Alice's Restaurant

19691969
RR
1h 51min

Alice's Restaurant (1969)

A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story.

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A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story.A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story.A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story.

Director
- Arthur Penn
Writers
- Arlo Guthrie(song The Alice's Restaurant Massacree)
- Venable Herndon(screenplay)
- Arthur Penn(screenplay)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 nominations total

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Official Trailer

Official Trailer

William Obanhein in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

James Broderick and Patricia Quinn in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Tina Chen in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

James Broderick and Patricia Quinn in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Michael McClanathan, Arthur Penn, and Patricia Quinn in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Arthur Penn in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Four Friends

7.1

Big Wednesday

7.2

Little Big Man

7.6

The Left Handed Gun

6.5

The Left Handed Gun

The Miracle Worker

8.1

The Miracle Worker

Starting Over

6.4

Night Moves

7.1

The 4th Man

7.2

Inside

6.2

Betty

6.9

The Rain People

6.9

The Rain People

Mickey One

6.4

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. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Taglines
- Where the heads of all nations meet
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
After discovering that the character "Officer Obie" was modeled after him, actual Stockbridge (Massachusetts) Sheriff William Obanhein demanded that he play the role himself. His reason: "If anyone is going to make a fool out of me, it might as well be me!"

Goofs
32'45'': Flipped shot: the bulb is on Officer Obie's right, and the word "chief" on Obie's hat appears like in a mirror. Two shots later, the bulb is on the left, and the hat reads "chief" in normal letters.

Quotes
Arlo: Group W is where they put ya if you may not be moral enough to join the army after committin' your special crime. There was all kinds of mean, nasty ugly-lookin' people on the bench there. There was mother rapers... father stabbers... father rapers... Father rapers! Sittin' right there on the bench next to me!

Connections
Featured in Arthur Penn (1995)

Soundtracks
Pastures of Plenty
Written by Woody Guthrie
Performed by Pete Seeger (uncredited) and Arlo Guthrie (uncredited)

Top review

7/10

The First Full-Length Motion Picture Music Video?

ALICE'S Restaurant (3+ outta 5 stars) Maybe not one of the best movies of the '60s but it is definitely worth checking out... as a sort of time capsule if nothing else. This was an "establishment" movie designed to cash in the popularity of the then-popular folk song by Arlo Guthrie. They got Arlo to star as himself... as well as several of his actual friends and acquaintances of the time... even the actual police officer who arrested him for the incident described in the song. Considering its mercenary intent the movie is a lot better than it has any right to be. This may not be one of director Arthur Penn's best movies but he definitely gets the most out of the concept. Guthrie now says that the movie is more of a version of what the straight world *thought* the hippie movement was all about rather than what it was *actually* about... with that in mind the movie still paints a pretty good picture of the times. Guthrie is a low-key performer but he definitely has some screen charisma... resembling a baby-faced Bob Dylan at times. This could be considered one of the first full-length motion picture music videos.

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Release date
- August 20, 1969 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- El restaurant de l'Alice
Filming locations
- New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
- Elkins Entertainment
- Florin
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Gross US & Canada
- $13,991,240

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Runtime
- 1h 51min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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