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Overview

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Director:
Arthur Penn
Writers:
Arlo Guthrie (song)
Venable Herndon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 August 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Where the heads of all nations meet more
Plot:
A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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)

User Comments:
End of an era more (33 total)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:GP (edited for re-rating) (1970) | USA:R (original rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Arlo Guthrie's co-defendant in the littering incident actually was named Richard (Ricky) Rhodes, a local 19-year-old (Guthrie was 18 at the time). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The scene where Alice spends the night in Arlo's rented room, that same night the boots Alice was wearing were black. The next scene when morning came Alice was seen putting on brown boots. more
Quotes:
Arlo Guthrie: [unable to fill his urine-sample jar, at his Army physical] Anybody got some to spare? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Songs To Aging Children more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
End of an era, 7 October 2001
Author: trra from Pollock Pines, California

I bought this film on dvd, not really knowing why, as I didn't much care for it when I was younger. I saw it in the movies and it failed to capture the fun and humour of the song. Looking at it now, especially towards the end, I see it much differently. Maybe Arthur Penn was trying to capture the end of the Hippie era. Alice looks devastated as she watches her world and perhaps her dreams fall apart. Was all the innocence and freedom false? I think this film was before it's time. Regardless, it is probably the best depiction of a hippie "slice-of-life" ever made.

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