Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | |
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 original film poster |
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Audrey Maas, David Susskind |
| Written by | Robert Getchell |
| Starring | Ellen Burstyn Kris Kristofferson Billy Green Bush Harvey Keitel Jodie Foster |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) |  December 9, 1974 (LA) 29 January 1975 (NYC) |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$1,800,000 (est.) |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 film which tells the story of a widow who moves with her young son to Tucson, Arizona to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a diner. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter III, Billy Green Bush, Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, Valerie Curtin, Kris Kristofferson and Jodie Foster. The movie was written by Robert Getchell and directed by Martin Scorsese.
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[edit] Production
In an interview for the program The Directors on ReelzChannel, Scorsese said he took the job because he wanted to dispel the notion that he was only good at directing male leads.
In one scene, Flo wears a lacy silver cross around her neck, and reveals to Alice that it is actually made of safety pins, saying "it keeps me together". In the DVD commentary, Diane Ladd says that a waitress in Tucson made the necklace for her for ten dollars.
The film features an early appearance by actress Laura Dern, the daughter of Diane Ladd, who can be seen in the second to last scene, eating ice cream in Mel's Diner.
[edit] Awards
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn) and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Diane Ladd) and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film.
[edit] TV spinoff
The film inspired a television series, Alice. The only member of the original cast to feature in it was Vic Tayback, who reprised his role as Mel (Diane Ladd also joined the show later, but in a role different from that she had played in the movie).
[edit] Namesakes
- The Mexican band Café Tacuba was originally named "Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí", after the Spanish title of this film.
[edit] External links
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore at the Internet Movie Database
- Short movie synopsis and biographies - ALICE Website
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| Films directed by Martin Scorsese |
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| What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? • It's Not Just You, Murray! • The Big Shave • Who's That Knocking at My Door • Street Scenes • Boxcar Bertha • Mean Streets • Italianamerican • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore • Taxi Driver • New York, New York • American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince • The Last Waltz • Raging Bull • The King of Comedy • After Hours • The Color of Money • The Last Temptation of Christ • New York Stories • Goodfellas • Cape Fear • The Age of Innocence • Casino • Kundun • My Voyage to Italy • Bringing Out the Dead • Gangs of New York • The Aviator • No Direction Home • The Departed • Shine a Light |
| Preceded by Lacombe Lucien |
BAFTA Award for Best Film 1976 |
Succeeded by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
