at theaters: august 20, 1969

Opened in movie theaters 44 years ago today:

ALICE’S RESTAURANT (Arlo Guthrie; directed by Arthur Penn)

Review: “Arthur Penn’s “Alice’s Restaurant” is good work in a minor key. It isn’t a great film, but you never get the feeling that it wanted to be. ” —Roger Ebert, 1969

Trivia: The film  features the first credited film appearance of character actor M. Emmet Walsh, playing the Group W sergeant. —wikipedia

Quote: “You’re a meathead – haven’t you play-acted cop enough for one day?”

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