Storyline

Arlo Guthrie's song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile of garbage at the bottom of a ravine. When the local sheriff finds out a major manhunt begins. Arlo manages to survive the courtroom experience but it haunts him when he is to be inducted into the army via the draft. The movie follows the song with Arlo's voice over as both music and narration.—John Vogel

Plot Keywords

activist, hippie, singer, quirky, madcap, restaurant, courtroom, counterculture, protest, vietnam war, military draft, music, underdog, adventure, 1960s

Short Review

[Penn] has transformed a charming shaggy-dog story into a melancholy epitaph for an entire era.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership