I won't respond to one individual. 4 my sake, sake of this Country, the planet that most commenting have not seen the movie. This is one of the great scenes in American Cinema. The Diner, the waitress, the customer..(Jack Nicholson) It is all symbolism to make a point.
It isn't about the "Toast" understanding the character it is about Rigidness of Society, the Establishment, free spirit individualism is not welcome. Also keep in mind this was made in 1970. Of course a Diner would have....
Of course the waitress was not accomadating to make a point...the Menu was telling how you must, live, behave, what to accept...ordering off the menu is not allowed, no individualism. I see comments about song lyrics, Movie sene's...so much fly's over everyones heads, it's as if the ability to reason, think, examine is gone!
@renfieldvonklauss really...? Do you honestly believe this to be true? Have you really thought this through? Take a moment and think about how a customer could be wrong. I would wager a generous sum that, once you begin, you will find it difficult to stop. Don't be a puppet for the service industry. Think for yourself.
This scene is contrived. It is unjustly famous. Of course, it's Nicholson. He is great looking here, and he is just coming into his own as an actor. But the character is abusing a middle aged woman who has a very tough job, so the sympathy of the viewer is with her. Plus of which, as SpeCula points out above, have you ever walked into a diner what couldn't give you a side order of toast.
@mwoldin he didn't do anything wrong. like he said, he'd pay for the bread for the price of a sandwich, and made it as simple as possible for the lady. i don't sympathize with her. sure her jobs hard, but jack wasn't being difficult
@mwoldin Your full of shit. The waitress started it by giving him attitude. What kind of waitress takes orders with a scowl on her face? He had every right to treat her with the same amount of courtesy. Treat others the way they treat you thats what I say. And every job is tough. But it doesn't give you the right to act like a bitch to everyone.
As she said, she didn't make the rules. He was so close...but he chose to insult her...the customer is not always right. The server should have the ability t to be able to do her job within the confines the management sets for her without insults, bullying, or sarcasm from the patrons.For god's sake she's a human being, doing a tough, exhausting job. So he couldn't get exactly what he wanted. Big deal. No one does and I'm sure as hell she didn't get what she wanted either.
@TheYTtelescope Sorry..been working in customer service too long, stuck between a rock(the boss) and a hard place(the patrons) for way too many years, slowly being ground to a fine powder.
I just watched the deleted scenes on the "About Schmidt" DVD. The last one was an homage to this scene, Jack orders a plain omelet, no potatoes, tomatoes instead, etc. The waitress says, "No substitutions." Jack's meek character shrugs and says, "OK, I'll have the potatoes then." And...scene!
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This scene was shot a the Denny's restaurant, just off I-5, near Eugene, Oregon. The place is still there and you can get toast anytime you want. I go there just to harass the wait staff and tell them to "hold it between your knees". Most of them have no idea what I'm talking about.
Bourgeois self entitlement disguised as anti establishment rebellion....he wasn't "sticking it to the man" he was berating a middle aged diner waitress...way to go, spartacus!
@abcbatman1966 fuck a menu, I worked in diners, we catered to EVERYONE, even the most absurd requests. so shove it with your analysis. I laughed hard. fuck that witchy old bitch
I've never had the guts to say that to a waitress, but it's one thing I want to do before I die. Of course, that will probably be the day that I do die, so I better do all the other things on my bucket list first.
I would have just punched her out. This scene brings back some real memories of the old El Rancho. Now, let's have the Sally Struthers scene. You know, bouncing off the walls?
@AGuyInAHat no, in this scene Jack Nicholsons "character" displays his insensitivity, entitlement and his total lack of empathy for the working class. However back then most people (movie viewers) would have thought this scene to be the ultimate in hippy, intilectual verbal come-backs, completely disregarding the fact that this poor older woman is just doing what she is told to hold on to her job....and at her age noboy would be beating her door down to hire her should she lose her job over this
xD yes I remember that. I forgot all about it. I saw the movie once years ago. That was probably by far the best scene in the film. Was that the movie where he got out of the car in the freeway and jumped on the back of a pickup truck that was carrying a Piano?
lebarosky...he IS violent in this scene. It IS consistent, though, with the character. Later, he behaves in very much the same manner with Catherine...in the scene where she asks him to play the piano for her. His aim is to humiliate THERE as well. Like many films of that era, the filmmakers were totally unafraid to have their lead characters, quite often, be total a-holes.
