Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
- Starring:
- Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Martin Scorsese
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Martin Scorsese's first Hollywood studio production also marked his first (and only) foray into a woman-centered story. Alice Hyatt (Ellen Burstyn), a resigned Southwest housewife, takes advantage of her trucker husband's sudden death to hit the road with her bratty son Tommy (Alfred Lutter) and pursue her childhood dream of a singing career. She finds a job as a lounge singer, but after a horrific encounter with an abusive new beau (Harvey Keitel), she flees and winds up taking a waitress job at Mel's Diner, run by gruff cook Mel (Vic Tayback). With her career on hold, Alice soon finds strength and self-worth through her friendship with the other waitresses, saucy Flo (Diane Ladd) and spacy Vera (Valerie Curtin). When sensitive rancher David (Kris Kristofferson) starts courting her, Alice wonders if she wants to abandon her goals for domesticity again. To contrast Alice's dream life with her reality, Scorsese created a stylized opening sequence of Alice as a child reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz, Duel in the Sun and Gone With the Wind, before shifting into the present-day atmospheric immediacy of location shooting and scenes built out of improvisations. That opening sequence alone cost over twice as much as Scorsese's debut feature, Who's That Knocking At My Door?. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Ellen Burstyn - Alice Hyatt
- Alfred Lutter - Alice's Son Tommy
- Diane Ladd - Flo
- Harvey Keitel - Ben Everhart
- Laura Dern - Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
- Ola Moore - Old Woman
- Dean Casper - Chicken
- Martin Brinton - Lenny
- Valerie Curtin - Vera
- Larry Cohen - Diner at Mel and Ruby's
- Murray Moston - Bar Owner Jacobs
- Kris Kristofferson - David
- Billy Green Bush - Donald Hyatt
- Lelia Goldoni - Neighbor Bea
- Jodie Foster - Young Girl Audrey
- Mardik Martin - Customer in Club During Audition
- Henry Max Kendrick - Shop Assistant
- Harry Northrup - Joe and Jim's Bartender
- Vic Tayback - Restaurant Owner Mel
- Martin Scorsese - Diner at Mel and Ruby's
- Lane Bradbury - Ben's Wife Rita
- Mia Bendixsen - Alice, Age 8
- Director(s):
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer(s):
- Robert Getchell
- Producer(s):
- Sandra Weintraub Roland, David Susskind, Audrey Maas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Sexual Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Questionable for Children, Substance Abuse, Adult Situations)
- 1975 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Picture
- 1975 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Supporting Actress
- 1975 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Screenplay
- 1975 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actress
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