Bob Rafelson Productions) -- and gave us "Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", "The Last Picture Show" and "Hearts and Minds", and lamenting the absence of such risk-taking companies today." "Five Easy Pieces" was written by Rafelson and Carole Eastman (under the alias Adrien Joyce) and starred Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. Nicholson plays Bobby Dupea, a gifted classical piano player who works on an oil rig in California and spends most of his time drinking beer and bowling with his put-upon girlfriend Rayette (Black). Bobby is constantly dissatisfied and a non-conformist, stating: "I move around a lot. Not because I'm
1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards Bob Rafelson – "Five Easy Pieces" (9 points) George C. Scott – "Patton" (18 points) 2. George Segal – "Loving", "The Owl and the Pussycat", and "Where's Poppa?" (14 points) <br> 3. Jean-Louis Trintignant – "My Night at Maud's" (12 points) <br> 4. Jack Nicholson – "Five Easy Pieces" (11 points) <br> 5. Alan Arkin – "Catch-22" (9 points) Glenda Jackson – "Women in Love" (27 points) 2. Françoise Fabian – "My Night at Maud's" (20 points) <br> 3. Liv Ullmann – "The Passion of Anna" (15 points) <br> 4. Barbra Streisand – "The Owl and the Pussycat" (9 points)