Gas, Food Lodging (1992)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Allison Anders

Writers (WGA):

Richard Peck (novel)
Allison Anders (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi...

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Single Mother | New Mexico | Fantasy Sequence | Reference To Adam And Eve

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate # 31424) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Deming, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Cineville

Trivia:

Elvia Rivera (the Mexican movie goddess) was named after director Allison Anders' landlord.

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).

Quotes:

Trudi: I'd kick you in the balls if you had any.

Movie Connections:

Featured in In the Company of Women (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Magic

A wonderful movie, especially if you want to understand women

I have seen this movie three times, and each time I see it, I appreciate it more. This is a story about a mother and her two daughters, and the personal struggles each go through as they try to be a family. While the movie is slow-paced, I highly enjoyed the cinematography. The ages of the three main characters gives a special insight into the difficulties facing women at different stages in their lives.