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Name: Lost in America
Released: 1985-2-15
Cast: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Tom Tarpey, Garry K. Marshall

Lost in America

R
1h 31m
1985

95%

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Stalled in his company's pecking order, ad man David Howard (Albert Brooks) failed to land the Senior VP slot he wanted. He quits, convinces wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) to do the same, sells their house and stocks and buys a Winnebago to roam the USA. Though they feel they're Easy Riders, they're actually Born to Be Mild. With their $145,000 nest egg tucked reassuringly within reach, they make their first stop: Las Vegas. Goodbye, nest egg. Greetings, hilarity. In Lost in America, director/co-writer Brooks memorably bonds with Hagerty as a couple spinning along on wheels of misfortune. Their comic plight speaks to anyone who's ever dreamed of chucking it all.

Director:

Albert Brooks

Producer:

Marty Katz, Herb Nanas

Writer:

Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson

Cast:

Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Tom Tarpey, Garry K. Marshall, Maggie Roswell, Ernie Brown, Art Frankel, Joey Coleman, Donald Gibb

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: A satire of the American fantasy of leaving it all behind, Lost in America features some of Albert Brooks' best, most consistent writing and cultural jabs.

Reviews

Paste Magazine

Mitchell Beaupre

These narcissistic yuppies thinking that they’re actually doing something bold is an amusing critique of the privileged upper class fetishization of the “freedom” of being broke.

The script is rarely funny and often far too talkative, and the small amount of action is flat-footed. Brooks and his co-star, Julie Hagerty, do not show enough sparkle in their acting to make up for these deficiencies.

Lost in America is unquestionably Brooks' funniest, most cynical, yet most insightful film, and the height of his wincing scenarios about disenchanted creatives.

There's a fantastic scene featuring a hilarious turn by director Garry Marshall.

Cautions us to be careful what we wish for.

March 29, 2021

FULL REVIEW