Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging
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1992
1h 41m
6.3(67 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

Brooke Adams

Nora

Brooke Adams
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Ione Skye

Trudi

Ione Skye
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Fairuza Balk

Shade

Fairuza Balk
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James Brolin

John Evans

James Brolin
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Robert Knepper

Dank

Robert Knepper
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David Lansbury

Hamlet

David Lansbury
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Jacob Vargas

Javier

Jacob Vargas
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Donovan Leitch

Darius

Donovan Leitch
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Chris Mulkey

Raymond

Chris Mulkey
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Laurie O'Brien

Thelma

Laurie O'Brien
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Julie Condra

Tanya

Julie Condra
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Adam Biesk

Brett

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Leigh Hamilton

Kim

Leigh Hamilton
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Diane Behrens

Hostess

Diane Behrens
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J. Mascis

Cecil

J. Mascis
Sound

Tiffany Anders

Persi

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Crew

Sissy Boyd

Rocio

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Jeffrey McDonald

Long Haired Boy

Jeffrey McDonald
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Bill Kemp

Jock

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Graci Lund

Girl

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Shirley Smith

Bubbly Mother

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Carmen Gonzalez

Mexican Woman

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Mariah O'Brien

Ivy

Mariah O'Brien
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Cathryn Balk

Shopkeeper

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George R. Parker

Trucker

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Jeff Miller

Rock Boy

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Directing

Michael Gillis

Young John Evans

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M. Eisel

Baby Shade

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Josie Lynne Adams

Trudi at 2 Years

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Sparky

Family Puppy

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Nina Belanger

Elvia Rivero

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Julia Vera

Madre

Julia Vera
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Carlos Rivas

Padre

Carlos Rivas
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Carlos Augusto Cestero

Husband

Carlos Augusto Cestero
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Rocio Segura

Young Nun

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Leonard Leal

Stylish Man

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Vivis Colombetti

Gossip

Vivis Colombetti
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Marabina Jaimes

Housewife

Marabina Jaimes
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Hamlet Arman

Man at Picnic

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Yasmin Le Bon

Self - Poster Model (uncredited)

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