Directed by Martin Scorcese, Alice Doesn't Live Here, Anymore is on my list of favourite movies. It was also the inspiration for the long-running television show Alice. If you've ever seen the show, you might scratch your head and ask yourself "how did they go from Scorcese to 'Kiss my grits,'" but I digress.
Recently widowed and broke, Alice (portrayed by Ellen Burstyn, who won the Best Actress Oscar for this performance) hits the road with her son to pursue her long-deferred dream of becoming a singer. She gets stuck in Tuscon, becoming a waitress and falling in love, instead.
Why do I love this movie so much? It is probably the most New York Film not filmed in New York. But then, look who the director is. Anyway, while looking for a job as a singer in a series of local bars, this exchange takes place between Alice and a bar owner:
Bar owner: So you're a singer?
Alice: Yes.
Bar owner: Well, turn around.
Alice: Excuse me, why?
Bar owner: 'Cause I want to get a look at you.
Alice: Well, look at my face, I don't sing with my ass!
Oh man, I love this movie.
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