Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.
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“When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better.”
Overview
Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.
Director
Allison Anders
Revenue
1.3M
Status
Released
Production
Cineville
Cast
Brooke Adams
Nora
Ione Skye
Trudi
Fairuza Balk
Shade
James Brolin
John Evans
Robert Knepper
Dank
David Lansbury
Hamlet
Jacob Vargas
Javier
Donovan Leitch
Darius
Chris Mulkey
Raymond
Laurie O'Brien
Thelma
Julie Condra
Tanya
Adam Biesk
Brett
Leigh Hamilton
Kim
Diane Behrens
Hostess
J. Mascis
Cecil
Tiffany Anders
Persi
Sissy Boyd
Rocio
Jeffrey McDonald
Long Haired Boy
Bill Kemp
Jock
Graci Lund
Girl
Shirley Smith
Bubbly Mother
Carmen Gonzalez
Mexican Woman
Mariah O'Brien
Ivy
Cathryn Balk
Shopkeeper
George R. Parker
Trucker
Jeff Miller
Rock Boy
Michael Gillis
Young John Evans
M. Eisel
Baby Shade
Josie Lynne Adams
Trudi at 2 Years
Sparky
Family Puppy
Nina Belanger
Elvia Rivero
Julia Vera
Madre
Carlos Rivas
Padre
Carlos Augusto Cestero
Husband
Rocio Segura
Young Nun
Leonard Leal
Stylish Man
Vivis Colombetti
Gossip
Marabina Jaimes
Housewife
Hamlet Arman
Man at Picnic
Yasmin Le Bon
Self - Poster Model (uncredited)
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