After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump but finds it closed for the holiday, so he dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This act of littering gets him arrested and sends him on a bizarre journey.
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Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Patricia Quinn
Alice Brock
James Broderick
Ray Brock
Tina Chen
Mari-chan
Geoff Outlaw
Roger Crowther
Michael McClanathan
Shelly
Pete Seeger
Himself
Lee Hays
Himself
Kathleen Dabney
Karin
William Obanhein
Himself - Officer Obie
Director
Arthur Penn
Screenplay
Venable Herndon
Tagline
"Every Generation Has A Story To Tell."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Elkins Entertainment
CinemaSerf
January 12, 2026
Having been unable to convince the draft that some hereditary health condition should exempt him from army service, Argo Guthrie decides to hitch his way to an old church being re-purposed by “Ray” (James Broderick) and “Alice” (Patricia Quinn) for his last few weeks of freedom. His journey isn’t exactly uneventful, and just about everyone he encounters en route takes him for a long-haired waste o...
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