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.
Directed by Allison Anders
sibling relationship
waitress
parent child relationship
new mexico
diner
coming of age
single mother
teenage daughter
unwanted pregnancy
woman director
mother daughter relationship
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Brooke Adams
Nora
Ione Skye
Trudi
Fairuza Balk
Shade
James Brolin
John Evans
Robert Knepper
Dank
David Lansbury
Hamlet
Jacob Vargas
Javier
Donovan Leitch
Darius
Chris Mulkey
Raymond
Laurie O'Brien
Thelma
Julie Condra
Tanya
Leigh Hamilton
Kim
Crew
Allison Anders
Director
Allison Anders
Screenplay
J. Mascis
Original Music Composer
Carl Colpaert
Executive Producer
Sharon Bialy
Casting
Debi Manwiller
Casting
David Jobe
Foley Recordist
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Popular Reviews
26 reviews
Buggy Poop
10.0★ · 07/10/25
I love you Ione Skye!
I love you Ione Skye!
geeb
6.5★ · 05/04/25
i love the desert so much . movies like these get my heart in a twist
i love the desert so much . movies like these get my heart in a twist
Hannah
8.5★ · 04/17/25
To Shade - - With ANDROGENOUS LUV !!D. Bowie
(Okay — Darius)
Dank and Javier absolutely ruined me
To Shade - - With ANDROGENOUS LUV !!D. Bowie
(Okay — Darius)
Dank and Javier absolutely ruined me
Emily Conklin
8.0★ · 10/09/24
I, too, am a matinée junkie
I, too, am a matinée junkie
Tristan
So good. Exactly what I was looking for. Killer cast, beautiful aesthetics, really sweet story. Thank you for the recommendation Moriah !!
So good. Exactly what I was looking for. Killer cast, beautiful aesthetics, really sweet story. Thank you for the recommendation Moriah !!
