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Gas Food Lodging

  • 19921992
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.2K
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Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
Theatrical Trailer from IRS Media
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DramaRomance
A waitress lives with her two teen daughters in a trailer park in New Mexico. They all want a boyfriend.A waitress lives with her two teen daughters in a trailer park in New Mexico. They all want a boyfriend.A waitress lives with her two teen daughters in a trailer park in New Mexico. They all want a boyfriend.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.2K
YOUR RATING
    • Allison Anders
    • Allison Anders(screenplay by)
    • Richard Peck(based on the novel "Don't Look and It Won't Hurt" by)
  • Stars
    • Brooke Adams
    • Ione Skye
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Allison Anders
    • Allison Anders(screenplay by)
    • Richard Peck(based on the novel "Don't Look and It Won't Hurt" by)
  • Stars
    • Brooke Adams
    • Ione Skye
    • Fairuza Balk
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    Gas Food Lodging
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    Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
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    Fairuza Balk in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)
    Ione Skye in Gas Food Lodging (1992)

    Top cast

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    Brooke Adams
    Brooke Adams
    • Nora
    Ione Skye
    Ione Skye
    • Trudi
    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Shade
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • John Evans
    Robert Knepper
    Robert Knepper
    • Dank
    David Lansbury
    David Lansbury
    • Hamlet
    • (as David Landsbury)
    Jacob Vargas
    Jacob Vargas
    • Javier
    Donovan Leitch Jr.
    Donovan Leitch Jr.
    • Darius
    • (as Donovan Leitch)
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Raymond
    Laurie O'Brien
    Laurie O'Brien
    • Thelma
    Julie Condra
    Julie Condra
    • Tanya
    Adam Biesk
    • Brett
    Leigh Hamilton
    Leigh Hamilton
    • Kim
    Diane Behrens
    Diane Behrens
    • Hostess
    J. Mascis
    J. Mascis
    • Cecil
    • (as J Mascis)
    Tiffany Anders
    • Persi
    Sissy Boyd
    • Rocio
    Jeffrey McDonald
    • Long Haired Boy
      • Allison Anders
      • Allison Anders(screenplay by)
      • Richard Peck(based on the novel "Don't Look and It Won't Hurt" by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In a March 2001 interview with "Shout" magazine, Fairuza Balk stated that out of all her films, this was her favorite. She indicated that "this film is very close to my heart. As a girl, I was very much like my character Shade. I was shy. I was a loner."
    • Goofs
      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

      Raymond: [barely playing along as if they were strangers] So, what line of work are you in, Miss Evans?

      Nora: Oh please, call me Nora.

      Raymond: Nora. Nora, Nora...

      Nora: I'm a brain surgeon, mainly. How 'bout you?

      Raymond: I'm a grave digger myself. Um, digging my own as we speak. Rapidly.

      Nora: Well that makes two things you do quick.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cinefile: Made in the USA (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      We Get Along Just Fine
      Written by Mark Fosson

      Performed by Mark Fosson and Karen Tobin

      Courtesy of Big Otis Music

    User reviews32

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    7/10
    rambling love lives of 3 women
    Nora (Brooke Adams) is a single mom trying to raise two daughters in a small New Mexico town. Shade (Fairuza Balk) is a nice girl obsessed with a latina cinema heroine Elvia Rivero. Trudi (Ione Skye) is rebellious and sexually promiscuous.

    Director Allison Anders has made a small movie about mother-daughter and sister-sister relationships. This is mostly about their love lives. The three female leads have created good compelling characters. There is one missing element from the movie. There isn't a one central idea to drive the plot. It's basically watching their love lives slowly unfold. The movie doesn't really have a direction. However, the three leads do a good job. The meandering love stories have memorable moments and are compelling.
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    • Nov 23, 2013

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Deming, New Mexico, USA
    • Production company
      • Cineville
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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