Lost in America
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Albert Brooks
Produced by	Marty Katz Herbert Nanas (executive producer)
Written by	Albert Brooks Monica Mcgowan Johnson
Starring	Albert Brooks Julie Hagerty
Music by	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Cinematography	Eric Saarinen
Editing by	David Finfer
Studio	The Geffen Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	February 15, 1985 (USA)
Running time	91 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Lost in America is a 1985 comedy film directed by Albert Brooks and was co-written by Brooks with Monica McGowan Johnson. Brooks stars alongside Julie Hagerty as David and Linda Howard, yuppies who are fed up with their lifestyle. They decide to take their savings and head out to see the country in a Winnebago, a recreational vehicle. The plan goes awry when Linda loses everything playing roulette at a casino in Las Vegas. Out of money and with nowhere to go, the couple ends up in Safford, Arizona. Brooks' character unsuccessfully applies for a delivery job at a local pharmacy and resorts to an employment agency. Obnoxiously reminded by a counselor about his high-paying job in advertising, David is placed as a crossing guard. Linda has meanwhile found employment as the assistant manager at the local Der Wienerschnitzel. Only a few days after beginning their pursuit of the dream of dropping out of society, they decide that it is better to get back their old lifestyle and agree to head to New York to look for work again in the corporate world.

[edit] Reception and awards

Lost In America received mostly positive reviews from critics and currently holds a 96 percent rating on review aggragator Rotten Tomatoes based on 24 reviews.^[1] The film was also a commercial success, though not a blockbuster. The film's script won the National Society of Film Critics award for Best Screenplay.^[2]

This film is number 80 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".

American Film Institute recognition

• 2000: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs #84

[edit] Home video releases

Warner Home Video initially released the film onto VHS and Laserdisc in 1985 and reissued it twice on video in 1991 and 1997. The film made its DVD debut on April 3, 2001.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lost In America at the Internet Movie Database