Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Directed by Arthur Penn

Alice's Restaurant movie poster

After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump but finds it closed for the holiday, so he dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This act of littering gets him arrested and sends him on a bizarre journey.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Michael Nebbia · Composers: Garry Sherman, Arlo Guthrie · Editors: Dede Allen, Richard Marks, Stephen A. Rotter · Production Design: Warren Clymer

Production: Elkins Entertainment

1 screening currently listed

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