Watch the video for alices restaurant from arlo guthries 20050615. It is an adaptation of the 1967 folk song alice s restaurant massacree, originally written and sung by arlo guthrie. Alice s restaurant is a 1969 american comedy film directed by arthur penn. Anthology takes a tour of the bonnie and clyde directors america by nick pinkerton. Alices restaurant cast and crew cast photos and info. The resolution for the video can be obtained by clicking the gear icon at the bottom of the youtube player, please do not tag your post with 1080p720p if the movie is obviously not in high definition. Guthrie alices restaurant sheet music for ukulele pdf. The guthrie foundation is housed there and is a nonprofit organization that it active in the berkshire community.
The song its full name is alices restaurant massacree has its conception on thanksgiving day, 1965, when guthrie, then 18, and friend rick robbins, 19. Alices restaurant 1969 480p movie based on the 1967. Alices restaurant 1969 directed by arthur penn cast in credits order. It manages to celebrate something and take it with a grain of salt at the same time. You can feel director arthur penn trying to portray a lifestyle rather than a plot with characters in it. Where the former film emphasized the coolness and freedom of bucking the system, alices restaurant reflects on the intimacy, the artistry, the simplicity and utter unsustainability of.
Not to be confused with guthries 1967 debut album alices restaurant, the soundtrack to arthur penns 1969 film as well as the movie itself is built around guthries 16minute folkrock talkingblues narrative alice restaurants massacree, which is included here though this is a different recording from the classic one on reprise records, with slightly altered nuances and. It is an adaptation of the 1967 folk song alices restaurant massacree, originally written and sung by arlo guthrie. Fifty years ago, in 1969, guthrie starred in alices restaurant, a movie based on his song. Guthrie recalled the incident in hilarious detail in 1967s alices restaurant, which became his most beloved song and the subject of a 1969. This is alices restaurant based on arlo guntires song of the same name. Alices restaurant massacree, commonly known as alices restaurant, is a satirical talking blues song by singersongwriter arlo guthrie, released as the title track to his 1967 debut album alices restaurant.
This song is called alices restaurant, and its about alice, and the restaurant, but alices restaurant is not the name of the restaurant, thats just the name of the song, and thats why i called the song alices. About alices restaurant you can get anything you want. Although many people regarded arlo guthries recording of the alices restaurant massacree to be fiction, arthur penn, who owns a home in stockbridge where the story takes place, realized it was for the most part based on events that had actually taken place. Arlo performing alices restaurant at the guthrie center. Alices restaurant 30 year anniversary the massacree revisited duration. Arlo guthrie alices restaurant full album 1967 stereo duration. Alices restaurant is the quintessential countercultural film of the 1960s.
Alice s restaurant 1969 directed by arthur penn cast in credits order. Happy thanksgiving filmed and produced by jackie guthrie. The song is one of guthries most prominent works, based on a true incident from his life that began on thanksgiving day 1965, and which inspired a 1969 movie of. Drama alices restaurant 1969 480p movie based on the 1967 comedy song link in comments. Ive retouched the original drawings, combined both parts, and made the video widescreen. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alices restaurant near you.
You sense that penn achieved what he set out to do. It isnt a great film, but you never get the feeling that it wanted to be. Famed film critic roger ebert said of the film, for the most part alices restaurant is a warm and alive film. Watch alices restaurant online stream full movie directv. Watch the illustrated version of alices restaurant. Alices restaurant is my most loaned out, never returned or rippedoff album and i now have this cd with a pit bull posted next to it just kidding.
Lee because they couldnt find a dump open in great barrington, two. Alices restaurant had its radio premiere in february of 1967 on new york citys wbaifm, in a live performance, and it almost immediately became a. Download and print alices restaurant sheet music for ukulele by arlo guthrie. Although the restaurant closed about a year later, alice subsequently released a cookbook, the alices restaurant cookbook in 1969, which featured recipes, hippie wisdom, photos, publicity stills from the movie, and a tearout record. The final shot of alices restaurant with all its beautiful ambiguity has affected me more than the final shot of the searchers every time ive seen it. While i make sure that i listen every thanksgiving to the local nyc radios rebroadcast of alices restaurant played at noon digging out the lp for a casual listen is always just a little too much work.
The real alice and ray brock opened a restaurant, which they named the back room, in stockbridge, massachusetts in 1966. From arlo guthries sametitled album, released by reprise. Alices restaurant is a 1969 american comedy film directed by arthur penn. Alices restaurant 1969 frequently asked questions imdb. Watch arlo guthrie in alices restaurant this thanksgiving. Arlo guthrie performs alice s restaurant live at farm aid 2005 at the first midwest bank amphitheatre in tinley park, illinois on september 18, 2005.
Arlo guthrie was born july 10, 1947, in brooklyn, new york. Arlo guthrie looks back on 50 years of alices restaurant. Arlo guthrie alices restaurant lyrics genius lyrics. Director arthur penn received an oscar nomination for it. He portrayed himself in the movie of the massacree appearing as officer obie.
Arlo guthrie plays himself in this film based on his song of the same name. Guthrie has deemed the movie a bummer for the very bits where penns genius. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. Alices restaurant 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Anthology takes a tour of the bonnie and clyde directors. Alices restaurant massacree, commonly known as alices restaurant, is a musical monologue by singersongwriter arlo guthrie, released on his 1967 debut album alices restaurant. Discuss the importance of this great arlo guthrie tune on the generation and enjoy. Lyrics for alices restaurant massacree by arlo guthrie. Check out a history of the restaurant and the surrounding area. Arlo guthrie, remembering alices restaurant forty years ago, arlo guthrie dumped a pile of trash. This largerthanlife recreation of arlo guthries song of the same name is an entertaining romp through 1960s pop culture, complete with a firsthand account of antiwar sentiments. Arthur penns alices restaurant is good work in a minor key. Poughkeepsie pop culture did you know alice s restaurant has a poughkeepsie connection.
After dinner is over, arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump, but finds it closed for the holiday, so he just dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. Therefore, what appears to be a continuity problem is in fact a correct representation of the facts. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The movie wasnt nearly as humorous as the song, but it makes a great video edit for the original song. After getting kicked out of college, arlo decides to visit his friend alice pat quinn for thanksgiving dinner. Good for nothing free full movie western with a twist duration. Arlo now owns the church and it goes by the name of the guthrie center. Guthrie has been touring this year to commemorate the films 50 th anniversary, so youd think it would be available on some streaming service or at least for online rental or purchase. Alices restaurant original motion picture soundtrack. That movie was the visual representation of arlo guthries folksong saga of the same name.
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