In the end alices restaurant became the 21st highest grossing film of 1969, and guthrie incorporates stills from the movie into his performances of the song today. Alices restaurant was director arthur penns 1969 hit after the tremendously. Despite its running time of over 18 minutes, it was a hit song, and an inspiration for the 1969 film also named alice s restaurant. It isnt a great film, but you never get the feeling that it wanted to be. This uneven film is based on arlo guthries popular song the massacre at alices restaurant. Arlo, son of famous folksinger woody guthrie, wrote the almost 19minute song after being arrested. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alices restaurant near you. C12 alices cookbook released by random house in conjunction with the movie 1969, alices restaurant cookbook was an immediate success. Alices restaurant 1969 after the phenomenal success of bonnie and clyde in 1967, director arthur penn wanted to go in a different thematic direction, away from exploring violence as an unavoidable human condition. Eschewing hollywood polish, director arthur penns loose narrative and partial use of nonprofessional actors in this feature meshed with a new youth culture predicated on rejecting convention. Arlo helps his friends ray and alice, who live in a church, with alice s restaurant, as he avoids the draft and gets in.
Alices restaurant is a 1969 american comedy film directed by arthur penn. The number one film of the week is interstellar which is worth checking out, but not pick of the week material. There are a quartet of pick of the week contenders. Alices restaurant massacree is a record by singersongwriter arlo guthrie, released as the title track to his 1967 debut album alices restaurant. In much of the film it looks as though it may be outfitted with seats or at least padded sides in the rear compartment, but toward the end they actually use it for toting a coffin. Arlo guthries song is converted into a motion picture.
Alices restaurant 2000 arlo guthrie plays himself in this film based on his song of the same name. The song itself is officially named the alices restaurant massacree, but is frequently also called alices restaurant. A curious idea and one fantastic closing shot do not a great film make. Part two of the draft board adventure as arlo guthrie is sent to group w, where m. Video archive for the film alices restaurant, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1969. Having established a commune to serve as an alternative to societys more traditional institutions, such as family and school, alice and ray take on the role of mother and father for the kids.
The song is arlo guthries most famous work, a talking blues epic based. With arlo guthrie, patricia quinn, james broderick, pete seeger. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the national recording registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or artistically significant. Well done amazon for selling such films almost no british highstreet shop would. Alices restaurant film score lp arlo guthrie ua import.
Alices restaurant was director arthur penns 1969 hit after the tremendously popular bonnie and clyde, almost a followup to his previous instant success. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile of garbage at the bottom of a ravine. After getting kicked out of college, arlo decides to visit his friend alice pat quinn for. The song was an inspiration for the 1969 film also named alices restaurant. Alices restaurant soundtrack from 1969, composed by arlo guthrie, garry sherman. But the alices restaurant ballad is all there and performed to perfection. You sense that penn achieved what he set out to do. Films of the later 1960s clyde with the kinder, gentler alices restaurant 1969, the plot of which was based on singersongwriter arlo guthries 18minutelong narrative song. Arlo, son of famous folksinger woody guthrie, wrote the almost. Quinns other credits included an unmarried woman, shoot out, zachariah, clean and sober, and shut yer dirty little mouth. Alices restaurant, movie, 1969 pictures provided by.
This is alices restaurant based on arlo guntires song of the same name. She and arlo are the only members of their group who look beyond the aimless lifestyle of the members of their commune, who are content to meander through life riding motorcycles and getting stoned. Penn, who cowrote the screenplay, evocatively captured the flavour of that song and the hippie counterculture that it celebrated, earning another academy award nomination as best director. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A restaurant seasoned by the 1960s, maria lisa calta, new york times, november 30, 1988 p. A scenic route in the news come demo 2019 harleydavidson motorcycles at alices. Alices restaurant is a 1969 comedydrama film directed by arthur penn his followup to bonnie and clyde and inspired by the title song of the arlo guthrie album alices restaurant. Alices restaurant is a 1969 film adapted from a song by arlo guthrie. Alices restaurant is the quintessential countercultural film of the 1960s.
Arthur penn in alices restaurant 1969 james broderick and patricia quinn in alices restaurant 1969. Alices restaurant 1969 arthur penn movie al barger. Arlo helps his friends ray and alice, who live in a church, with alices. Alices restaurant movie trailer and videos tv guide.
