A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago.
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Albert Brooks
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Title: Lost in America (1985)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Albert Brooks | ... | David Howard | |
| Julie Hagerty | ... | Linda Howard | |
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Sylvia Farrel | ... | Receptionist |
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Tina Kincaid | ... | Model |
| Candy Ann Brown | ... | David's Secretary | |
| Maggie Roswell | ... | Patty | |
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Hans Wagner | ... | Hans (voice) |
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Brandy Rubin | ... | Paul Dunn's Secretary |
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Michael Greene | ... | Paul Dunn |
| Tom Tarpey | ... | Brad Tooley | |
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Robert Hughes | ... | Security Guard |
| Raynold Gideon | ... | Ray | |
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John Di Fusco | ... | Motorcyclist |
| Michael Cornelison | ... | Front Desk Clerk | |
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Radu Gavor | ... | Bellman |
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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 travelling around America...in a Winnebago! (This is a kind of large, luxurious mobile home which suits a 1980's yuppie more than the counterculture dropout approach of Easy Rider.) His idealized, unrealistic plans soon begin to go spectacularly wrong. Written by Reid Gagle
Plot Keywords:
married couple | cross country trip | winnebago | mobile home | road trip |Genres:
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Desert Inn Casino Manager: I beg your pardon?
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Written by John Kander (uncredited) and Fred Ebb (uncredited)
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Bristol Productions, Inc. and Reprise Records
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The type of caravan-home RV vehicle that the Howards go cross-country across America in was a Winnebago. See more »Goofs
The bite marks on the grilled cheese sandwich keep changing. See more »Quotes
David Howard: As the boldest experiment in advertising history, you give us our money back.Desert Inn Casino Manager: I beg your pardon?
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New York, New YorkWritten by John Kander (uncredited) and Fred Ebb (uncredited)
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Bristol Productions, Inc. and Reprise Records
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Country:
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8 February 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$154,877, 17 March 1985Gross USA:
$10,179,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,179,000Company Credits
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"Lost In America" is a subtle, slowburning comedy portraying all the troubles that will rain down on you, once you decide to drop out (as an older adult) in a motorhome and start roaming the United States of America. (Avoid Nevada, by the way...)
The good: the midlife crisis jokes are subtle, yet true to life and spot on. Many married adults, grinding away at their boring jobs will surely find recognition in this story about wanting to break free from all the shackles that the daily boring work routine presses down upon us.
Any bad? The humour of director, writer and actor Albert Brooks is probably only suited for a smaller audience, who can appreciate some typical slowburning and subtle midlife crisis humour. Younger people who long for a fast and straight funny movie might find it boring.