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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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Synopsis
Martin Scorsese's first Hollywood studio production also marked his first (and only) foray into a woman-centered story. Alice Hyatt (Ellen Burstyn), a resigned Southwest housewife, takes advantage of her trucker husband's sudden death to hit the road with her bratty son Tommy (Alfred Lutter) and pursue her childhood dream of a singing career. She finds a job as a lounge singer, but after a horrific encounter with an abusive new beau (Harvey Keitel), she flees and winds up taking a waitress job at Mel's Diner, run by gruff cook Mel (Vic Tayback). With her career on hold, Alice soon finds strength and self-worth through her friendship with the other waitresses, saucy Flo (Diane Ladd) and spacy Vera (Valerie Curtin). When sensitive rancher David (Kris Kristofferson) starts courting her, Alice wonders if she wants to abandon her goals for domesticity again. To contrast Alice's dream life with her reality, Scorsese created a stylized opening sequence of Alice as a child reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz, Duel in the Sun and Gone With the Wind, before shifting into the present-day atmospheric immediacy of location shooting and scenes built out of improvisations. That opening sequence alone cost over twice as much as Scorsese's debut feature, Who's That Knocking At My Door?. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ellen Burstyn Alice Hyatt
Billy Green Bush Donald Hyatt
Lelia Goldoni Neighbor Bea
Harvey Keitel Ben Everhart
Diane Ladd Flo
Alfred Lutter Alice's Son Tommy
Jodie Foster Young Girl Audrey
Kris Kristofferson David

Production Crew

Kent Wakeford Cinematographer
Sandra Weintraub Co-producer
Dick LaSalle Composer (Music Score)
Martin Scorsese Director
Marcia Lucas Editor
Mike Moder First Assistant Director
Audrey Maas Producer
David Susskind Producer
Sandra Weintraub Roland Producer
Toby Carr Rafelson Production Designer
Robert Getchell Screenwriter
Year: 1974
Runtime: 112
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Warner Brothers

Awards
1975 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1975 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1975 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television