Allison Anders

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Allison Anders

Born November 16, 1954 · Ashland, Kentucky, USA (age 71)

Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director. Anders' films have been shown at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Fes…

Known For

Paris, TexasParis, Texas · 1984
Paris, Texas
8.11984
MovieDrama
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
Four RoomsFour Rooms · 1995
Four Rooms
5.91995
MovieComedy
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.
BeachesBeaches · 2017
Beaches
6.12017
MovieDramaTV Movie
Follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on unexpected and lifelong friendship. CC is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles. Hillary is the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own destiny. Their friendship—even with its ups and downs—sustains them for decades.
Welcome to HollywoodWelcome to Hollywood · 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
4.22000
MovieComedy
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Mi Vida LocaMi Vida Loca · 1994
Mi Vida Loca
6.61994
MovieCrimeDrama
Two Indigenous Latina bestfriends, Mousie and Sad Girl live in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Indigenous Hispanic American neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
I Believe in UnicornsI Believe in Unicorns · 2015
I Believe in Unicorns
6.62015
MovieDrama
Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.
Grace of My HeartGrace of My Heart · 1996
Grace of My Heart
6.01996
MovieComedyDrama
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.
Sugar TownSugar Town · 1999
Sugar Town
4.61999
MovieComedy
A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, Gwen tries to steal her boss' boyfriend, a veteran rock producer. The producer, meanwhile, is trying to orchestrate a comeback for an '80s band.

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