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My Mother’s Red Hat w/Alicia Silverstone & Alanis Morissette

The video opens with a screen shot of the standard, green, approved for all audiences movie preview image. It cuts to an image that says FOD Exclusive Pictures. The words – A FILM BY S.H. CARR – appear. The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette walking down a street.

Alicia Silverstone: I can’t. I have so much work to do.

Alanis Morissette: Sweetie. Sweetie. One contest, one.

Alicia Silverstone’s phone rings.

Alicia Silverstone: Hello.

Alanis Morissette: Oh god.

Alicia Silverstone looks upset. The shot cuts to picture of an older woman falling over.

Alicia Silverstone (voiceover): My mother died. I have to drive across the country for the funeral.

The words – ONE PHONE CALL CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING – appear.

The shot cuts back to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette by the road.

Alanis Morissette: Drive? Sweetie, why don’t you fly?

Alicia Silverstone: Because, I need to find myself.

The words – ONE FRIEND CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE – appear. The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette packing a car.

Alicia Silverstone: Thanks for coming with me.

Alanis Morissette: Of course, sweetie, I’m your best friend.

The words – ONE MOTHER’S HATE CAN EASE THE PAIN – appear.

The shot cuts back to Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone by the car.

Alanis Morissette: Oh my God, a road trip!

Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone: Woo!

Alicia Silverstone trails off and begins to cry. The words – WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE SOUNDTRACK – appear. The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette driving in a car. Alanis Morissette takes a picture while she and Alicia Silverstone flip each other the bird. They pick up a bizarre hitchhiker. The following text appears over the video of them driving – WITH RA RA RIOT, MINUS THE BEAR, WILCO, WINGDOM FLYING CLUB. The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette sitting in the car eating.

Alanis Morissette: You’re not going to spend this whole road trip freaking out about your mom are you?

The following text appears: “Someone dies and then there’s a LOT of music. Much more music than story.” Kelly Draper, LA Weekly.

The shot cuts back to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette in the car.

Alanis Morissette: Are you kidding me? You can’t bring your mother back with a red hat.

Alicia Silverstone: Maybe, I won’t bring you back.

Alanis Morissette (mocking): Maybe, I won’t bring you back.

The shot cuts to Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone driving. A list scrolls over the video as follows:

FEATURING SONGS FROM

SLIGHTLY STOOPID
PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY
BRIGHT EYES
LIONS DENTURES
ASPIRING WAITERS
AURAL SAX BURGUNDAY BEER BELLIES
JODY FOSTER’S ARMY
CROSS EYED CHICKEN
TOKYO POLICE CLUB
THE WEAKER THANS
MUSCULAR LESBIANS
HUSKER DU
SONIC YOUTH
DR. DOG
FROU FROU
CONOR OBERST
MATES OF STATE

The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette sitting up in a tree.

Alicia Silverstone: I don’t ever want to leave this spot, ever.

The shot cuts to Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone coming out of gas station bathrooms. The following text scrolls over the video:

ALSO FEATURING
LYKKE LI
STRAYLIGHT RUN
THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE
THE UMBRELLA SEQUENCE
THE JULIANA THEORY
RED TEAM BLUE TEAM
FOUR NON BLONDES
SHINY TOY GUNS
AND LOTS LOTS MORE

The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette driving again. The shot cuts to the following text: “Is this a CD or a movie?” –Charlie Benson, Village Voice. The shot cuts to Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone driving and then cuts to the outside of a house. The following text appears over the video: AND THE PREMIERE OF AN INSTRUMENTAL DRUM TRACK PLAYED BY A KITTEN. Alicia Silverstone is seen carrying a box out of the house while Alanis Morissette sits on the lawn.

Alicia Silverstone (voiceover): If you had to sum up your life with one personal item, what would it be?

The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette driving.

Alanis Morissette (voiceover): Shot glass. You?

The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone giving Alanis Morissette a piggyback ride. The shot then cuts back to Alanis Morissette and Alicia Silverstone outside the house.

Alicia Silverstone: My mother’s red hat.

The shot cuts back to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette sitting in the tree. The following text appears: “At one point they put all the songs on top of each other. I didn’t like it…at all.” – Bart Fogelsby, Rolling Stone. The shot cuts to Alanis Morissette and her name appears in text. The shot then cuts to Alicia Silverstone and her name appears in text. The shot cuts to Alicia Silverstone and Alanis Morissette driving in the car. The following text appears: MY MOTHER’S RED HAT COMING STRAIGHT TO DVD SOON.