Nicholson's character doesn't like himself very much at all...so he takes it out on others. Brilliant film IMO.
This movie was ok (imo), its more for the intellectual crowd (imo). If you want to check out another good film by Jack (from earlier in his career), check out "The Last Detail" (1973).
Whoa. Uh, does anyone get the point of this scene? Besides the fact that it is hilarious, it is a little dig at intellectuals. The fellow can't just let the poor pathetic working class waitress earn her $.75 cent tip. No, he's gotta prove how very clever and verbal he is. Not to mention violent. The waitress is wrong, and dumb. We knew that as soon as she opened that slash of a mouth. He finally got the point when they got on the road: he didn't get his toast! Heh.
@Atzil If this is unequivocally one of the greatest scenes in American cinema then the bar has been set so low you could crawl over it... Are you serious or high?
Gerlach, Bruno;s town, walked into the cafe, the man who set the worlds land speed record out at Black Rock Desert was sitting there, she said that will be $2.75 for coffee to go, told her to pour it out. She said: I do not make the prices! Went to Empire, Nevada right down the road, about 59 cents, lady who lives here said the man who bought the store ripped them off bigtime, ruined their finances. Good people all around, liars and theives abound.
Ah, the difference between being a rebel ass-hat, fucking things up out of pure spite and being a righteous rebel, when appropriate reaction is warranted.
@bdwriley "Symbolic purpose" ? I think there are several important ones in this scene. One of them is that he likes toast. The toast is the most symbolic one. The chicken is also symbolic, and of course the waitress is very symbolic, especially her knees. The waitress being told to hold the chicken between her knees has enormous sexual symbolism, though the chicken probably knows much more about this than I do.
@bdwriley: There is essentially no symbolism of any sort whatsoever at all in this scene. That is one of the best things about it. "See THIS sign?" Note his "sign" was not a "sign" of any sort; it was an action. See? No symbolism.
@bdwriley I once read that it was the loss of individualism in the face of authoritarian control and a warning against non-conformity ---- Dupea didn't get his toast, or anything else to eat. I myself think that the scene is famous because although I find his behavour arrogant and childish, people do admire his rebelliousness and the humorous bit about holding the chicken between her knees.
@bdwriley: It sounds like you think a scene has to have heavily symbolism in order for people to make a big deal out of it. In this instance, it seems it is the precise lack of symbolism that is so refreshing and effective.
@OSInvader "Dare I call ihm "one of the greats?" Uhhh yeah you can call him that... considering he won more best actor awards in the Oscars than ANYONE
This was on Turner Classic Movies last night (regular-ass cable TV), and I was very shocked (pleasantly) to see it completely unedited. You could see little Sally Struthers' boobies WITH nipples! Very hot!
I saw “Five Easy Pieces” for the first time last night and, boy, was I disappointed. I felt letdown by a rather uneven structure, uninteresting characters (especially the main one), and all around blandness. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the film seemed to be missing something as well. I did, however, find this scene memorable.
@Beale64 Yeah, this was before the days of CGI and there were no violent car chase scenes, so I can imagine how this might be uninteresting to young people today. Justin Bieber also wasn't in it, so...there's that, too.
@jjp009 For your information, jjp009, my favorite cinematic decade happens to be the 1970’s, and I’m not a fan of Michael Bay-esk films (all style, no/very little substance). Just because I’m 24 years old and dislike “Five Easy Pieces” doesn’t mean I have poor taste in film, and it’s dumb of you to think that.
"Cottage fries and rolls" are not exactly tomatoes. This is playing like a Curb Your Enthusiasm of its time.
Thank you for posting, and for including the playout edit. Other posters were attempting to cut the scene right at the real end, but it looked like something was missing. And thanks for the high def too.
Such a great scene, but I wish the following scene didn't exist. I wish they didnt feel the need to point to the greatness of the writing..we got it, we don't need another character to spell out what he did.
@jazz4 I agree with you. Although I loved to see Helena Kallioniotes (unfortunate supporting star, who was a good actress, as shw showed in Kansas City Bombers), and hear her say, "I would have punched her."
i read the obituary for the actress who played the waitress (Lorna Thayer). She was really pleased at how the scene developed a life of it's own and happy that it was the scene she was best known for (she was a supporting character in many movies previously). She channeled every bitch waitress she ever met into one character. So I guess Jack wasn't the only good actor in that scene.
i read the obituary for the actress who played the waitress (Lorna Thayer). She was really pleased at how the scene developed a life of it's own and happy that it was the scene she was best known for (she was a supporting character in many movies previously). She channeled every bitch waitress she ever met into one character. So I guess Jack wasn't the only good actor in that scene.
