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About
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
Theatrical
Sep 12, 1970
Box Office
$18.1M
Budget
$1.6M
Return
11.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 14, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Richard Wechsler, Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider
Studio
BBS Productions, Columbia Pictures
Quotes
See all →Acceptance in Harsh Conditions
Truck driver
Where we're goin', it's gonna get colder than hell.
Bobby
Nah, it's okay. I'm fine. Fine. I'm fine.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Contrast of Innocence and Harsh Reality
Rayette
I had a baby kitty-cat once. It was a little fluffy thing. Bobby gave it to me. Remember, Bobby? The little pussy cat you gave me.
[to Carl; Samia stops angrily in mid-sentence]
Bobby
Yeah.
Rayette
It had two little white front paws. You know, I was crazy after her. We left her at some friends house and she got squashed flatter than a tortilla right outside their mobile home.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Nicholson
Robert Eroica Dupea
K
Karen Black
Rayette Dipesto
S
Susan Anspach
Catherine Van Oost
L
Lois Smith
Partita Dupea
R
Ralph Waite
Carl Fidelio Dupea
B
Billy Green Bush
Elton
I
Irene Dailey
Samia Glavia
T
Toni Basil
Terry Grouse
L
Lorna Thayer
Waitress
R
Richard Stahl
Recording Engineer
H
Helena Kallianiotes
Palm Apodaca
W
William Challee
Nicholas Dupea
J
John P. Ryan
Spicer
F
Fannie Flagg
Stoney
S
Sally Struthers
Betty
C
Clay Greenbush
Baby (uncredited)
B
Bob Rafelson
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
