Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore DVD cover
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
Running time	112 minutes
Language	English
Budget	~ US$85,000
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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.

It 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.

A television series, Alice, was based on this movie. Vic Tayback played the same role in the series as in the movie. Diane Ladd, not initially appearing in the series, eventually joined the show, but in a role different from that in the movie.

[edit] Trivia

The Mexican band Café Tacuba was originally named "Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí", after the title of this movie.
Flo wears a lacy silver cross around her neck, and she reveals to Alice it is actually made of safety pins, saying it "keeps me together." Actress Diane Ladd, who plays Flo, says in the DVD commentary that a waitress in Tucson made it for her for ten dollars.
At a very young age, actress Laura Dern, the daughter of Diane Ladd, appears in the second to last scene, eating ice cream in Mel's Diner.

Films directed by Martin Scorsese

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