This was filmed at my local Denny's in Eugene, OR. If you mention this fact to the employees they just give you a blank stare. It has been 35 years, though.
@aulduron I went there one time. It was one of the first times I got something out of a crane machine. I also drank a fucking kick ass milk shake. God I love milk shakes.
@MrAxemana When Jack Nicholson asked her to "hold the chicken", she knew exactly what he meant, but she said, "You want me to hold the chicken, huh?". When he answered , "I want you to hold it between your knees", he was being sarcastic.
I didnt get it either, until I watched it the second time.
That diner waitress has a face that is so flinty and hard,you could strike matches on it....Yeah what are wrinkles anyway....just the dried up beds of old smiles !
OMG, thank you for pointing out the location. I used to stop there all the time on drives between WA and CA. Can't believe I never recognized it before...
yeah i've sat in that exact same booth. the diner basically looks exactly the same except for some modern decor. i ordered a side of white toast no complaints. jack must have a thing for oregon with the shining and one flew over the cuckoos nest filmed here.
@oregonflatland Does the Denny's still look that cool. Too many Diners were messed with in the 80's or just torn down-like the Googie coffee shop in LA. Sad because they are lovely examples of American architecture.
it looks the same on the outside and the booths are still in the same place but they've been replaced with more modern furniture. the big red blocks overhead don't have the weird design on them and everything's been painted. but basically it still looks the same. the waitress might still be there :D
YOU WANT TOAST? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TOAST!
krelbar 6 days ago 2
I won't respond to one individual. 4 my sake, sake of this Country, the planet that most commenting have not seen the movie. This is one of the great scenes in American Cinema. The Diner, the waitress, the customer..(Jack Nicholson) It is all symbolism to make a point.
It isn't about the "Toast" understanding the character it is about Rigidness of Society, the Establishment, free spirit individualism is not welcome. Also keep in mind this was made in 1970. Of course a Diner would have....
waveslider11 1 week ago
@waveslider11
Of course the waitress was not accomadating to make a point...the Menu was telling how you must, live, behave, what to accept...ordering off the menu is not allowed, no individualism. I see comments about song lyrics, Movie sene's...so much fly's over everyones heads, it's as if the ability to reason, think, examine is gone!
waveslider11 1 week ago
Hey honey: why don't you read the meal and be surprised for the trust of the proprietor. This the 21st century.
krkraz 1 week ago
@renfieldvonklauss really...? Do you honestly believe this to be true? Have you really thought this through? Take a moment and think about how a customer could be wrong. I would wager a generous sum that, once you begin, you will find it difficult to stop. Don't be a puppet for the service industry. Think for yourself.
mbabcock111 2 weeks ago
what is the point of this scene?
meNtor890 3 weeks ago
What's "toast?"
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0:09 Those girls just look up like "Oh, shit. You NEVER say 'no' to Jack..."
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MetaPunkXP 1 month ago
This is not intellectual, have no symbolism, and he's not being a rebel. He's being a douchebag.
Bseriesxlp 1 month ago
This scene is contrived. It is unjustly famous. Of course, it's Nicholson. He is great looking here, and he is just coming into his own as an actor. But the character is abusing a middle aged woman who has a very tough job, so the sympathy of the viewer is with her. Plus of which, as SpeCula points out above, have you ever walked into a diner what couldn't give you a side order of toast.
mwoldin 1 month ago
@mwoldin he didn't do anything wrong. like he said, he'd pay for the bread for the price of a sandwich, and made it as simple as possible for the lady. i don't sympathize with her. sure her jobs hard, but jack wasn't being difficult
masterbassist93 1 month ago
@mwoldin Your full of shit. The waitress started it by giving him attitude. What kind of waitress takes orders with a scowl on her face? He had every right to treat her with the same amount of courtesy. Treat others the way they treat you thats what I say. And every job is tough. But it doesn't give you the right to act like a bitch to everyone.
sit2go 4 weeks ago
As she said, she didn't make the rules. He was so close...but he chose to insult her...the customer is not always right. The server should have the ability t to be able to do her job within the confines the management sets for her without insults, bullying, or sarcasm from the patrons.For god's sake she's a human being, doing a tough, exhausting job. So he couldn't get exactly what he wanted. Big deal. No one does and I'm sure as hell she didn't get what she wanted either.
