director named Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, The Monkees, chicken salad sandwiches, and one of the best endings in all of cinema.Part 1 of the WAYW New Hollywood Film Project.Follow @WAYW_Podcast on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Send mailbag questions to [email protected]