Lost in America

1985 "A down to earth comedy"

Lost in America

7 | 1h31m | R | en | Comedy

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.

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Released: February. 08,1985 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures , Geffen Pictures Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Albert Brooks , Julie Hagerty , Michael Greene

Director

William M. Bell

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Warner Bros. Pictures , Geffen Pictures

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Reviews

gavin6942 A husband (the obnoxious Albert Brooks) and wife (the charming Julie Hagerty) in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago.Although this film is praised by critics and the AFI, I found it to just be so-so. Brooks originally did not want to direct himself and had wanted Bill Murray for the part of David Howard, and I think this would have made for a far more satisfying -- and humorous -- film. Brooks, for whatever reason, just does not appeal to me as a lead.Some scenes are amusing, and I like the recurring references to "Easy Rider", but this is not the sort of movie I could see myself watching a second or third time.

jacabiya Didn't see it when it first came out in the 80's, but was interested when shown on TCM a couple of nights back, thinking I had missed something not following Brook's career closer, since the little I had seen of him had shown quite an intelligent comedian. And being a sucker to abandon-modern-life-go-back-to-simpler-way-of-life stories, was actually quite excited about the premise, but then the couple mentions going to Las Vegas and I thought: No, it can't be, it would kill the story right there. Guess what! It was! What a wasted opportunity for adventure and to explore America a la Easy Rider...I can't believe this is in AFI's top 100 comedies...Also I can see now why Brooks never developed much of a career.

kenjha A Yuppie couple leaves its jobs, liquidates its assets, and buys an RV, intent on living on the road like their idols in "Easy Rider." Things don't go as planned because of a single event. That single event is so contrived and unbelievably stupid that one doesn't feel any sympathy for the couple. However, one can laugh at them. Brooks could be Woody Allen's irritable cousin in terms of his neurotic behavior and impatience. Like Allen's films prior to "Annie Hall," this one is episodic, and some of the episodes are quite funny. It doesn't quite come together as a satisfying whole, but the journey is worth taking, and Brooks knows not to overstay his welcome.

rbrb This movie is mildly entertaining and faintly amusing; but could of been a lot better. The lead actor also directs and most of the scenes in the film go on too long and are far too self-indulgent and are not very funny.The story is: A company executive thinks he will get promoted but does not and in a huff decides to leave his well paid job and take his wife and to do an "Easy Rider" across America in a trailer.Our executive is not the type to do that kind of thing being basically a greedy self centred person, and he soon discovers the errors of his ways, but the film ending is vague and unsatisfactory. I ask rhetorically: what is it with these movie people who try to tell the rest of us how to behave when in reality unlike what is portrayed in this film and with the type of individuals involved they would never ever do what is depicted in the story, but rather be falling over themselves to try to make another buck?I think my 4/10 is generous!