As much a punk movie as "Repo Man" or "Slacker," this movie features people living better with moderate means than anything out of "Pagan Kennedy's Living." Music by J Mascis, witty repartee, it's a wonder more people didn't turn out in droves. (If folks'd my age caught this -- with both "Heathers" *and* "Pump Up the Volume" -- the '90s'd turned out different! As it is, we're catching up.) Much better than "Seinfeld." Or "South Park." Who are we kidding? The characters are etched in your mind forever after this one. Allison Anders really scored a homer, and I think her career would have been different if more people had shown up and hailed this one to begin with. As it is, it's not too late. A worthy follow-up to "Paris, Texas," etc., and other purveyors of what Paddy Chayevsky once called an attempt to perpetuate "dignity in our culture." I really love this movie!
Review of Gas Food Lodging
