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Gas Food Lodging

1992-07-10 · 101 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Allison Anders
Production companies
Cineville
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 1,345,236

Top Cast

Brooke AdamsBrooke AdamsNora
Ione SkyeIone SkyeTrudi
Fairuza BalkFairuza BalkShade
James BrolinJames BrolinJohn Evans
Robert KnepperRobert KnepperDank
David LansburyDavid LansburyHamlet
Jacob VargasJacob VargasJavier
Donovan LeitchDonovan LeitchDarius
Chris MulkeyChris MulkeyRaymond
Laurie O'BrienLaurie O'BrienThelma
Julie CondraJulie CondraTanya
Adam BieskBrett
Leigh HamiltonLeigh HamiltonKim
Diane BehrensDiane BehrensHostess
J. MascisJ. MascisCecil
Tiffany AndersTiffany AndersPersi
Sissy BoydRocio
Jeffrey McDonaldJeffrey McDonaldLong Haired Boy
Bill KempJock
Graci LundGirl

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