Gas Food Lodging

Gas Food Lodging

101 mins | Drama, Romance | July 10, 1992

Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.

Gas Food Lodging

101 mins | Drama, Romance | July 10, 1992

Gas Food Lodging
Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Cineville
Original title Gas Food Lodging
Directors Allison Anders
Writers Richard Peck, Allison Anders

Cast

Brooke Adams

as Nora

Ione Skye

as Trudi

Fairuza Balk

as Shade

James Brolin

as John Evans

Robert Knepper

as Dank

David Lansbury

as Hamlet

Jacob Vargas

as Javier

Donovan Leitch

as Darius

Chris Mulkey

as Raymond

Laurie O'Brien

as Thelma

Julie Condra

as Tanya

Adam Biesk

as Brett

Diane Behrens

as Hostess

J. Mascis

as Cecil

Tiffany Anders

as Persi

Sissy Boyd

as Rocio

Jeffrey McDonald

as Long Haired Boy

Bill Kemp

as Jock

Graci Lund

as Girl

Shirley Smith

as Bubbly Mother

Carmen Gonzalez

as Mexican Woman

Cathryn Balk

as Shopkeeper

George R. Parker

as Trucker

Jeff Miller

as Rock Boy

Michael Gillis

as Young John Evans

M. Eisel

as Baby Shade

Josie Lynne Adams

as Trudi at 2 Years

Sparky

as Family Puppy

Nina Belanger

as Elvia Rivero

Julia Vera

as Madre

Carlos Rivas

as Padre

Rocio Segura

as Young Nun

Leonard Leal

as Stylish Man

Vivis Colombetti

as Gossip

Marabina Jaimes

as Housewife

Hamlet Arman

as Man at Picnic