
Hair(1979)
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.


“Every Generation Has A Story To Tell.”
After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump but finds it closed for the holiday, so he dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This act of littering gets him arrested and sends him on a bizarre journey.

Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie

Patricia Quinn
Alice Brock

James Broderick
Ray Brock

Tina Chen
Mari-chan

Geoff Outlaw
Roger Crowther

Michael McClanathan
Shelly

Pete Seeger
Himself
Lee Hays
Himself

Kathleen Dabney
Karin
William Obanhein
Himself - Officer Obie
Alice's Restaurant is a drama, comedy film released in 1969 exploring themes of hippie, free love, junkie, commune, restaurant, military service. Directed by Arthur Penn, it stars Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick. After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump but finds it closed for the holiday, so he dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This act of littering gets him arrested and sends him on a bizarre journey.
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