Talk:Five Easy Pieces

message: Can we get more of a movie summary up here?  Right now, all I know is that the movie is about a guy who tries to order toast.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Psouth100 (talk • contribs) 09:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's a second vote for some kind of plot summary. CFLeon (talk) 02:09, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

text: Not sure I concur, Kid Bugs. Rayette does get out of the car and go in for coffee as Bobby gets out to go to the men's room; he has given her his whole wallet to pay for the coffee. The truck pulls up as he goes in. We spend 1:05 in there with him and when he comes out, he speaks with the driver, then climbs into the cab and the truck pulls out. Rayette must have returned to the car in the meantime, because as the truck leaves, the passenger door of the car opens and she emerges. She speaks inaudibly with the attendent, he points the way and she heads toward the men's room. I hope she had returned to the car in that 1:05 — I'd hate to think it's some continuity gaffe. And I think your proposed ending line is just fine. — HarringtonSmith (talk) 07:30, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot Summary

message: The name of Robert's sister, Partita Dupea, is a reference to a set of Bach harpsichord suites, appropriate for a musical family.  Her vocalizing during recordings is a reference to the same trait by Glenn Gould.  96.63.53.152 (talk) 13:07, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ester Eggs 

message: Dear Kingturtle: According to Wiki Rules, the quotation in question appears to be short enough, at 113 words, to be appropriate. 
The quote from film historian  Charles Higham provides an key insight into the film's ending that improves the article. That, and the relative brevity of his remarks don't appear to have "broken any rules."
From Wikipedia:Quotations: 
(Bold added for emphasis)
Bobby: Okay, I’ll make it as easy for you as I can. I’d like an omelet, plain, and a chicken salad sandwich on wheat toast, no mayonnaise, no butter, no lettuce and a cup of coffee.
Waitress: A #2, chicken salad sand. Hold the butter, the lettuce, the mayonnaise, and a cup of coffee. Anything else?
Bobby: Yeah, now all you have to do is hold the chicken, bring me the toast, give me a check for the chicken salad sandwich, and you haven’t broken any rules.
Waitress: You want me to hold the chicken, huh?
Bobby: I want you to hold it between your knees.
--Lord Such&Such (talk) 15:38, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason I removed the quote had nothing to do with fair use. It had to do with quote farming. 1) "Quotations embody the breezy, emotive style common in fiction and some journalism, which is generally not suited to encyclopedic writing" and 2) "Long quotations crowd the actual article and distract attention from other information" both apply here. Overuse happens when "quotations are used to explain a point that can be paraphrased" and "the quotations dominate the article or section." The Higham quotation can be summarized in a quarter of the word and can be incorporated into the Critical response section of the article. Would you like to give it a go? Or I can try. Best, Kingturtle = (talk) 23:58, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: As you wish. --Lord Such&Such (talk) 17:57, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charles Higham quote