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About
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.
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 17, 2004
Box Office
$21.0M
Budget
$1.8M
Return
11.7x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, David Susskind Productions
Cast
Full credits →E
Ellen Burstyn
Alice Hyatt
A
Alfred Lutter
Tommy
K
Kris Kristofferson
David
H
Harvey Keitel
Ben Eberhardt
D
Diane Ladd
Flo
L
Lelia Goldoni
Bea
B
Billy Green Bush
Donald Hyatt
J
Jodie Foster
Audrey
V
Valerie Curtin
Vera
V
Vic Tayback
Mel
M
Murray Moston
Jacobs
H
Harry Northup
Joe & Jim's Bartender
L
Lane Bradbury
Rita Eberhardt
M
Mia Bendixsen
Alice - Age 8
D
Dean Casper
Chicken
M
Marty Brinton
Lenny
Laura Dern
Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
T
Tami Conner
Mother (uncredited)
D
David Adams
Diner at Mel & Ruby's (uncredited)
J
Jackie Bridges
Owner of Country Western Bar (uncredited)
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Quotes
See all →Friendship and Love Amidst Musical Differences
Tommy
You really love David, don't you?
Alice
Yep, I do.
Tommy
Yeah, I like him too, I just hate his taste in music. He always said you could fight with somebody and still like him.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Struggles of Decision-Making in Relationships
Alice
I know what I'm doing!
David
Yeah, you do. That's why you can't make up your mind about your kid, your job, Monterey, or me.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
