To the Moon, Alice (1990) User Reviews

Powerful, deeply felt drama without the typical hyperbole

[IslandMadMacs · 9/10 · 13 April 2004]

This movie short showcases the stress, humiliation and perception of the homeless in thirty-minutes of film better than most major "productions" which wrestles with the issue. Filmed through the eyes of a small family who have fallen on hard times you see the trauma and anger, sometimes even humor, living with no permanent roof over ones head.

I'm not a liberal and am angered at the blatant abuse of many social programs, but this film will change the way you perceive some of the people who have fallen through the cracks. With the growing state of unemployment and credit bankruptcies occurring at a shocking rate - this short film will give everyone pause before "looking away".

Unforgettable short film about homelessness

[safenoe · 10/10 · 11 March 2016]

I watched To the Moon, Alice many years ago and to this day I'll never forget the despair and humiliation experienced by the homeless family. Very compelling this was.

Alice and her family are homeless and they eke out a living wherever possible. One humiliating moment was when she was discouraged from being in a department store, but later on Alice manages to ironically get a job with them when she's all scrubbed up.

The family manage to find a home on a TV set until they are caught.

One scene that was a bit uneasy. The TV presenter made a snide racist remark to one of the audience characters of Asian descent. I wish that audience member was credited in IMDb as he deserves to be recognized.