Ellen Burstyn is one of my favorite actresses. She always delivers. In this movie, she is Alice, a widow left with nothing but a young son. She packs up her car and they head for California, where she hopes to become a singer. On the way they run out of money and end up in Tucson AZ. She takes a job as a waitress, and with this new family of friends and a new love, played by Kris Kristofferson, she and her son learn to live and love again.Yes, this is the movie that created the TV sitcom "Alice"! They took the setting and the characters from the diner, but certainly changed the tone and temper of the piece in the TV show. You will marvel at what they kept and what they left out and what a difference it makes between the film and the TV show. Vic Tayback, who plays Mel in both, is the sole carryover from the movie.
This movie is a great emotional journey, guaranteed to make you laugh AND cry. Ms. Burstyn won an Oscar for her performance. And it may surprise you to find out that Martin Scorsese is the director.DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese CAST: Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Bill Green Bush, Alfred Lutter, Diane Ladd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback, Valerie Curtin
AWARDS: Won 1 Oscar and 2 nominations; 4 other wins; 17 other nominations.
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