Gas, Food Lodging (1992)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Allison Anders

Writers (WGA):

Richard Peck (novel)
Allison Anders (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better.

Plot:

In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi...

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Single Mother | New Mexico | Fantasy Sequence | Reference To Adam And Eve

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Brooke Adams	...	Nora
Ione Skye	...	Trudi
Fairuza Balk	...	Shade
James Brolin	...	John Evans
Robert Knepper	...	Dank
David Lansbury	...	Hamlet Humphrey (as David Landsbury)
Jacob Vargas	...	Javier
Donovan Leitch	...	Darius
Chris Mulkey	...	Raymond
Laurie O'Brien	...	Thelma
Julie Condra	...	Tanya
Adam Biesk	...	Brett
Leigh Hamilton	...	Kim
Diane Behrens	...	Hostess
J. Mascis	...	Cecil (as J Mascis)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate # 31424) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Deming, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Cineville

Trivia:

Elvia Rivera (the Mexican movie goddess) was named after director Allison Anders' landlord.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Shade buys fabric softener at the store next to the laundromat the store's sign is backwards. It would read "closed" if you were to try to come through the front door ("open" faces inward).

Quotes:

Shade: In his arms I knew who I was. Shade. Just Shade. I was more than enough.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

Soundtrack:

Fall in Love With Me

Pull the heart strings

I absolutely loved this movie. There's no other way to put it.

Great acting from Fairuza and Ione and no matter what anyone says Ione Skye is a fabulous, talented actress. Every woman should see this movie and ultimately relate to it. We're all in search of a long-lasting relationship, but there are worse things in the world than being lonely. That's what I took away from the movie. For a change this film actually had an intelligent screenplay and top quality acting and directing. Again, I highly recommend the movie especially to women. Don't let this one go unnoticed!!