Gas Food Lodging

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

Categories: Drama, Romance
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1992-07-10
Run time: 101 minute / 1:41
Revenue: $1,345,236
Director: Allison Anders
Writer: Allison Anders
Production Company : Cineville
Production Country: United States of America

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Brooke Adams
as Nora
Ione Skye
as Trudi
Fairuza Balk
as Shade
James Brolin
as John Evans
Robert Knepper
as Dank
David Lansbury
as Hamlet
Jacob Vargas
as Javier
Donovan Leitch
as Darius
Chris Mulkey
as Raymond
Laurie O'Brien
as Thelma
Julie Condra
as Tanya
Adam Biesk
as Brett
Leigh Hamilton
as Kim
Diane Behrens
as Hostess
J. Mascis
as Cecil
Tiffany Anders
as Persi
Sissy Boyd
as Rocio
Jeffrey McDonald
as Long Haired Boy
Bill Kemp
as Jock
Graci Lund
as Girl
Shirley Smith
as Bubbly Mother
Carmen Gonzalez
as Mexican Woman
Mariah O'Brien
as Ivy
Cathryn Balk
as Shopkeeper
George R. Parker
as Trucker
Jeff Miller
as Rock Boy
Michael Gillis
as Young John Evans
M. Eisel
as Baby Shade
Josie Lynne Adams
as Trudi at 2 Years
Sparky
as Family Puppy
Nina Belanger
as Elvia Rivero
Julia Vera
as Madre
Carlos Rivas
as Padre
Carlos Augusto Cestero
as Husband
Rocio Segura
as Young Nun
Leonard Leal
as Stylish Man
Vivis Colombetti
as Gossip
Marabina Jaimes
as Housewife
Hamlet Arman
as Man at Picnic
Yasmin Le Bon
as Self - Poster Model (uncredited)
Directing
Allison Anders Director

Writing
Allison Anders Screenplay

Sound
Stephen R. Brown Boom Operator

Production
Gregor von Bismarck Associate Producer
Albert T. Dickerson III Line Producer
Sharon Bialy Casting
Debi Manwiller Casting
Richard Pagano Casting

Writing
Richard Peck Novel

Sound
J. Mascis Original Music Composer

Camera
Dean Lent Director of Photography

Editing
Tracy Granger Editor

Art
Jane Ann Stewart Production Design
Lisa Denker Art Direction
Carla Weber Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up
Susan L. Bertram Costume Design

Sound
Barry Adamson Orchestrator

Directing
Matthew J. Clark First Assistant Director
Rosemary C. Cremona Second Assistant Director
Jim Goldthwait Second Second Assistant Director
Michael Gillis Additional Second Assistant Director

Camera
Michael K. Millikan First Assistant Camera
Carmen Bailey Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up
Lorelei Loverde Key Makeup Artist
Lorelei Loverde Key Hair Stylist
Kim Chuisano Assistant Makeup Artist
Kim Chuisano Assistant Hairstylist
Yvette Walsh Wardrobe Assistant

Art
Susan P. McCarthy Property Master
Marty Meeks Set Dresser

Directing
Kate Lewis Script Supervisor

Production
Cari Schaefer Production Coordinator

Lighting
Chuck Smith Gaffer

Camera
Gregory M. Maselli Key Grip
Jeff Turner Grip
David Dowell Best Boy Grip

Lighting
Richard Eric Lopez Electrician
Jeff DeLucia Electrician

Sound
Clifford 'Kip' Gynn Production Sound Mixer

Production
Jeff Kirshbaum Location Manager

Crew
Jeff Kirshbaum Transportation Coordinator
Sam McCutchen Transportation Captain

Production
Jeff Miller Production Assistant
Fabio Fernandez Production Assistant
Tom Wages Production Assistant

Art
Pavel Cantu Storyboard Artist

Camera
Anita Ingle Still Photographer

Production
Dina Juntila Casting Assistant
Janet Cunningham Casting
C.J. Wells Casting Assistant

Crew
Tim Monich Dialect Coach
Christy Sheldon Stand In

Production
Robert Strauss Post Production Coordinator

Editing
Pamela Choules First Assistant Editor
Paul Coyne Assistant Editor
Gerald R. Heppler Assistant Editor

Sound
Phillip Linson ADR Supervisor
Leonard Marcel Sound Designer
Peter S. Carlstedt Dialogue Editor
Greg Conway Sound Effects Editor
Jim Gillam Sound Effects Editor
Jim Gillam Sound Recordist
Wayne Anderson Sound Recordist
Larayne Decoeur Assistant Sound Designer
Steve Christopher Assistant Sound Editor
Trudy Yee Assistant Sound Editor
Stanley Kastner Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brion Pacassi Sound Recordist
Robert Deschaine ADR Mixer
Linda Corbin Foley Mixer
David Jobe Foley Recordist
Joan Rowe Foley Artist
Gregg Barbanell Foley Artist
Kevin Benson Music Supervisor
Jerry Ross Music Supervisor
Jim Cypherd Sound Engineer

Production
William Ewart Producer
Dan Hassid Producer
Seth Willenson Producer
Carl Colpaert Executive Producer
Christoph Henkel Executive Producer





















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