FionaRestless 2 months ago 2
@FionaRestless Dude, calm down. Its a film.
TheYTtelescope 2 months ago
@TheYTtelescope Sorry..been working in customer service too long, stuck between a rock(the boss) and a hard place(the patrons) for way too many years, slowly being ground to a fine powder.
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Jack Nicholson is an ugly piece of shit.
jas16899 2 months ago
I LOVE JACK NICHOLSON.
EdwardCullenBabe95 2 months ago
Francis from The Departed came back and burnt that whole fucking place to the dirt.
HylianSpirit 2 months ago 2
This scene could have 'played straight' and gone into oblivion. The script is not exception, Nicholson makes it legendary thru sheer talent. Genius.
mooch9668 2 months ago
I just watched the deleted scenes on the "About Schmidt" DVD. The last one was an homage to this scene, Jack orders a plain omelet, no potatoes, tomatoes instead, etc. The waitress says, "No substitutions." Jack's meek character shrugs and says, "OK, I'll have the potatoes then." And...scene!
spamforbobby 3 months ago 5
@spamforbobby That's wonderful - how could they delete that?
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arkhamcare 3 months ago
Which city and what state and what restaurant is it?
chr5210 3 months ago
This scene was shot a the Denny's restaurant, just off I-5, near Eugene, Oregon. The place is still there and you can get toast anytime you want. I go there just to harass the wait staff and tell them to "hold it between your knees". Most of them have no idea what I'm talking about.
cyclepsychodotcom 3 months ago
@cyclepsychodotcom omg that's so funny. haha.
colorfulcrisis 3 months ago
the waitress mustve had a bad day and she made it worse..
singingindark12 3 months ago
but I didn't get it, did I.......
javelin1010 4 months ago
...apart from this, it's a pretty good movie...
abcbatman1966 4 months ago
Bourgeois self entitlement disguised as anti establishment rebellion....he wasn't "sticking it to the man" he was berating a middle aged diner waitress...way to go, spartacus!
abcbatman1966 4 months ago
@abcbatman1966 fuck a menu, I worked in diners, we catered to EVERYONE, even the most absurd requests. so shove it with your analysis. I laughed hard. fuck that witchy old bitch
dirtknees 4 months ago
00:10 That's Toni Basil (Oh Mickey) on the right (short brown hair). :)
dndrequiem 5 months ago
I've never had the guts to say that to a waitress, but it's one thing I want to do before I die. Of course, that will probably be the day that I do die, so I better do all the other things on my bucket list first.
drystyx 5 months ago
This extremely beautiful waitress should have held the chicken between her knees.
lewars1912 5 months ago
I'm guessing this waitress didn't get many tips.
smichelle65 5 months ago
Only Jack Nicholson can make ordering toast interesting.
xgmb45 6 months ago 19
Chick sal san.
jjp009 6 months ago
Can Jack Nicholsen ever play a role where he isnt crazy in a way?
Thedarkconsumer 6 months ago
@Thedarkconsumer What for? That's what he's good at... He's normal in Terms of Endearment and he won his second Oscar for it...
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Scorpiatrix 6 months ago
A scene just slightly better than Meg Ryan's diner scene in When Harry Met Sally. In both scenes, the waitresses are key.
7927jackpark 6 months ago
I would have just punched her out. This scene brings back some real memories of the old El Rancho. Now, let's have the Sally Struthers scene. You know, bouncing off the walls?
chuckbyf1 6 months ago
Ahh yes ..... Rebels .. No one is ever as honest as that ... We just get along and give in
highway721 6 months ago
@renfieldvonklauss my ass lol
silveradoboy91 6 months ago
This is an awesome scene, Jack Nicholson's character exercises the grubby and inflexible nature of waiters and restaurant service.
AGuyInAHat 6 months ago
@AGuyInAHat no, in this scene Jack Nicholsons "character" displays his insensitivity, entitlement and his total lack of empathy for the working class. However back then most people (movie viewers) would have thought this scene to be the ultimate in hippy, intilectual verbal come-backs, completely disregarding the fact that this poor older woman is just doing what she is told to hold on to her job....and at her age noboy would be beating her door down to hire her should she lose her job over this
inkey2 6 months ago
@inkey2 Well we all have our different opinions.
