Ginger Ale Afternoon

Ginger Ale Afternoon
Directed by	Rafal Zielinski
Written by	Gina Wendkos
Produced by	Susan Shapiro Rafal Zielinski
Starring	Dana Andersen
Cinematography	Yuri Neyman
Music by	Willie Dixon
Release date	1989 (1989)
Language	English

Ginger Ale Afternoon is a 1989 independent film by director Rafal Zielinski, based on a stage play by Gina Wendkos.^[1]

A man and his pregnant wife, played by Dana Andersen, live in a trailer park. The wife discovers that the husband has been spending time with their young neighbor. The young neighbor is played by Yeardley Smith, who is best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson.^[2][1]

• Dana Andersen as Jesse Mickers
• John M. Jackson as Hank Mickers
• Yeardley Smith as Bonnie Cleator

The soundtrack, by Willie Dixon, was nominated for a Grammy.^[3]

The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival.

The 1992 album Hit to Death in the Future Head by American alternative rock band The Flaming Lips includes a song called Gingerale Afternoon (The Astrology of a Saturday).

• Ginger Ale Afternoon at IMDb

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