Gas Food Lodging

Name: Gas Food Lodging
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992-07-10
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk, James Brolin, Robert Knepper

1992·Movie·R·101 min·★ 6.3(73)

Drama Romance More English titles

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

Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.

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About Gas Food Lodging

Gas Food Lodging is a 1992 English-language drama and romance film directed by Allison Anders. The cast is led by Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel.

Gas Food Lodging was produced by Cineville and made in United States of America. It was released on July 10, 1992, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $1 million worldwide.

Director: Allison Anders
Writers: Allison Anders
Release date: July 10, 1992
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $1 million
Production: Cineville

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Gas Food Lodging cast & crew

Gas Food Lodging was directed by Allison Anders and written by Allison Anders.

The cast features Brooke Adams as Nora, Ione Skye as Trudi, Fairuza Balk as Shade, James Brolin as John Evans, Robert Knepper as Dank, and David Lansbury as Hamlet.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by J. Mascis, cinematography is by Dean Lent, and it was produced by William Ewart and Dan Hassid.

Is Gas Food Lodging worth watching?

Gas Food Lodging holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 73 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and romance, Gas Food Lodging is worth a place on your watchlist.

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