Alice's Restaurant (film)
Alice's Restaurant is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Arthur Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1967 folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree", originally written and sung by Arlo Guthrie. The film stars Guthrie as himself, with Pat Quinn as Alice Brock and James Broderick as Ray Brock. Penn, who resided in the story's setting of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, co-wrote the screenplay in 1967 with Venable Herndon after hearing the song and more of the story from Brock's father, who was on the board of directors at The Berkshire Playhouse, and shortly after directing Bonnie & Clyde.
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| Directed by | Arthur Penn |
| Screenplay by | Venable Herndon Arthur Penn |
| Based on | The Alice's Restaurant Massacree 1967 song by Arlo Guthrie |
| Produced by | Hillard Elkins Joseph Manduke |
| Starring | Arlo Guthrie Pat Quinn James Broderick Pete Seeger Lee Hays William Obanhein |
| Cinematography | Michael Nebbia |
| Edited by | Dede Allen |
| Music by | Arlo Guthrie Garry Sherman |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6,100,000 (North American theatrical rentals) |
Alice's Restaurant premiered in Boston on August 19, 1969, a few days after Guthrie appeared at the Woodstock Festival. A soundtrack album for the film was also released by United Artists Records. The soundtrack includes a studio version of the title song, which was originally divided into two parts (one for each album side); a 1998 CD reissue on the Rykodisc label presents this version of the song in full, and adds several bonus tracks to the original LP.