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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • 19741974
  • PGPG
  • 1h 52m
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7.3/10
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Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
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A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
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    • Martin Scorsese
    • Robert Getchell
  • Stars
    • Ellen Burstyn
    • Kris Kristofferson
    • Mia Bendixsen
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Robert Getchell
  • Stars
    • Ellen Burstyn
    • Kris Kristofferson
    • Mia Bendixsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 119User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
    Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
    Martin Scorsese, Ellen Burstyn, and Diane Ladd in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
    "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" Kris Kristofferson, Ellen Burstyn
    "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" Alfred Lutter, Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn, ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, Warner Bros., 1938, **I.V.
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    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
    Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

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    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Alice Hyatt
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • David
    Mia Bendixsen
    • Alice - Age 8
    Alfred Lutter III
    Alfred Lutter III
    • Tommy
    • (as Alfred Lutter)
    Billy Green Bush
    Billy Green Bush
    • Donald
    Lelia Goldoni
    Lelia Goldoni
    • Bea
    Ola Moore
    • Old Woman
    Harry Northup
    Harry Northup
    • Joe & Jim's Bartender
    Marty Brinton
    • Lenny
    • (as Martin Brinton)
    Dean Casper
    • Chicken
    Murray Moston
    Murray Moston
    • Jacobs
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Ben
    Lane Bradbury
    Lane Bradbury
    • Rita
    Diane Ladd
    Diane Ladd
    • Flo
    Vic Tayback
    Vic Tayback
    • Mel
    Valerie Curtin
    Valerie Curtin
    • Vera
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Audrey
    David Adams
    • Diner at Mel & Ruby's
    • (uncredited)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Robert Getchell
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    • Trivia
      Diane Ladd's daughter Laura Dern can be seen in the final diner scene, she is the little blonde girl with glasses sitting at the end of the counter eating an ice cream cone. As Dern would recall years later, it was after the nineteenth take, and exactly that many cones consumed, that director Martin Scorsese informed Ladd that if her daughter could do that without throwing up, she had to be an actress.
    • Goofs
      Opening scene, supposedly Socorro, New Mexico, shows palm trees, eucalyptus, and an orange tree - much too cold a climate for these.
    • Quotes

      Flo: She went to shit and the hogs ate her!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits, as well as the first scene, are in 1.37:1, emulating the vintage movies Alice grew up on.
    • Connections
      Featured in Qiao ru cai die fei fei fei (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      All the Way from Memphis
      (1972)

      Written by Ian Hunter

      Performed by Mott the Hoople

    User reviews119

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    8/10
    Flo, Vera and Mel
    When I was younger, my sister and I would spend countless hours each day watching television. One of the programs we found ourselves glued to was Alice. For those who may not remember the show too clearly, one phrase may help jog your memory... "Kiss my grits!" If that didn't help, you probably have never seen the show (or as some folks may say... "it was before my time.")

    Anyway... last night I saw a film titled Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Upon starting the movie, all I knew about it was that it was directed by the great Martin Scorsese, and that it was about a widowed wife and her son who drive across the country. To my great surprise, the character Alice is the same character from the TV sitcom. I didn't put two and two together until halfway through the film when it showed the diner with Mel and the other two waitresses. It was fun to see the other characters like Flo, Vera and Mel (the movie's Mel was the same actor as the TV show's Mel). Many of the elements were similar between television and movie; the only noticeable difference was the tone. On television, the show was a sitcom comedy made to get a good laugh every few minutes.

    The film, however, was a bit more serious because of various real life situations (relationships, child upbringing, death).

    This coincidence made things much more interesting as the film continued. Don't get me wrong, the movie was pretty damn good already; I just seemed to enjoy it a bit more when I started putting the pieces together. Scorsese, once again, showed his incredible directing skills. He was able to bring the viewer into the extreme pain and desperation of the main character, while at the same time, show the positive things in Alice's life through his use of color and cinematography.

    Overall, the film was enjoyable because it was quite heart warming (in contrast to the more famous gangster type films by Scorsese). It made me wish that either the television show were still on syndication, or that I get to chance to see this film sometime again.
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    • Aug 22, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1975 (Italy)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Chicago Music Store - 130 E Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
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