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Synopsis: Lost in America is a 1985 satirical road comedy film directed by Albert Brooks and co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson. The film stars Brooks alongside Julie Hagerty as a married couple who decide to quit their jobs and travel across America.
Genre: Comedy
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
1985
91 min
868 Views


PATTY:

Well, this is vice president.

Maybe this time it will change.

NANCY:

And what if it won't?

PATTY:

Then it won't. Then you get

divorced, I don't know. Whatever

you have to do.

NANCY:

Oh, God. Maybe it will.

PATTY:

It will or it won't.

NANCY:

Okay. I'm starting to feel sick

to my stomach. Thanks for talking

to me. Let's just say maybe it

will.

PATTY:

(standing up)

Good. Because if it won't, it

won't anyway so what can you do?

NANCY:

We said we'd stop on "will."

PATTY:

We did. We've stopped. It will.

Patty hesitantly backs out of Nancy's office.

PATTY:

(continuing)

It will. It will work out.

Nancy stares straight ahead. She looks very depressed.

CUT TO:

8 INT. DAVID'S OFFICE

He is writing at his desk talking on the telephone.

He's writing down figures.

DAVID:

Oh, then tax, license, out-the-

door, everything included, what

are we talking about?... Thirty-

six thousand, five hundred and

twelve. Jesus! For a car... No,

I know, a Mercedes. It's still

a car... Well, I don't care. To

me, if it has wheels, it's a car.

But that's not the point. Now,

that's everything, right? That's

it? You don't have to pay that

money and then be told that there

are options? No extras, everything

included... Come on! - For thirty-

seven thousand, leather is extra?

What kind of seats are in there?...

What is Mercedes Leather?... So,

why don't you just say vinyl?...

Okay, thick vinyl, but it's still

vinyl... Okay, these kind of

semantic arguments are silly.

The BUZZER RINGS.

DAVID:

(continuing)

Just a moment.

(presses the

intercom)

Yes?

SUSAN:

It's eleven ten.

DAVID:

Thank you. Susan, I have another

one of these Mercedes guys on the

phone, he won't hang up. Would

you do something with him please?

David hangs up. He stands and walks over to a small

mirror. He straightens his tie, fixes his jacket and

carries on one more little conversation with himself

as the boss.

DAVID:

(continuing)

What can I say? I guess, thank

you... Oh, no. I can't take your

office. This is too nice.

Where would you sit?... Well, you

are a very generous man.

He smiles and exits his office.

9INT. OUTER OFFICE

SUSAN:

(still on the phone)

No! We will call you back.

(she hangs up)

What a strange job to be arrogant

in.

DAVID:

I know.

SUSAN:

Good luck. Don't worry, you've

got it.

DAVID:

Thanks, Susan.

We FOLLOW David as he rounds the corners of this large

building on the way to Paul Dunn's office. With each step,

he is ready to accept this new responsibility. He stops

at his boss's secretary, MARGARET, a woman in her older

forties, a true executive type.

MARGARET:

Well, you look very nice.

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Monica Johnson

Albert Lawrence Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) is an American actor, filmmaker and comedian. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News. His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), and recurring guest voices for The Simpsons, including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007). Additionally, he has directed, written, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991) and is the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011). more…

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