Editing Five Easy Pieces (section)

== Production ==
While the film's earlier scenes were shot in [[California]], the majority was filmed in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name=afi>{{Cite web|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Five Easy Pieces|url=http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/20634|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108182000/http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/20634|archive-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> Filming primarily occurred on [[Vancouver Island]] in [[British Columbia]], with additional photography occurring in [[Florence, Oregon|Florence]] and [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[UWIRE]]|title=Film: Movies that make Oregon famous|url=https://www.uwire.com/2013/03/14/film-movies-that-make-oregon-famous/|date=March 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201108181626/https://www.uwire.com/2013/03/14/film-movies-that-make-oregon-famous/}}</ref> The diner sequence, in which Robert pesters an obstinate waitress, was filmed at a [[Denny's]] along [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]] near [[Eugene, Oregon]].<ref name="katu/nicholson-booth">{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Tom |date=20 September 2010 |title='Where's the Jack Nicholson booth?' |url=https://katu.com/news/local/wheres-the-jack-nicholson-booth-11-26-2015 |access-date=12 November 2023 |work=KATU KVAL News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="oregonconfluence/nicholson-80">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Katherine |date=21 April 2017 |title=Oregon Poetic Cinema Filmmaker Jack Nicholson Turns 80 |url=https://oregonconfluence.com/2017/04/21/oregon-poetic-cinema-filmmaker-jack-nicholson-turns-80/ |access-date=12 November 2023 |website=The Confluence}}</ref><ref name="tabite">{{cite news |last=Hawthorn |first=Tom |title=Taking a bite out Nicholson's 'hold the chicken' legend |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |location=Canada|date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2017 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/taking-a-bite-out-nicholsons-hold-the-chicken-legend/article622617/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302033258/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/taking-a-bite-out-nicholsons-hold-the-chicken-legend/article622617 |archive-date=2015-03-02 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fephtch">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIXrF34Bz0 |website=YouTube |title=Hold the Chicken - ''Five Easy Pieces'' movie clip (1970) |date=October 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014024205/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIXrF34Bz0 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=August 29, 2017 }}</ref> Screenwriter [[Carole Eastman]] based the scene on a real incident she witnessed at Pupi's Bakery and Sidewalk Café in Los Angeles,<ref name="cigaraficionado/6022">{{cite news |last1=Marx |first1=Arthur |title=On His Own Terms |url=https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/on-his-own-terms-6022 |access-date=13 November 2023 |work=Cigar Aficionado |publisher=M. Shanken Communications Inc |date=Summer 1995}}</ref><ref name="malibutimes/3633ff30">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Daniel Forge |url=https://malibutimes.com/article_3633ff30-8db9-11eb-9d50-c3a458ad7b0c |access-date=13 November 2023 |work=The Malibu Times |date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="wapo/1985/06/14/12635918">{{cite news |last1=Attanasio |first1=Paul |title=Movies: Jack Nicholson |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/06/14/movies/12635918-7dda-45c2-98c0-1def75e623b9/ |access-date=13 November 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=14 June 1985}}</ref><ref name="waterandpower/Hollywood-1920+">{{cite web |title=Pupi's Bakery and Sidewalk Café > Early Views of West Hollywood |url=https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_West_Hollywood_(1920_+).html |website=waterandpower.org Water and Power Associates |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref> where an aggrieved Jack Nicholson pushed all the plates and cups off of a table, and on Rafelson frequently asking for substitutions at restaurants.<ref name="youtube=6D5WrobIlFU">{{cite web |title=Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson on Five Easy Pieces' Diner Scene |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D5WrobIlFU |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=Criterion Collection | date=June 25, 2015 |language=en |via=YouTube}}</ref>

To prepare for his role, Jack Nicholson undertook piano lessons from Polish concert pianist Josef Pacholczyk.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cosgrove |first1=Ben |title=Jack Nicholson: Rare, Early Photos of an Actor on the Rise |url=https://www.life.com/people/jack-nicholson-early-photos/ |magazine=Life |access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Sally Struthers]] revealed that director [[Bob Rafelson]] coerced her into appearing nude on set against her stated wishes, and made a false promise that she would not appear nude in the final cut.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://soundcloud.com/gilbertgottfried/sally-struthers-part-1 |first1=Gilbert |last1=Gottfried |last2=Santopadre |first2=Frank |author1-link=Gilbert Gottfried |author2-link=Frank Santopadre |title=Sally Struthers Part 1 |website=Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |date=10 January 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>