A 1969 film, directed and co-written by Arthur Penn, was based on the true story told in the song, but with the addition of a large number of fictional scenes. This film, also called Alice's Restaurant, featured Arlo and several other figures in the song portraying themselves. The part of his father Woody Guthrie, who had died in 1967, was played by an actor, Joseph Boley;
A 1969 film, directed and co-written by Arthur Penn, was based on the true story told in the song, but with the addition of a large number of fictional scenes.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1969
1969
NUM
CD
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
direct
directed
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
co-written
co-written
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Arthur
Arthur
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Penn
Penn
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
base
based
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
true
true
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
tell
told
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
addition
addition
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
fictional
fictional
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
scene
scenes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
This film, also called Alice's Restaurant, featured Arlo and several other figures in the song portraying themselves.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
call
called
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Alice
Alice
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
xcomp
Number=Sing
Restaurant
Restaurant
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
feature
featured
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Arlo
Arlo
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
figure
figures
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
portray
portraying
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
themselves
themselves
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The part of his father Woody Guthrie, who had died in 1967, was played by an actor, Joseph Boley;
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Woody
Woody
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Guthrie
Guthrie
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
die
died
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1967
1967
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
play
played
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
actor
actor
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Joseph
Joseph
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Boley
Boley
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
: