Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
A movie for everyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance.
Genres
Overview
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
Details
Budget
$1800000
Revenue
$21000000
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1974-12-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
484
Vote Average
6.963
Ellen Burstyn
Alice Hyatt
Kris Kristofferson
David
Alfred Lutter
Tommy
Harvey Keitel
Ben Eberhardt
Diane Ladd
Flo
Lelia Goldoni
Bea
Billy Green Bush
Donald Hyatt
Jodie Foster
Audrey
Valerie Curtin
Vera
Vic Tayback
Mel
Murray Moston
Jacobs
Harry Northup
Joe & Jim's Bartender
Lane Bradbury
Rita Eberhardt
Mia Bendixsen
Alice - Age 8
Dean Casper
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Marty Brinton
Lenny
Ola Moore
Old Woman
Laura Dern
Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Tami Conner
Mother (uncredited)
David Adams
Jackie Bridges
Steve DeFrance
Jan Eddy
Arnold Herzstein
Henry Kendrick
Frank Kennedy
Lambert Marks
Don Starr
Tiny Wells
Bob Westmoreland
Harvey Keitel
Ben
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