AGuyInAHat 6 months ago
@AGuyInAHat and some have their democratic right to be wrong.
mbabcock111 2 weeks ago
@mbabcock111 I can't even remember what I typed down! I'm sure that it was something completely biased and stupid. But you have a point there.
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Ganon1X56 6 months ago
That waitress is a huge cunt.
KleWdSide 7 months ago
@KleWdSide spoken like someone who special orders too much
koolyrock 6 months ago
@koolyrock Not at all. The only "special" I request is no mayo on my burger. But that waitress was definitely a bitch
KleWdSide 6 months ago
@koolyrock Yeah. I've been out with a few people like that. Pain in the ass.
cochranexyz 6 months ago
Ever sinc'70'e this movie came out, in '70, you can now order toast on the side.
bertskoi 7 months ago 3
hahahaha i love him
LaurenHegarty 7 months ago
"Hey mannnn...-"
"SHUT UP."
^ Classic Jack.
Scruffy193 7 months ago 4
What kind of bullshit diner can't give you a side order of toast?
SpeCulaTionS101 7 months ago 57
@SpeCulaTionS101 I think the waitress was just having a crappy day ... lol "... Hold it between you knees ..."
AllStarAmerican 6 months ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 Happened to me at waffle house once.
puppetmaster983 5 months ago
@puppetmaster983: That's fucking awful. Any diner that doesn't serve toast as a side order should be out of business. Period.
SpeCulaTionS101 5 months ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 the anti toast diner.
benzappo1000 3 months ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 The imaginary kind in a movie.
mygaffer 1 month ago
Hold it between your knees... BaaaaHaaaHaaaHaaahaa
lrave8r 7 months ago
what.........a........bitch!
MisterHockeyman 7 months ago
xD yes I remember that. I forgot all about it. I saw the movie once years ago. That was probably by far the best scene in the film. Was that the movie where he got out of the car in the freeway and jumped on the back of a pickup truck that was carrying a Piano?
1Sandwitch1 7 months ago
lebarosky...he IS violent in this scene. It IS consistent, though, with the character. Later, he behaves in very much the same manner with Catherine...in the scene where she asks him to play the piano for her. His aim is to humiliate THERE as well. Like many films of that era, the filmmakers were totally unafraid to have their lead characters, quite often, be total a-holes.
Nicholson's character doesn't like himself very much at all...so he takes it out on others. Brilliant film IMO.
cat61n1 7 months ago
He really wants that freakin' toast.
lavalizard3 7 months ago
Hehe - a classic scene.
This movie was ok (imo), its more for the intellectual crowd (imo). If you want to check out another good film by Jack (from earlier in his career), check out "The Last Detail" (1973).
mwhite36 7 months ago
@mwhite36 Or go even earlier with Easy Rider ('69) ;)
Novelboy2112 7 months ago
@Novelboy2112 Oh yeah, thats a good one, too!
Jack Nicholson has a very good body of work.
mwhite36 7 months ago
@renfieldvonklauss Especially if it's Jack Nicholson who wants a side order of wheat toast...
TsugaruClan 7 months ago
Whoa. Uh, does anyone get the point of this scene? Besides the fact that it is hilarious, it is a little dig at intellectuals. The fellow can't just let the poor pathetic working class waitress earn her $.75 cent tip. No, he's gotta prove how very clever and verbal he is. Not to mention violent. The waitress is wrong, and dumb. We knew that as soon as she opened that slash of a mouth. He finally got the point when they got on the road: he didn't get his toast! Heh.
lebarosky 8 months ago
I love this scene.....and there are ' franchises" who do act this way..even today. NIcholson is great !!!
higgalot1919 8 months ago
What a great scene.
KyleKingTV 8 months ago
This is unequivocally one of the greatest scenes in American cinema. It is also without a doubt the ONLY good scene in an otherwise dreadful movie.
Atzil 8 months ago 4
@Atzil If this is unequivocally one of the greatest scenes in American cinema then the bar has been set so low you could crawl over it... Are you serious or high?
mbabcock111 2 weeks ago
What I love is that he's being polite, and completely reasonable with this waitress and she's getting snippy at him.
YNot1989 8 months ago
I can't believe that a diner in 1970 wouldn't have a side order of toast. The point of the scene is supposed to be symbolic of a different mentality.
manco82 8 months ago
1:36 Notice how Toni Basil and the other girl anticipated and moved back *before* Jack swiped the drinks off the table. Karen Black did not.
