Gas, Food Lodging Page #3

Synopsis: In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could drive her away.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Allison Anders
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  4 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
R
Year:
1992
101 min
127 Views


- Really? Is he here?

- I think his fiance's giving him head.

I'm sorry, that's your job, isn't it?

- He says you swallow, Trudi. Is that true?

- F*** you!

Stick around.

You want Brett, there he is, right there.

"I'll call you tomorrow, Trudi.

"Yeah, baby. No one's ever made me come

that way before."

That was really cute.

- What are you trying to do to me?

- What are you trying to do to me?

Nothing.

I'd kick you in the balls if you had any.

What's her problem?

She's pissed

because I won't go out with her.

Could you fill this for me, please?

- Cream and lots of sugar.

- Sure.

Okey-doke. Here you go.

Thanks.

Your thermos!

Wait!

I know the coffee sucks here,

but that's a nice thermos.

My mind just walks away sometimes.

Yeah. That's what men do, they walk away.

Wait.

- Can I give you a lift?

- What for?

For you to explain that remark.

Their emotions walk away.

Their minds walk away.

Everything they say to you walks away.

Make a left up here.

Their promises walk away.

- I saw you had this earlier. What is it?

- It's a mineral light.

It's like a lantern,

only it has an ultraviolet light in it. See?

- Look at your shirt.

- Look at your dress.

So, what? Is this your method?

You get girls in your car and show them

you can make them glow in the dark?

It's a necessary instrument for my work.

Make a right up here.

What's that?

Rocks.

I knew it. Another musician, great.

Not rock.

Rocks.

Look, that's the best I can do. I'm tired.

Yeah, sure.

Have fun with your rocks.

Excuse me.

- Mornin'.

- Morning?

No, it's not even morning yet,

get my meaning?

No, you don't.

I'll be direct. This is my day off...

and like most people,

I like to sleep in on my day off.

You following me?

What the hell are you doing,

making all this racket at 5:00 a. m.?

Installing a brand-new

Humphrey satellite dish, ma'am.

I can see that.

But I'd advise you...

that if you don't do this

at a reasonable hour, I'll have to call...

Mr. Humphrey-Satellite-Dish and complain.

But, ma'am, I am Mr. Humphrey.

But, I tell you what, I'll go.

I'll stop working for a spell

and go eat some breakfast.

You'd be welcome to join me.

It's a place right off the highway.

It's a Pull-Off Plaza.

No, thanks.

But I'll give the cook a call

and tell him you're coming.

If he's in a good mood,

maybe he'll spit in your eggs for me.

That's a good one.

Say, what's your name, anyhow?

Nora. Why?

Bet you can't guess what my name is.

You go ahead, try.

I don't know. Tom? Dick?

Moose?

You'll never guess in a million years.

You want me to tell you?

Hamlet.

Hamlet Humphrey.

That's pitiful.

Mom, do you have a pair of hose

I can borrow?

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Allison Anders

Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director. Anders' films have been shown at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival. She has been awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant as well as a Peabody Award. more…

All Allison Anders scripts | Allison Anders Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Gas, Food Lodging" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/gas,_food_lodging_8803>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Gas, Food Lodging

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.