Gas Food Lodging (1992)
Laramie, New Mexico. Nora lebt mit ihren Töchtern Trudi und Shade auf einem Wohnwagenplatz und arbeitet als Kellnerin in einer Raststätte in der Wüste. Sie hat die beiden Mädchen allein aufziehen müssen, seitdem ihr Mann sie verließ. Mit Trudi tut sie sich schwer, sie schwänzt die Schule und steigt jungen Männern nach. In dem englischen Geologen Dank glaubt sie, endlich einen festen Freund gefunden zu haben, doch er verschwindet, als sie von ihm schwanger wird. Die jüngere Shade liebt schwülstige Filme und ist zwischen kindlichem Spiel und erster Verliebtheit vor allem damit beschäftigt, für ihre Mutter einen neuen Mann und den eigenen Vater zu finden. Eines Tages steht sie ihm tatsächlich gegenüber: er ist zwar nett zu ihr, aber zugleich überwiegt deutlich die Enttäuschung ...
Der Regisseur:
Allison Anders
Der Autor:
Allison Anders
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Brooke Adams as Nora |
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Ione Skye as Trudi |
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Fairuza Balk as Shade |
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James Brolin as John Evans |
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Robert Knepper as Dank |
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David Lansbury as Hamlet |
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Jacob Vargas as Javier |
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Donovan Leitch as Darius |
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Chris Mulkey as Raymond |
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Laurie O'Brien as Thelma |
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Julie Condra as Tanya |
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Adam Biesk as Brett |
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Leigh Hamilton as Kim |
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Diane Behrens as Hostess |
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J. Mascis as Cecil |
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Tiffany Anders as Persi |
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Sissy Boyd as Rocio |
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Jeffrey McDonald as Long Haired Boy |
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Bill Kemp as Jock |
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Graci Lund as Girl |
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Shirley Smith as Bubbly Mother |
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Carmen Gonzalez as Mexican Woman |
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Mariah O'Brien as Ivy |
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Cathryn Balk as Shopkeeper |
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George R. Parker as Trucker |
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Jeff Miller as Rock Boy |
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Michael Gillis as Young John Evans |
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M. Eisel as Baby Shade |
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Josie Lynne Adams as Trudi at 2 Years |
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Sparky as Family Puppy |
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Nina Belanger as Elvia Rivero |
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Julia Vera as Madre |
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Carlos Rivas as Padre |
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Carlos Augusto Cestero as Husband |
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Rocio Segura as Young Nun |
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Leonard Leal as Stylish Man |
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Vivis Colombetti as Gossip |
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Marabina Jaimes as Housewife |
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Hamlet Arman as Man at Picnic |
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Yasmin Le Bon as Self - Poster Model (uncredited) |
| Directing | Allison Anders | Director |
| Writing | Allison Anders | Screenplay |
| Sound | Stephen R. Brown | Boom Operator |
| Production | Sharon Bialy | Casting |
| Production | Gregor von Bismarck | Associate Producer |
| Production | Debi Manwiller | Casting |
| Production | Albert T. Dickerson III | Line Producer |
| Production | Richard Pagano | Casting |
| Sound | J. Mascis | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Jane Ann Stewart | Production Design |
| Writing | Richard Peck | Novel |
| Camera | Dean Lent | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lisa Denker | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan L. Bertram | Costume Design |
| Art | Carla Weber | Art Direction |
| Editing | Tracy Granger | Editor |
| Lighting | Jeff DeLucia | Electrician |
| Production | Dina Juntila | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Chuisano | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Production | Tom Wages | Production Assistant |
| Art | Marty Meeks | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Michael Gillis | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvette Walsh | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Stanley Kastner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Pavel Cantu | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorelei Loverde | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Barry Adamson | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorelei Loverde | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Matthew J. Clark | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rosemary C. Cremona | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michael K. Millikan | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Susan P. McCarthy | Property Master |
| Camera | Jeff Turner | Grip |
| Camera | David Dowell | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Fabio Fernandez | Production Assistant |
| Sound | David Jobe | Foley Recordist |
| Camera | Carmen Bailey | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Cari Schaefer | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Janet Cunningham | Casting |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Jim Goldthwait | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Gregory M. Maselli | Key Grip |
| Production | Jeff Kirshbaum | Location Manager |
| Crew | Sam McCutchen | Transportation Captain |
| Editing | Paul Coyne | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Leonard Marcel | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Trudy Yee | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Chuisano | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Clifford 'Kip' Gynn | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Anita Ingle | Still Photographer |
| Production | Robert Strauss | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Peter S. Carlstedt | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jim Gillam | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Richard Eric Lopez | Electrician |
| Production | Jeff Miller | Production Assistant |
| Production | C.J. Wells | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Brion Pacassi | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Linda Corbin | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Kevin Benson | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Steve Christopher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | Kate Lewis | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeff Kirshbaum | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Jim Gillam | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Larayne Decoeur | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Chuck Smith | Gaffer |
| Crew | Christy Sheldon | Stand In |
| Editing | Gerald R. Heppler | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Phillip Linson | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Greg Conway | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Wayne Anderson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jerry Ross | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Editing | Pamela Choules | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jim Cypherd | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Carl Colpaert | Executive Producer |
| Production | Seth Willenson | Producer |
| Production | William Ewart | Producer |
| Production | Christoph Henkel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Hassid | Producer |