Gas Food Lodging 1992  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allison Anders
Cast: Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk, James Brolin, Robert Knepper, David Lansbury, Jacob Vargas, Donovan Leitch, Chris Mulkey, Laurie O'Brien, Julie Condra, Adam Biesk
Single mother Nora (Brooke Adams), a truck-stop waitress, lives with her two daughters in a small, New Mexico, desert town. The daughters are near-opposites: Trudi (Ione Skye) is fast becoming a rebellious town tramp while Shade (Fairuza Balk) lives in a fantasy world watching Mexican movies and wishing she had a father. Against this bleak backdrop, Director Allison Anders deftly brings out the lives and conflicts of the three women.
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Mixed Blessings 1995  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Mixed Blessings'
Director: Bethany Rooney
Cast: Gabrielle Carteris, Scott Baio, Bruce Greenwood, James Naughton, Alexandra Paul, Bess Armstrong, Bruce Weitz, Julie Condra, Barbara Tyson, Janne Mortil, Ocean Hellman, Michelle Beaudoin
This film involves three couples who want to start their own families. Brad (James Naughton), who already had a daughter from a previous marriage, deals with his young wife (Bess Armstrong) who wants to start a family of their own. Diana and Andy Douglas (Gabrielle Carteris and Bruce Greenwood) have problems conceiving, and then there's Charles (Scott Baio) who figures out that his wife, Beth (Alexandra Paul), is not ready to be a parent. Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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Screw Loose 1999  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ezio Greggio
Cast: Ezio Greggio, Mel Brooks, Julie Condra, Gianfranco Barra, Randi Ingerman, John Karlsen, Enzo Iacchetti, Riccardo Miniggio, Claudio Parachinetto, Dario Ballantini
On his death bed, Bernardo's (Ezio Greggio) father asked his son to go to the U.S. and find the man who saved the father's life in World War II. The dutiful son finds the man, Jake (Mel Brooks), in an institution for the mentally ill. He must now contend with Jake's wildness on the trip back home. Really poor.
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| 1. Gas Food Lodging (1992)
2. Mixed Blessings (1995)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Mixed Blessings'
3. Screw Loose (1999)
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