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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. [1] [2] Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director.
Allison Anders is a director, writer and producer of films and TV shows, known for Gas Food Lodging, Four Rooms, Sugar Town and more. She was born in Kentucky, had a troubled childhood and a mental breakdown, and worked as a production assistant for Wim Wenders.
- January 1, 1
- Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Allison Anders. Director: Gas Food Lodging. Anders weathered a rough childhood and young adult life which not only encouraged an escapist penchant for making up characters but also an insider's sympathy for the strong but put-upon women who people her films.
- November 16, 1954
- Jean-Luc Godard. A Woman Is a Woman. I blame this movie for starting me smoking again when I was in film school in the eighties. After becoming so smitten with all that Anna Karina embodies, I decided to wear blue tights with red skirts and smoke, constantly.
- Stanley Donen. Charade. The longer I live and the more movies I know, the more I love Stanley Donen. However, I fell in love with this film as a child.
- Robert Altman. 3 Women. Having lost Robert Altman in 2006, it’s so moving to hear his commentary on this wild, dreamy movie. I saw this film in the theaters when it was released and always loved it.
- Herk Harvey. Carnival of Souls. Another incredible thing about Criterion is that in addition to the classics, the treasures, the widely acclaimed, they also have a true love for cult and lowbrow cinema.
May 15, 2017 · Writer-director Allison Anders had a breakout indie film in 1992 with “Gas, Food Lodging.”
Jan 21, 2017 · The indie filmmaker talks about her decision to remake the 1988 melodrama for Lifetime, her respect for Garry Marshall, and her experience working in TV. She also shares her views on remakes, female friendships, and cutting in her head.
Growing up in rural Kentucky, Allison Anders survived a brutal gang rape age 12; three years later she fled to LA with her mother and sister after her stepfather threatened her with a gun. When she enrolled at UCLA film school a few years later, she was a single mother getting by on waitressing and welfare.
