Two years after his star-making role in Five Easy Pieces, Jack Nicholson was reunited with director Bob Rafelson for this gritty story of small-time losers and big-time dreamers. Bruce Dern co-stars as Nicholson's older brother, a scam artist who's all style and no substance, and Ellen Burstyn excels as an aging beauty who has prostituted herself for an elusive shot at happiness.