JP5466 8 months ago
@JP5466 Probably because she was hopped up on goof balls.
Druffmaul 8 months ago
@JP5466 Was that toni basil ??? the same tony basil that sang "hey mickey" in the 80,s and was in easy rider ?? i didnt realise it was her.
tonymontana1974 8 months ago
@tonymontana1974 Yep... that's her.
JP5466 8 months ago
@tonymontana1974 yes it was, and she also played a hooker in Easy Rider, ironically co starring Jack Nicholson.
fumetti 5 months ago
@fumetti that's just coincidence. not ironic.
tedwilli9 5 months ago
@fumetti ironic would be if Nicholson played a hooker in five easy pieces.
tedwilli9 5 months ago
i would have just punched her up...
NataliaWeronikaD 8 months ago
Gerlach, Bruno;s town, walked into the cafe, the man who set the worlds land speed record out at Black Rock Desert was sitting there, she said that will be $2.75 for coffee to go, told her to pour it out. She said: I do not make the prices! Went to Empire, Nevada right down the road, about 59 cents, lady who lives here said the man who bought the store ripped them off bigtime, ruined their finances. Good people all around, liars and theives abound.
badattitude77769 8 months ago
Ah, the difference between being a rebel ass-hat, fucking things up out of pure spite and being a righteous rebel, when appropriate reaction is warranted.
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AlmostWithYou94 9 months ago
@AlmostWithYou94 I think her name is Helen Kallianotes
pillarosociety 8 months ago
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pillarosociety 8 months ago
Lorna Thayer plays the waitress. She passed away at the Motion Picture Fund in Woodland Hills, CA in 2005. A great actress.
mikey42 9 months ago
- puts shades on
" you see this sign ! "
there's only one Jack in Hollywood
VikingThor1 9 months ago 2
how hard is it to make toast i understand jacks frustration
KingDT2007 9 months ago
Classic Jack - I love it
imccommons 9 months ago
Now just hold the chicken
mattyg454 9 months ago
Wow, I thought that Easy Rider in 69' was good.
This is just as funny, and right too.
Jack Nicholson, Quite and actor.
chrisjlat 9 months ago
i would have just punch her out
icelegend0126 9 months ago
great quality
grunntalll 9 months ago
sooooooo funny!
grease97 9 months ago
Super Classic Scene!
THX1205 9 months ago
@Juanpb1983 "We have the right to refuse service to anyone"
CyclingMagician 9 months ago
You want me to hold hold the chicken ??? i want you to hold it between your knees
bjorntooski 10 months ago
the idiocy of petty rules man, its like, well, if you can't get it - you must be some kind of weirdo
garyhosty 10 months ago
ok. will someone please explain this to me what is the symbolic purpose of this scene?
bdwriley 10 months ago
@bdwriley "Symbolic purpose" ? I think there are several important ones in this scene. One of them is that he likes toast. The toast is the most symbolic one. The chicken is also symbolic, and of course the waitress is very symbolic, especially her knees. The waitress being told to hold the chicken between her knees has enormous sexual symbolism, though the chicken probably knows much more about this than I do.
lewars1912 9 months ago
@bdwriley: There is essentially no symbolism of any sort whatsoever at all in this scene. That is one of the best things about it. "See THIS sign?" Note his "sign" was not a "sign" of any sort; it was an action. See? No symbolism.
ERaddock 9 months ago
@ERaddock then why do people make such a huge deal out of this scene?
bdwriley 9 months ago
@bdwriley I once read that it was the loss of individualism in the face of authoritarian control and a warning against non-conformity ---- Dupea didn't get his toast, or anything else to eat. I myself think that the scene is famous because although I find his behavour arrogant and childish, people do admire his rebelliousness and the humorous bit about holding the chicken between her knees.
lewars1912 9 months ago
@lewars1912
He's not being childish one bit.
Vovk3 9 months ago
@bdwriley: It sounds like you think a scene has to have heavily symbolism in order for people to make a big deal out of it. In this instance, it seems it is the precise lack of symbolism that is so refreshing and effective.
