Alice's Restaurant [videorecording] / United Artists ; screenplay by Venable Herndon and Arthur Penn ; produced by Hillard Elkins and Joe Manduke ; directed by Arthur Penn.
Arlo Guthrie, Pat Quinn, James Broderick, Michael McClanathan, Geoff Outlaw, Tina Chen, Kathleen Dabney. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. "Based in The Alice's Restaurant massacree by Arlo Guthrie." "Never-before-seen R-rated version"--Container. Includes audio commentary by Arlo Guthrie. "MGM DVD."
Summary:
"In the late '60s, a changing social and political climate inspired a new generation to create a lifestyle outside the mainstream. Twenty-two year-old Arlo's journey to find a place for himself and his music includes a visit to his dying father in the hospital, gigs in New York and romps with his friends Alice and Ray, who run a small restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. And when an incident at Alice's Restaurant plays a pivotal role in Arlo's avoidance of the draft, it send him down a road that he will consider a small price to pay to keep his freedom and his beliefs"--Container.
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