Alice's Restaurant

"Every Generation Has A Story To Tell."

Aug 20 1969 R 1h 51m
Comedy, Drama, Music

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.

Plot

Arlo Guthrie's song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile of garbage at the bottom of a ravine. When the local sheriff finds out a major manhunt begins. Arlo manages to survive the courtroom experience but it haunts him when he is to be inducted into the army via the draft. The movie follows the song with Arlo's voice over as both music and narration.

Written by

Arlo Guthrie, Venable Herndon, Arthur Penn

Directed by

Arthur Penn

Cast

Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Elkins Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total

Trailers
Alice's Restaurant Official Trailer #1 - Arlo Guthrie Movie (1969) HD
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Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
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