Alice's Restaurant

1969 · 111 min · EN · R · 6.2 (57 votes)

Dir. Arthur Penn · Starring Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick, Tina Chen, Geoff Outlaw, Michael McClanathan · Music Garry Sherman

“Every Generation Has A Story To Tell.”

DramaComedy

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 just dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This act of littering gets him arrested, and sends him on a bizarre journey that ends with him in front of the draft board.

VIBE

A rambling, good-natured shaggy-dog story that captures the hazy, free-spirited vibe of the late 60s. It feels like an extended jam session, full of quirky characters and gentle social commentary.

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