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Robert Getchell (written by)
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Release Date:
30 May 1975 (France) more
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A picture for anyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance!
Plot:
A recently widowed woman on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations more
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(11 articles)
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Flo, Vera and Mel more (71 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Mia Bendixsen ... Alice, Age 8

Ellen Burstyn ... Alice Hyatt
Alfred Lutter III ... Tommy (as Alfred Lutter)
Billy Green Bush ... Donald
Lelia Goldoni ... Bea
Ola Moore ... Old Woman

Harry Northup ... Joe & Jim's Bartender
Martin Brinton ... Lenny
Dean Casper ... Chicken
Murray Moston ... Jacobs

Harvey Keitel ... Ben
Lane Bradbury ... Rita

Diane Ladd ... Flo
Vic Tayback ... Mel
Valerie Curtin ... Vera
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Runtime:
112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:AA (cinema rating) | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Netherlands:12
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Diane Ladd played Flo in this movie. In the television series "Alice" (1976), the part was played by Polly Holliday. When Holliday left the series, Ladd stepped in to portray Belle, the waitress who replaced Flo at Mel's Diner. Vic Tayback reprised his role as Mel in the TV series. Alfred Lutter III played Alice's son Tommy in the pilot episode of the TV series, but was afterwards replaced by Philip McKeon. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alice and her son leave in their station wagon for Arizona, the rear view mirror is in place, but it disappears along the trip, even though the piece that holds it on the windshield is still there. The mirror is still in place from a camera shot from the back seat. more
Quotes:
Alice: I don't sing with my ass! more
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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry more

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14 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
Flo, Vera and Mel, 22 August 2003
8/10
Author: johnson3000 from orange county

When I was younger, my sister and I would spend countless hours each day watching television. One of the programs we found ourselves glued to was Alice. For those who may not remember the show too clearly, one phrase may help jog your memory... "Kiss my grits!" If that didn't help, you probably have never seen the show (or as some folks may say... "it was before my time.")

Anyway... last night I saw a film titled Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Upon starting the movie, all I knew about it was that it was directed by the great Martin Scorsese, and that it was about a widowed wife and her son who drive across the country. To my great surprise, the character Alice is the same character from the TV sitcom. I didn't put two and two together until halfway through the film when it showed the diner with Mel and the other two waitresses. It was fun to see the other characters like Flo, Vera and Mel (the movie's Mel was the same actor as the TV show's Mel). Many of the elements were similar between television and movie; the only noticeable difference was the tone. On television, the show was a sitcom comedy made to get a good laugh every few minutes.

The film, however, was a bit more serious because of various real life situations (relationships, child upbringing, death).

This coincidence made things much more interesting as the film continued. Don't get me wrong, the movie was pretty damn good already; I just seemed to enjoy it a bit more when I started putting the pieces together. Scorsese, once again, showed his incredible directing skills. He was able to bring the viewer into the extreme pain and desperation of the main character, while at the same time, show the positive things in Alice's life through his use of color and cinematography.

Overall, the film was enjoyable because it was quite heart warming (in contrast to the more famous gangster type films by Scorsese). It made me wish that either the television show were still on syndication, or that I get to chance to see this film sometime again.

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