Gas Food Lodging

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For Gas Food Lodging, the 2002 EP by Australian rock group Drag, see Gas Food Lodging (EP).

Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging theatrical poster
Directed by	Allison Anders
Produced by	William Ewart Daniel Hassid Seth Willenson
Written by	Richard Peck (novel) Allison Anders
Starring	Brooke Adams Ione Skye Fairuza Balk
Music by	J. Mascis
Cinematography	Dean Lent
Editing by	Tracy Granger
Distributed by	IRS Media
Release date(s)	July 10, 1992 (USA)
Running time	101 min.
Language	English Spanish
IMDb profile

Gas Food Lodging is a 1992 movie directed by Allison Anders about a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer-park. It stars Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, and Fairuza Balk. The film was adapted from the novel Don't Look and It Won't Hurt by Richard Peck. The title of the film is derived from road signs on American interstate highways directing travelers to those respective service establishments near highway exits.

Fairuza Balk won the 1993 Independent Spirit Award for best female lead for her role in this movie.

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Gas, Food, Lodging was released by Elektra Records containing 28 tracks. J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr contributed many of the tracks and also made a cameo in the film.