ERaddock 8 months ago
what movie is this from?
magicalpoop 10 months ago
@magicalpoop Five Easy Pieces 1970-this is a famous scene by jack--excellent movie by nicholson post kennedy era...
simonmoves 10 months ago
The short hair girl at :11 is Toni Basil, who later did the 80s song "Mickey" (your so fine)
Charles787980 10 months ago
the waitress adds a lot the scene; she was great
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midmodgal 10 months ago
@OSInvader "Dare I call ihm "one of the greats?" Uhhh yeah you can call him that... considering he won more best actor awards in the Oscars than ANYONE
speedy1388 11 months ago
@speedy1388 not sure that's true. but he has won the equal most overall acting awards (leading+supporting) - 3, tied with walter brennan
1jlines 10 months ago
I'll take an order of disco fries
SeleccionesMundiales 11 months ago
That waitress was a total cunt. LOL
KleWdSide 11 months ago
not a great movie but this scene is a great one. jack had star power.
mow1717 1 year ago
When she says "No substitutions," you KNOW some shit's gonna go down.
GrimHeaper364 1 year ago
This was on Turner Classic Movies last night (regular-ass cable TV), and I was very shocked (pleasantly) to see it completely unedited. You could see little Sally Struthers' boobies WITH nipples! Very hot!
jjp009 1 year ago
@jjp009 Holy Shit! I saw it too. I DVRd it. Sally Struthers was a little chunky, but cute.
Spartacus217 11 months ago
@Spartacus217 Oh, the chunkiness is very beautiful on her...she carried it very well...super hot! Today...uhhh, not so much.
jjp009 11 months ago
@jjp009 She was billed by her full name--Sally Ann Struthers.
Juliaflo 7 months ago
I saw “Five Easy Pieces” for the first time last night and, boy, was I disappointed. I felt letdown by a rather uneven structure, uninteresting characters (especially the main one), and all around blandness. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the film seemed to be missing something as well. I did, however, find this scene memorable.
Beale64 1 year ago
@Beale64 Yeah, this was before the days of CGI and there were no violent car chase scenes, so I can imagine how this might be uninteresting to young people today. Justin Bieber also wasn't in it, so...there's that, too.
jjp009 1 year ago
@jjp009 For your information, jjp009, my favorite cinematic decade happens to be the 1970’s, and I’m not a fan of Michael Bay-esk films (all style, no/very little substance). Just because I’m 24 years old and dislike “Five Easy Pieces” doesn’t mean I have poor taste in film, and it’s dumb of you to think that.
Beale64 1 year ago
@jjp009 I'm 19 and wouldn't touch Never Say Never with a 39 and a half foot pole.
sov6rulz 9 months ago
"Cottage fries and rolls" are not exactly tomatoes. This is playing like a Curb Your Enthusiasm of its time.
Thank you for posting, and for including the playout edit. Other posters were attempting to cut the scene right at the real end, but it looked like something was missing. And thanks for the high def too.
organboi 1 year ago
A silent Karen Black. :)
organboi 1 year ago
That chick who played the hitchhiker who wouldn't shut up was awesome, too. Looks familiar, somehow.
DonaldRumsfailed 1 year ago
That was customer service back in the day!
average220 1 year ago
Is the sex scene from this movie online anywhere?
fbglima 1 year ago
Does anyone know what the sign says??
detroitMC313 1 year ago
what movie is this? thx
ForgottenAlleyArts 1 year ago
@ForgottenAlleyArts It's called Five Easy Pieces.
Z200a 1 year ago
man i gotta start watching old movies.. blockbuster is going out of business for a reason. the have NO fucking movies anymore....
detroitMC313 1 year ago
@detroitMC313 actually its mostly due to netflix & torrent sites
theFEMAcampESCAPEE 1 year ago
Not the best scene, it was : "I faked some Chopin, you faked a few tears"
camthemancan 1 year ago
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camthemancan 1 year ago
What a beast of a scene...
TheOresteia1992 1 year ago 33
I just ate at this place (it's a Denny's) in Eugene, OR. Never realized this scene was filmed there.
pacificoduck 1 year ago
Claro,el pobre qué iba a hacer..Le estaba provocando la dependienta borde.
elyeye66 1 year ago
Jack Nickleson is... the clint Eastwood of diners... ( funny stuff )
xXMoOnCaKesXx 1 year ago
what a dumb bitch
PistolGripPump12ga 1 year ago
Jessica Lange???
