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 | Argument | Cameo

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)
Tiffany Anders	...	Persi
Sissy Boyd	...	Rocio
Jeffrey McDonald	...	Long Haired Boy
Bill Kemp	...	Jock
Graci Lund	...	Girl
Shirley Smith	...	Bubbly Mother
Carmelita González	...	Mexican Woman (as Carmen Gonzales)
Mariah O'Brien	...	Ivy
Cathryn Balk	...	Shopkeeper
George R. Parker	...	Trucker (as George Parker)
Jeff Miller	...	Rock Boy
Michael Gillis	...	Young John Evans
M. Eisel	...	Baby Shade
Josie Lynne Adams	...	Trudi at 2 Years
Sparky	...	Family Puppy
Nina Belanger	...	Elvia Rivero
Julia Vera	...	Madre (as Julie Vera)
Carlos Rivas	...	Padre
Carlos Cestero	...	Husband
Rocio Segura	...	Young Nun
Leonard Leal	...	Stylish Man
Vivis Cortez	...	Gossip (as Vivis)
Marabina Jaimes	...	Housewife
Hamlet Arman	...	Man at Picnic

Directed by
Allison Anders

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Peck		(novel "Don't Look and It Won't Hurt")
Allison Anders		(screenplay)

Produced by
Carl Colpaert	....	executive producer (as Carl-Jan Colpaert)
Albert T. Dickerson III	....	line producer
William Ewart	....	producer
Daniel Hassid	....	producer
Christoph Henkel	....	executive producer
Gregor von Bismarck	....	associate producer
Seth Willenson	....	producer (as Seth M. Willenson)

Original Music by
J. Mascis

Cinematography by
Dean Lent

Film Editing by
Tracy Granger		(as Tracy S. Granger)

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Debi Manwiller
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Jane Ann Stewart

Art Direction by
Lisa Denker
Carla Weber

Costume Design by
Susan L. Bertram

Makeup Department
Kim Chuisano	....	assistant hair stylist
Kim Chuisano	....	assistant makeup artist
Lorelei Loverde	....	key hair stylist
Lorelei Loverde	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew J. Clark	....	first assistant director
Rosemary C. Cremona	....	second assistant director
Michael Gillis	....	additional second assistant director
Jim Goldthwait	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Pavel Cantu	....	storyboard artist
Rudy Estrada	....	laborer
Susan P. McCarthy	....	property master
Marty Meeks	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Stephen R. Brown	....	boom operator
Peter S. Carlstedt	....	dialogue editor (as Peter Scott Carlstedt)
Steve Christopher	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Conway	....	sound effects editor (as Gregory Conway)
Linda Corbin	....	foley mixer
Larayne Decoeur	....	assistant sound designer
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Jim Gillam	....	sound effects editor
Jim Gillam	....	sound effects recordist
Clifford 'Kip' Gynn	....	production sound mixer
David Jobe	....	foley recordist
Robin Johnston	....	machine operator
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phillip Linson	....	adr supervisor
Leonard Marcel	....	sound designer
Brion Paccassi	....	sound recordist
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Trudy Yee	....	assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Yasmin Le Bon	....	poster model

Camera and Electrical Department
Carmen Bailey	....	second assistant camera
Jeff DeLucia	....	additional electrician
David Dowell	....	best boy
Anita Ingle	....	still photographer
Eric Lopez	....	electrician (as Richard Eric Lopez)
Greg Maselli	....	key grip (as Gregory M. Maselli)
Michael Millikan	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Kevin Millikan)
Chuck Smith	....	gaffer (as Chuck W. Smith)
Jeff Turner	....	grip

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	casting: New Mexico
Dina Juntila	....	casting assistant
C.J. Wells	....	casting assistant: New Mexico

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dominique Gomez	....	production wardrobe
Yvette Walsh	....	wardrobe assistant (as Yvette Marie Walsh)

Editorial Department
Pamela Choules	....	first assistant editor
Paul Coyne	....	second assistant editor
Gerald Heppler	....	third assistant editor (as Gerald R. Heppler)
Robert Strauss	....	post-production controller

Music Department
Barry Adamson	....	additional orchestrator
Kevin Benson	....	music supervisor
Jim Cypherd	....	score engineer
Jerry Ross	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Jesse Jackson	....	driver: honeywagon
Jeff Kirshbaum	....	transportation coordinator
Sam McCutchen	....	transportation captain
Charles John Vincent	....	driver: production van

Other crew
John Warren Albright	....	scorpion wrangler
Lylie Almedia	....	assistant production auditor
Wayne Anderson	....	additional voice talent
Robin Bishop	....	craft service
Inese Brunins	....	additional voice talent
Robert Paul Coburn	....	geological consultant
Larry Da Silva	....	production financing (as Lawrence N. DaSilva)
Fabio Fernandez	....	production assistant
Todd Grove	....	production auditor (as Todd Alan Grove)
Jeff Kirshbaum	....	location manager
Kate Lewis	....	script supervisor
Ángelo Martínez	....	calo consultant: Allison
Jeff Miller	....	production assistant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach: Mr. Knepper
Caroline Rutter	....	production office secretary (as Carol Rutter)
Cari Schaefer	....	production coordinator
Christy Sheldon	....	stand-in: Ms. Skye
Steve Thomsen	....	consultant: fluorescent mineral
Tom Wages	....	production assistant
Patti Weiss	....	violinist: Eliva Rivero films (as Patty Walsh)
Ellen L. Worley	....	craft service
Gina Carollo	....	accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cineville

Distributors

• IRS Media (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Sony Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Cine Company S.A. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Haut et Court (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Lucernafilm - Gama (1993) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (????) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cinemusic  music supervisor (as cinemusic services)
• Completion Bond Company  completion bond
• Cottrell & Lindeman Associates  unit publicity
• First Interstate Bank  production financing
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• John Hart Insurance Agency  insurance
• Keystone Studios  post-production services
• Master Control  musical score mixed by
• Master Control  musical score recorded
• R.S.T. Music & Effects Inc.  post-production sound services
• Skywalker Sound  post-production facilities

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:

Supermodel Yasmin Le Bon appears in posters during the film as Elvia Rivera, the Mexican movie star.

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 This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

Soundtrack:

Crazy Heart

Brooke Adams and Fairuza Balk....

I admit I am biased- I have always loved Ms. Adams since "The Dead Zone"...Stephen King at his earliest, and best.

This film is quirky and interesting. It is one of the few actually worth buying on DVD. Not just for the performances, which are excellent, by the way.

The visuals are noteworthy. New Mexico, the Southwest; a visual palette reminiscent of the artist Georgia O'Keefe. Beautiful photography, and a dysfunctional family trying to survive- two young girls living with their disillusioned mother.

This film addresses a niche which is not mainstream, but real...disappointed Americans living and working , trying their best, yet opposed by the realities. This film deserves 10/10- a must see.