Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Movie Review 1974

Scorsese marries road opera with pseudo-feminist semi-realistic melodrama and produces uneven but interesting results. When Alice's husband dies suddenly, leaving her with their 11-year-old son, she leaves for California, but finds herself stranded in Phoenix, down to her last few bucks. There she lands a job as a waitress in a diner where she meets kindly rancher Kristofferson. Notable for its female point of view, it was also the basis for the once-popular TV show "Alice." Burstyn and Ladd lend key performances, while Kristofferson is typically wooden.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Road Trip, Women, Moms, Director/Star Teams: Scorsese & Keitel, Waiters & Waitresses, Diner

Screenplay

Robert Getchell

Cast

Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback, Billy Green Bush, Laura Dern

Cinematography

Kent Wakeford

Director

Martin Scorsese

Music

Richard LaSalle

Producer

David Susskind, Audrey Maas

Awards

Oscars 1974: Actress (Burstyn); British Acad. 1975: Actress (Burstyn), Film, Screenplay, Support. Actress (Ladd).