MikeMeldan 1 year ago
Such a great scene, but I wish the following scene didn't exist. I wish they didnt feel the need to point to the greatness of the writing..we got it, we don't need another character to spell out what he did.
jazz4 1 year ago
@jazz4 yea you got a point should of just ended it there
jimmyjohnson691 1 year ago
@jazz4 I agree with you. Although I loved to see Helena Kallioniotes (unfortunate supporting star, who was a good actress, as shw showed in Kansas City Bombers), and hear her say, "I would have punched her."
agraf74 1 year ago
I don't know why Jack always get to work with ugly women.....Duvall, Bates, and that mutated brunette on the back seat.
MrGakn 1 year ago
@MrGakn you mean Toni Basil?that old witch!watch her,she's stil dangerous
pendragonU 1 year ago
@MrGakn Jessica Lange was hot.
MishuTaste 1 year ago
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@MishuTaste Yes, there are exceptions.
MrGakn 1 year ago
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i read the obituary for the actress who played the waitress (Lorna Thayer). She was really pleased at how the scene developed a life of it's own and happy that it was the scene she was best known for (she was a supporting character in many movies previously). She channeled every bitch waitress she ever met into one character. So I guess Jack wasn't the only good actor in that scene.
cariqunyil 1 year ago
i read the obituary for the actress who played the waitress (Lorna Thayer). She was really pleased at how the scene developed a life of it's own and happy that it was the scene she was best known for (she was a supporting character in many movies previously). She channeled every bitch waitress she ever met into one character. So I guess Jack wasn't the only good actor in that scene.
cariqunyil 1 year ago
This was filmed at my local Denny's in Eugene, OR. If you mention this fact to the employees they just give you a blank stare. It has been 35 years, though.
aulduron 1 year ago 19
@aulduron do you mean they give you a blank stare as a gag or because they don't know about the scene?
illiniry 10 months ago
@aulduron I went there one time. It was one of the first times I got something out of a crane machine. I also drank a fucking kick ass milk shake. God I love milk shakes.
Nick5379 10 months ago
@aulduron Are you serious?
cpufightclub 9 months ago
@aulduron how sad!
ReturnOfJackDawson 8 months ago
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@aulduron you mean 40
terryjohn 7 months ago
@aulduron are the people who work at dennys in oregan still white? there all mexican in california
bakersakter 7 months ago
what movie is this ???
spwf2 1 year ago
@spwf2 Dinr
Zetsubou12345 1 year ago
I dont get it.. usually i get induendos and stuff but i dont get this one
can someone tell me what it means?
"You want me to hold the chicken huh?"
"I want you to hold it between your knees"?
is it a dirty joke or somthing?
MrAxemana 1 year ago
@MrAxemana When Jack Nicholson asked her to "hold the chicken", she knew exactly what he meant, but she said, "You want me to hold the chicken, huh?". When he answered , "I want you to hold it between your knees", he was being sarcastic.
I didnt get it either, until I watched it the second time.
kfkrobok 1 year ago
@kfkrobok wow, *he was being sarcastic", you got it! Took you a while though, huh?
oldpossum 10 months ago
That diner waitress has a face that is so flinty and hard,you could strike matches on it....Yeah what are wrinkles anyway....just the dried up beds of old smiles !
LimitedNewsCorp 1 year ago
"you want me to hold the chicken huh?" "I want you to hold it between your knees"
myfannwy150 1 year ago
One of the greatest scenes of all time
DrakeGrad 1 year ago
ww.liveleak.com/view?i=91d_1290067421
Here's Jack's son complaining in real life lol!
qqqTOXICqqq 1 year ago
i just ate at this exact same denny's today. it's on I-5 just south of eugene.
oregonflatland 1 year ago
@oregonflatland
OMG, thank you for pointing out the location. I used to stop there all the time on drives between WA and CA. Can't believe I never recognized it before...
localnebula 1 year ago
@localnebula
yeah i've sat in that exact same booth. the diner basically looks exactly the same except for some modern decor. i ordered a side of white toast no complaints. jack must have a thing for oregon with the shining and one flew over the cuckoos nest filmed here.
oregonflatland 1 year ago
@oregonflatland Does the Denny's still look that cool. Too many Diners were messed with in the 80's or just torn down-like the Googie coffee shop in LA. Sad because they are lovely examples of American architecture.
midmodgal 10 months ago
@midmodgal
it looks the same on the outside and the booths are still in the same place but they've been replaced with more modern furniture. the big red blocks overhead don't have the weird design on them and everything's been painted. but basically it still looks the same. the waitress might still be there :D
oregonflatland 10 months ago