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20 August 1969 (USA)
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Where the heads of all nations meet more
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A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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Director Penn Hospitalised With Pneumonia
(From WENN. 14 July 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)
Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" still something to be thankful for
(From PasteMagazine. 27 November 2008, 4:00 AM, PST)
(From WENN. 14 July 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)
Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" still something to be thankful for
(From PasteMagazine. 27 November 2008, 4:00 AM, PST)
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One groovy flick
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Arlo Guthrie | ... | Arlo Guthrie |
 | Patricia Quinn | ... | Alice Brock (as Pat Quinn) |
| James Broderick | ... | Ray Brock |
 | Pete Seeger | ... | Himself |
| Lee Hays | ... | Himself - Reverend at Evangelical Meeting |
| Michael McClanathan | ... | Shelly |
| Geoff Outlaw | ... | Roger Crowther |
 | Tina Chen | ... | Mari-chan |
| Kathleen Dabney | ... | Karin |
| William Obanhein | ... | Himself - Officer Obie |
| Seth Allen | ... | Evangelist |
| Monroe Arnold | ... | Blueglass |
| Joseph Boley | ... | Woody Guthrie |
| Vinnette Carroll | ... | Draft Clerk |
| Sylvia Davis | ... | Marjorie Guthrie |
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
West Germany:16 (f) |
Finland:K-8 |
Sweden:11 |
USA:GP (edited for re-rating) (1970) |
USA:R (original rating)
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After discovering that the character "Officer Obie" was modeled after him, actual Stockbridge (Massachusetts) Sheriff William Obanhein demanded that he play the role himself. His reason: "If anyone is going to make a fool out of me, it might as well be me!"
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Revealing mistakes: 32'45'': Flipped shot: the bulb is on Officer Obie's right, and the word "chief" on Obie's hat appears like in a mirror. Two shots later, the bulb is on the left, and the hat reads "chief" in normal letters.
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Arlo Guthrie:
[unable to fill his urine-sample jar, at his Army physical] Anybody got some to spare?
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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
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Peer Gynt
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This excellent film was written by my late screen writing teacher Venable Herndon, but I saw it and fell in love with it long before I took his class.
It manages to be both good humored and effortlessly profound at the same time. The recruitment scenes are hysterically funny. I miss movies with this laid-back quality. A lot of people are adverse to this type of loose narrative structure, but since almost every flick and TV show has such a rigid structure why can't the rest of us have a couple of films to ourselves.
The final shot of Alice's Restaurant with all its beautiful ambiguity has affected me more than the final shot of the "Searchers" every time I've seen it. It manages to celebrate something and take it with a grain of salt at the same time. Hurrah for the director of photography!
A beautiful trip all round.