Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writer:

Robert Getchell (written by)

Release Date:

30 May 1975 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A picture for anyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance!

Plot:

A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Phoenix Arizona | On The Road | Diner | Spouse

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Mia Bendixsen	...	Alice - Age 8
Ellen Burstyn	...	Alice Hyatt
Alfred Lutter III	...	Tommy (as Alfred Lutter)
Billy Green Bush	...	Donald
Lelia Goldoni	...	Bea
Ola Moore	...	Old Woman
Harry Northup	...	Joe & Jim's Bartender
Marty Brinton	...	Lenny (as Martin Brinton)
Dean Casper	...	Chicken
Murray Moston	...	Jacobs
Harvey Keitel	...	Ben
Lane Bradbury	...	Rita
Diane Ladd	...	Flo
Vic Tayback	...	Mel
Valerie Curtin	...	Vera
Kris Kristofferson	...	David
Jodie Foster	...	Audrey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Adams	...	Diner at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
Thelma Allen	...	Bartender - Jacob's Bar (uncredited)
Jackie Bridges	...	Owner of Country Western Bar (uncredited)
Jefferson Burstyn	...	Harold - Neighbor Boy (uncredited)
Tami Conner	...	Mother (uncredited)
Steve DeFrance	...	Diner at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
Laura Dern	...	Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Jan Eddy	...	Store Clerk (uncredited)
Madonna Fercier	...	Lady at Yard Sale (uncredited)
Albert J. Gianelloni	...	Dusty (uncredited)
Arnold Herzstein	...	Man Outside the House (uncredited)
Helen E. Hintz	...	Lady at Bathroom Door (uncredited)
Walter J. Johnson	...	Diner at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
Henry Kendrick	...	Music Store Clerk (uncredited)
Frank Kennedy	...	Lou - Owner of Piano Bar (uncredited)
Lambert Marks	...	Bea's Husband (uncredited)
Duke Robbins	...	Man at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
Don Starr	...	Diner at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
Molly Starr	...	Diner at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
Tiny Wells	...	Hurricane Bar Owner (uncredited)
Bob Westmoreland	...	Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

Writing credits
Robert Getchell		(written by)

Produced by
Audrey Maas	....	producer
David Susskind	....	producer
Sandra Weintraub	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Kent L. Wakeford		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marcia Lucas

Production Design by
Toby Carr Rafelson

Makeup Department
Lola 'Skip' McNalley	....	hair stylist
Bob Westmoreland	....	makeup artist

Production Management
John G. Wilson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Kusley	....	second assistant director (as Mike Kusley)
Mike Moder	....	assistant director

Art Department
Edward Aiona	....	property master (as Ed Aiona)
John Sexton	....	assistant prop master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Don Parker	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Conley	....	key grip (as Tom Conley)
Bill Curtis	....	gaffer
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator
Reynaldo Villalobos	....	first camera assistant (as Ray Villalobos)
William Davis	....	second camera assistant (uncredited)
Ed Kennedy	....	best boy (uncredited)
Floyd McCarty	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Pat O'Mara	....	first camera assistant (uncredited)
Donald E. Thorin	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Dave Wardlow	....	best boy (uncredited)

Casting Department
Frank Kennedy	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Jim Martell	....	outer casting: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
Barbara Miller	....	casting: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
Alan Shayne	....	casting: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucia De Martino	....	wardrobe: women
Lambert Marks	....	wardrobe: men

Editorial Department
Carroll Timothy O'Meara	....	assistant editor (as C. Timothy O'Meara)

Music Department
Richard LaSalle	....	composer: additional original music

Transportation Department
Gary Paulsen	....	transportation captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Larry Cohen	....	production executive
Lawrence D. Cohen	....	production executive
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Cinnamon Leavitt	....	secretary to director (uncredited)
William Smith	....	location auditor (uncredited)
Vernon White	....	publicist (uncredited)
Harry Zubrinsky	....	location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• Solaris Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Films (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1978) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanvideo (1980s) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1986) (1996) (2008) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Burbank Studios, The  equipment (as The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California)
• Burbank Studios, The  production services (as The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California)
• Panavision  equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:AA (cinema rating) | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:13 | USA:TV-14 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Amado, Arizona, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Kris Kristofferson plays an important role in this movie. In 'Martin Scorcese''s next movie, the widely acclaimed Taxi Driver (1976), there is a scene in which Robert De Niro's character gives Cybill Shepherd's character a Kris Kristofferson vinyl as a present.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Alice and her son leave in their station wagon for Arizona, the rear view mirror is removed during close-ups of Alice and Tommy together shot through the windshield (56:53-58:14 and 59:33-59:35).

Quotes:

Audrey:[as Audrey is leaving the police station] So long, suckers!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

A movie of many memorable characters.

This has to be one of Martin Scorses's most enjoyable films. The film follows Alice (Ellen Burstyn) on a journey back to happier times after a tragedy forces her to make important decisions about her life. Needing a job to raise cash for this journey takes her and her son (the remarkably cheeky Alfred Lutter) on a journey of self discovery. Having a small talent for singing she eventually secures a job as a singer in a bar but flees town after meeting psychopathic Harvey Keitel. Eventually working as a waitress in Mel's Diner she becomes involved with the strangely uncharismatic Kris Kristofferson and realises she has finally met someone who really cares for her. The performances make this a remarkable film, Burstyn & Lutter are a great double act as mother and son, Harvey Keitel frighteningly plausible as a mentally unbalanced suitor and Jodie Foster sexually ambiguous as Lutters playmate. Diane Ladd excels as hard-bitten fellow waitress Flo and Jane Curtin and Billy Green Bush make an impact with barely half a dozen lines between them. Add to this a terrific musical score and inspiring cinematography and you have a timeless classic that is just crying out for a DVD release.