Five Easy Pieces - Filming Location

Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. The cast also includes Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, Lois Smith, and Toni Basil. The film tells the story of a surly oil rig worker, Bobby Dupea, whose blue-collar existence belies his youth as a child prodigy. When word reaches Bobby that his father is dying, he reluctantly takes his girlfriend, Rayette (Black), a dimwitted, pregnant waitress, back home to make peace with his family. Nicholson's character and performance present a powerful picture of a troubled man, born to privilege and culture.

This location was used as the Dupea household.

The dwelling was built in 1912 as a country house for the Colville family. Sited on the rocks opposite Henderson Point, the structure was obviously designed to take advantage of its setting, with extensive porches overlooking the water. The rear entrance is more austere. With he overall impression one of Georgian grandeur and elegance. On the interior, the built-in units are still intact while the fine woodwork has generally not been painted. The original building used in Five Easy Pieces has been demolished and some building parts have been recycled for use in the new structure.