Movie typography from the film alices restaurant 1969, directed by arthur penn, starring sandy dennis, michael burns, susanne benton, david garfield, luana anders. As you see alice at the door of the church at the end, ray off for perhaps a better deal in rural vermont, you get the feeling penn would like like like hell to comfort this band of wandering, sometime flowerchildren, but hes a new york bornand bred professional. Ray, alice, and shelly, played to perfection by broderick, quinn, and mcclanathan, respectively. His inspiration for a new project came from an unlikely source, an eighteenminute talking blues ballad by arlo guthrie entitled the alices restaurant massacree. Staring guthrie himself, this film attempts to be all things with edges of satirical comedy and heartfelt drama, only the films freewheeling esoteric tone doesnt. The work has become guthries signature song and he has periodically rereleased it with updated lyrics. Released by rykodisc in 1988 rcd 10737 containing music from alices restaurant 1969. Well done amazon for selling such films almost no british highstreet shop would ever stock.
Alices restaurant was a seminal song in the 1960s, a social satire that humorously expressed youthful discontent with establishment values and the absurdity of its inflexible rules. Best i can tell, this movie was not a big hit, and doesnt particularly have a big reputation today. Writer and director arthur penn decided to give it a try with arlo guthries hit tune alices restaurant. Arthur penns alices restaurant is good work in a minor key. Where the former film emphasized the coolness and freedom of bucking the system, alices restaurant reflects on the intimacy, the artistry, the simplicity and utter unsustainability of the flower power movement. Brocks notes about cooking are unpretentious, welcoming, informational, and inviting.
The film, like the song, is loosely autobiographical. Arlo goes to see alice for thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. It is an adaptation of the 1967 folk song alices restaurant massacree, originally written and sung by arlo guthrie. Arlo guthrie in alices restaurant 1969 james broderick and patricia quinn in.
A massachusetts church building made famous by the 1967 arlo guthrie song alices restaurant massacree is reopening after some recently completed upgrades. A brief history of alices restaurant the arlo guthrie classic starts off retelling the true story of what happened more than 50 years ago arlo guthrie lebrecht music and arts photo. Performed by pete seeger uncredited and arlo guthrie uncredited. Alice seeks to add some stability to her life by opening a restaurant, which she does successfully with the help of friend arlos jingle. Arlo helps his friends ray and alice, who live in a church, with alices restaurant, as he avoids the draft and gets in. Its based on arlo guthries ballad about the attitude of law enforcement in general to the hippies of the times, and a runin he had which eventually gets him out of the draft on a legal. The film stars guthrie as himself, with pat quinn as alice brock and james broderick as ray brock.
Still, i admit theres much to admire about its snapshot of the counterculture, one thats done. Alices restaurant 1969 directed by arthur penn cast in credits order. Alices restaurant 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Financial analysis of alices restaurant 1969 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. As the followup to his big 1967 breakout hit film bonnie and clyde, director arthur penn made a movie in 1969 based on arlo guthries famous rambling draftdodging folk song alices restaurant. Arlo guthrie might be the star of alices restaurant, but at the heart of the film are three characters. Penn, who resided in the storys setting of stockbridge, massachusetts, cowrote the story with venable. When the local sheriff finds out a major manhunt begins. James broderick and patricia quinn in alices restaurant 1969 alices restaurant 1969 michael. It is notable as a satirical, firstperson account of 1960s counterculture, in addition to being a hit song in its own right and an inspiration for the 1969 film, also named alices restaurant. Alices restaurant 1969 letterboxd your life in film.
Alices restaurant cookbook, 1969, complete with arlo guthries record. Quinn played the title role of alice brock in the 1969 film alices restaurant, which the real alice brock disowned after its release. Alices restaurant is not a great film, but it is a good one, with penn. Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time. Emmet walsh is the officer in charge, from arthur penns alices restaurant, 1969 view the tcmdb entry for alices restaurant 1969. This is alice s restaurant based on arlo guntires song of the same name. Mind you, in 1969 a lot of the minds which saw this film would have been zonked out of their skulls on some substance or other. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Alices restaurant 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find movie and film cast and crew information for alices restaurant 1969 arthur penn on allmovie. Arguably though, the movie is a far greater artistic.
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