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Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging

Gas Food Lodging

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$1345236

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

10 July 1992

Country

United States of America

Cast

Brooke Adams

Brooke Adams

Nora

Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Trudi

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Shade

James Brolin

James Brolin

John Evans

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Dank

David Lansbury

David Lansbury

Hamlet

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Javier

Donovan Leitch

Donovan Leitch

Darius

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Raymond

Laurie O'Brien

Laurie O'Brien

Thelma

Julie Condra

Julie Condra

Tanya

Adam Biesk

Adam Biesk

Brett

Leigh Hamilton

Leigh Hamilton

Kim

Diane Behrens

Diane Behrens

Hostess

J. Mascis

J. Mascis

Cecil

Tiffany Anders

Tiffany Anders

Persi

Sissy Boyd

Sissy Boyd

Rocio

Jeffrey McDonald

Jeffrey McDonald

Long Haired Boy

Bill Kemp

Bill Kemp

Jock

Graci Lund

Graci Lund

Girl

Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith

Bubbly Mother

Carmen Gonzalez

Carmen Gonzalez

Mexican Woman

Mariah O'Brien

Mariah O'Brien

Ivy

Cathryn Balk

Cathryn Balk

Shopkeeper

George R. Parker

George R. Parker

Trucker

Jeff Miller

Jeff Miller

Rock Boy

Michael Gillis

Michael Gillis

Young John Evans

M. Eisel

M. Eisel

Baby Shade

Josie Lynne Adams

Josie Lynne Adams

Trudi at 2 Years

Sparky

Sparky

Family Puppy

Nina Belanger

Nina Belanger

Elvia Rivero

Julia Vera

Julia Vera

Madre

Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

Padre

Carlos Augusto Cestero

Carlos Augusto Cestero

Husband

Rocio Segura

Rocio Segura

Young Nun

Leonard Leal

Leonard Leal

Stylish Man

Vivis Colombetti

Vivis Colombetti

Gossip

Marabina Jaimes

Marabina Jaimes

Housewife

Hamlet Arman

Hamlet Arman

Man at Picnic

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