Gas Food Lodging
1992 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · 80% critics
In a quiet New Mexico desert town, a single mother and her two teenage daughters try to find love, purpose, and a way forward while stuck in a life that feels small. As work, relationships, and growing pains collide, each of them searches for connection and escape.
Also known as Une mère, deux filles
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-07-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (73 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intimate, character-driven dramas about family, longing, and small-town restlessness, especially in the vein of Ruby in Paradise; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a more upbeat story.
Pros: heartfelt coming-of-age drama; strong central performances; authentic small-town feel | Cons: slow pace; bleak mood; uneven for some viewers
Themes
- sibling relationship
- waitress
- parent child relationship
- new mexico
- diner
- coming of age
- single mother
- teenage daughter
- unwanted pregnancy
- woman director
- mother daughter relationship
Awards & recognition
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Female Lead · 1993
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best First Film · 1992
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Allison Anders