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Lost in America

1985 · 91 min

A wry, low-key comedy of escalating mishaps that makes you chuckle at the absurdity of chasing freedom.

Overview
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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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Albert Brooks
Written by
Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
Starring
Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Garry Marshall, Maggie Roswell, Tom Tarpey, Ernie Brown, Joey Coleman
Music
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Cinematography
Eric Saarinen
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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