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Gas, Food Lodging

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Original title

Gas, Food Lodging

Year

1992

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

Allison Anders

Screenwriter

Allison Anders. Novel: Richard Peck

Cast

Music

J. Mascis

Cinematography

Dean Lent

Producer

Cineville

Genre

Drama | Road Movie. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Based on a novel by Richard Peck called Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, Allison Anders' melodramatic coming-of-age tale Gas Food Lodging takes place in Laramie, NM, a small town right off the highway. Nora (Brooke Adams) is a truck-stop waitress who lives in a trailer park with her two teenaged daughters, Trudi (Ione Skye) and Shade (Fairuza Balk). While Trudi sleeps around and defies her mother, Shade spends her time at the local cinema and wishes she could have a dad like a normal family. One day, Trudi hooks up with a visiting geologist (Robert Knepper) and spends a magical evening in a cave with him. However, he turns up missing and Trudi finds herself pregnant. Meanwhile, Shade's romantic advances are rejected by Darius (Donovan Leitch), but she finds something new with film projectionist Javier (Jacob Vargas). Shade's attempts at finding a husband for her mom are unsuccessful, but Nora ends up meeting satellite TV installation man Hamlet Humphrey (David Lansbury).

Awards: 1992: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

1992: New York Film Critics Circle: Best New Director

1992: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Actress (Balk). 5 Nominations

1992: Sundance Film Festival: nominated to Grand Jury Prize - Best Picture U.S..

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Gas, Food Lodging

1992

Allison Anders

6.0

(229)