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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.9 / 100
1992·Drama / Romance·1h 41m

GAS FOOD LODGING

“When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better.”

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.

Above the Line
Allison Anders·DirectorAllison Anders·ScreenplayRichard Peck·NovelDean Lent·Director of PhotographyJ. Mascis·Original Music ComposerTracy Granger·Editor
Cast
Brooke Adams·NoraIone Skye·TrudiFairuza Balk·ShadeJames Brolin·John EvansRobert Knepper·DankDavid Lansbury·HamletJacob Vargas·JavierDonovan Leitch·DariusChris Mulkey·RaymondLaurie O'Brien·Thelma
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Allison Anders·DirectorMichael Gillis·Additional Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Allison Anders·ScreenplayRichard Peck·Novel
Camera· 1
Dean Lent·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Tracy Granger·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
J. Mascis·Original Music ComposerStephen R. Brown·Boom OperatorStanley Kastner·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Jane Ann Stewart·Production DesignLisa Denker·Art DirectionSusan L. Bertram·Costume DesignCarla Weber·Art DirectionMarty Meeks·Set DresserPavel Cantu·Storyboard Artist
Production· 12
Carl Colpaert·Executive ProducerSeth Willenson·ProducerWilliam Ewart·ProducerChristoph Henkel·Executive ProducerDan Hassid·ProducerSharon Bialy·CastingGregor von Bismarck·Associate ProducerDebi Manwiller·CastingAlbert T. Dickerson III·Line ProducerRichard Pagano·CastingDina Juntila·Casting AssistantTom Wages·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 3
Jeff DeLucia·ElectricianKim Chuisano·Assistant HairstylistYvette Walsh·Wardrobe Assistant
By the Numbers
76.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
81%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Gas Food Lodging's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intimate, Nostalgic
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two young women standing close together against a backdrop of a desert landscape at sunset. The woman on the left has dark hair and is”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Floral DressesCafe Sign
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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