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Gas Food Lodging
When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better.
6.3(79)19921h 41m
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.
- Director
- Allison Anders
- Created by
- Carl Colpaert,Christoph Henkel
- Writers
- Allison Anders
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Cast

Brooke Adams
Nora

Ione Skye
Trudi

Fairuza Balk
Shade

James Brolin
John Evans

Robert Knepper
Dank

David Lansbury
Hamlet

Jacob Vargas
Javier

Donovan Leitch
Darius

Chris Mulkey
Raymond

Laurie O'Brien
Thelma

Julie Condra
Tanya
Adam Biesk
Brett

Leigh Hamilton
Kim

Diane Behrens
Hostess

J. Mascis
Cecil

Tiffany Anders
Persi
Sissy Boyd
Rocio

Jeffrey McDonald
Long Haired Boy
Bill Kemp
Jock
Graci Lund
Girl
Shirley Smith
Bubbly Mother
Carmen Gonzalez
Mexican Woman

Mariah O'Brien
Ivy
Cathryn Balk
Shopkeeper
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Crew
Directing
- Allison AndersDirector
- Michael GillisAdditional Second Assistant Director
- Matthew J. ClarkFirst Assistant Director
- Rosemary C. CremonaSecond Assistant Director
- Jim GoldthwaitSecond Second Assistant Director
- Kate LewisScript Supervisor
Writing
- Allison AndersScreenplay
- Richard PeckNovel
Production
- Sharon BialyCasting
- Gregor von BismarckAssociate Producer
- Debi ManwillerCasting
- Albert T. Dickerson IIILine Producer
- Richard PaganoCasting
- Dina JuntilaCasting Assistant
- Tom WagesProduction Assistant
- Fabio FernandezProduction Assistant
- Cari SchaeferProduction Coordinator
- Janet CunninghamCasting
- Jeff KirshbaumLocation Manager
- Robert StraussPost Production Coordinator
Camera
- Dean LentDirector of Photography
- Michael K. MillikanFirst Assistant Camera
- Jeff TurnerGrip
- David DowellBest Boy Grip
- Carmen BaileySecond Assistant Camera
- Gregory M. MaselliKey Grip
- Anita IngleStill Photographer
Editing
- Tracy GrangerEditor
- Paul CoyneAssistant Editor
- Gerald R. HepplerAssistant Editor
- Pamela ChoulesFirst Assistant Editor
Sound
- Stephen R. BrownBoom Operator
- J. MascisOriginal Music Composer
- Stanley KastnerSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Barry AdamsonOrchestrator
- David JobeFoley Recordist
- Joan RoweFoley Artist
- Leonard MarcelSound Designer
- Trudy YeeAssistant Sound Editor
- Clifford 'Kip' GynnProduction Sound Mixer
- Peter S. CarlstedtDialogue Editor
- Jim GillamSound Recordist
- Brion PacassiSound Recordist
Art
- Jane Ann StewartProduction Design
- Lisa DenkerArt Direction
- Carla WeberArt Direction
- Marty MeeksSet Dresser
- Pavel CantuStoryboard Artist
- Susan P. McCarthyProperty Master
Costume & Make-Up
- Susan L. BertramCostume Design
- Kim ChuisanoAssistant Hairstylist
- Yvette WalshWardrobe Assistant
- Lorelei LoverdeKey Makeup Artist
- Lorelei LoverdeKey Hair Stylist
- Kim ChuisanoAssistant Makeup Artist
Crew
- Sam McCutchenTransportation Captain
- Jeff KirshbaumTransportation Coordinator
- Christy SheldonStand In
- Tim MonichDialect Coach
Lighting
- Jeff DeLuciaElectrician
- Richard Eric LopezElectrician
- Chuck SmithGaffer