Gas Food Lodging

1992 "When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better."

Gas Food Lodging

6.6 | 1h41m | R | en | Drama

Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.

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6.6 | 1h41m | R | en | Drama , Romance | More Info

Released: July. 10,1992 | Released Producted By: Cineville , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Brooke Adams , Ione Skye , Fairuza Balk

Director

Lisa Denker

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Cast

Brooke Adams

as Nora

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Ione Skye

as Trudi

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Fairuza Balk

as Shade

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Reviews

kalibeans I know IMDb requires 10 lines, but I wish I could simply put "exquisite". Thank you yet again TCM for expanding my film horizons. October, 2015, TCM has a weekly segment on women directors. I had never seen any of Allison Anders films; but from the interviews I looked them up. This was the first one I picked to watch. Story, cinematography, music - this movie has the whole package. Each of the actors played their roles to perfection, especially Fairuza Balk, who gave us a brilliantly nuanced performance. I was entranced throughout. Thank you Allison Anders for this beautiful gift of a film. It will absolutely be one I will be purchasing for my collection and I cannot wait to see the rest of your body of work. Exquisite.

SnoopyStyle 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.

Blondie_ I have seen this movie countless times. Such a great, well-written story brilliantly executed by Anders. She has such a great artistic vision when it comes to camera angles, lighting, cinematography, and music. Great acting too all around! This is one of the few films I would give a 10/10!

Tasha-22 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.