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Alice's Restaurant (1969)
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Synopsis
Intrigued by the counterculture tale of
Arlo Guthrie
's epic 1968 talking-blues record The Alice's Restaurant Massacree, director
Arthur Penn
, co-scripting with playwright Venable Herndon, adapted the song into the 1969 feature Alice's Restaurant. Hippie outsider Arlo (Guthrie, playing himself) encounters suspicion from the straight world; visits his dying father, renowned leftist activist/singer Woody Guthrie (Joseph Boley), in the hospital along with friend Pete Seeger; and hangs out in the title converted church/commune created by his friends Alice (Pat Quinn) and her husband Ray (
James Broderick
). After Alice's "Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat," Arlo is arrested for littering by rule-following Officer "Obie" Obanhein (William Obanhein, playing himself). That littering arrest helps Arlo avoid the Vietnam draft, but the commune is threatened after more personal, old-fashioned conflicts over sex and partnerships permeate Alice and Ray's alternative world. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Cast
Monroe Arnold
Bluegrass
Joseph Boley
Woody
James Broderick
Ray
Tina Chen
Mari-Chan
Kathleen Dabney
Karin
MacIntyre Dixon
lst Deconsecration Minister
Judge James Hannon
Himself
Lee Hays
Himself
Graham Jarvis
Music Teacher
Michael McClanathan
Shelly
Pol. Chief William Obanhein
Officer obie
Geoff Outlaw
Roger
Shelley Plimpton
Reenie
Frank Simpson
Sergeant
M. Emmet Walsh
Group W Sergeant
Eleanor D. Wilson
Landlady
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo
Pete Seeger
Himself
Sylvia Davis
Marjorie
Simon Deckard
Medic
Thomas DeWolfe
Waiter
Pat Quinn
Alice
Seth Allan
Evangelist
Louis Beachner
Dean
Simm Landres
Jacob
Donald Marye
Funeral Director
Rev. Dr. Pierce Middleton
2nd Deconsecration Minister
John Quill
2nd Cop
Production Crew
Harold Leventhal
Associate Producer
Victor J. Kemper
Camera Operator
Michael Nebbia
Cinematographer
Arlo Guthrie
Composer (Music Score)
Garry Sherman
Composer (Music Score)
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Designer
Arthur Penn
Director
Dede Allen
Editor
Irving Buchman
Makeup
Fred Hellerman
Musical Direction/Supervision
Hillard Elkins
Producer
Joseph Manduke
Producer
Warren Clymer
Production Designer
Arthur Penn
Screenwriter
Venabel Herndon
Screenwriter
John Mortensen
Set Designer
Year: 1969
Runtime: 111
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Color type
DeLuxe Color
Produced by
Florin Productions
United Artists
Awards
2007 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.