Review of Alice's Restaurant (1969) by Ash S — 24 Jun 2007

Always loved the song, and this movie does it justice.

This review of Alice's Restaurant (1969) was written by Ash S on 24 Jun 2007.

Alice's Restaurant has generally received positive reviews.

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In 1967, 20 year old Arlo Guthrie, (son of Woody Guthrie), composed a song called 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree' which told a true story, although…

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By Julia W (180) on 27 Oct 2007

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By Lance H (93) on 08 Dec 2007

Great movie. It's not all jokes either. Based on the song by Arlo Guthrie, a must see for any and all my goodtime friends…

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It's too bad that this film isn't as entertaining and satirically funny as Arlo's title song…

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The alice's restaurant song part, where arlo tells about the garbage and going to the army recruitment office, is great and worth watching…

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A really stupid, pointless movie. Extremely unfocused and poorly put together with really amateur performances…

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