Alice's Restaurant
1969 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Arlo Guthrie's song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile of garbage at the bottom of a ravine. When the local sheriff finds out a major manhunt begins. Arlo manages to survive the courtroom experience but it haunts him when he is to be inducted into the army via the draft. The movie follows the song with Arlo's voice over as both music and narration.
Direction Arthur Penn
Cast Arlo Guthrie · Patricia Quinn · James Broderick · Pete Seeger · Lee Hays · Michael McClanathan · Geoff Outlaw · Tina Chen · Seth Allen
Soundtrack Arlo Guthrie · Garry Sherman
Screenplay Venable Herndon · Arthur Penn · Arlo Guthrie
Cinematography Michael Nebbia
Original title Alice's Restaurant
5.4
255 votes (FilmAffinity)
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