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Gas, Food Lodging (1992)

R 101 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   10 July 1992 (USA)
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In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi... See full summary »

Director:

Allison Anders

Writers:

Richard Peck (novel), Allison Anders (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brooke Adams ...
Nora
Ione Skye ...
Trudi
Fairuza Balk ...
James Brolin ...
John Evans
Robert Knepper ...
David Lansbury ...
Hamlet Humphrey (as David Landsbury)
Jacob Vargas ...
Javier
Donovan Leitch ...
Darius
Chris Mulkey ...
Laurie O'Brien ...
Thelma
Julie Condra ...
Tanya
Adam Biesk Adam Biesk ...
Brett
Leigh Hamilton Leigh Hamilton ...
Kim
Diane Behrens ...
Hostess
J. Mascis J. Mascis ...
Cecil (as J Mascis)
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Storyline

In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could drive her away. Written by Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Desert | New Mexico | Nudity | Teenage Girl  | See more »

Taglines:

When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better.

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Área de servicio See more »

Filming Locations:

Deming, New Mexico, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,345,236 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineville See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Supermodel Yasmin Le Bon appears in posters during the film as Elvia Rivera, the Mexican movie star. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Shade buys fabric softener at the store next to the laundromat the store's sign is backwards. It would read "closed" if you were to try to come through the front door ("open" faces inward). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Shade: If it weren't for Elvia Rivero, this story wouldn't even be worth telling. Whenever Elvia came to this litte town, well, it's like she woke the place up. My home town, Laramie New Mexico, it came alive. Elvia Rivero was the one who made me laugh when I needed to laugh. She made me cry when no one was looking. But most of all, Elvia was able to put into to words what I was thinking.It was Elvia who first gave me the idea. It was decided then and there, I knew what was missing from my life, a man.
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Connections

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"Macarana Cha-Cha"
Written by Lazare
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