Lost in America
In this hysterical satire of Reagan-era values, written and directed by Albert Brooks, a successful Los Angeles advertising executive (Brooks) and his wife (Julie Hagerty) decide to quit their jobs, buy a Winnebago, and follow their Easy Rider fantasies of freedom and the open road. When a stop in Las Vegas nearly derails their plans, they’re forced to come to terms with their own limitations and those of the American dream. Brooks’s barbed wit and confident direction drive Lost in America, an iconic example of his restless comedies about insecure characters searching for satisfaction in the modern world that established his unique comic voice and transformed the art of observational humor.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Albert Brooks, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New conversation with Brooks and filmmaker Robert Weide
- New interviews with actor Julie Hagerty, executive producer Herb Nanas, and filmmaker and screenwriter James L. Brooks
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Scott Tobias
New cover by F. Ron Miller based on an original theatrical poster
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Albert Brooks, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New conversation with Brooks and filmmaker Robert Weide
- New interviews with actor Julie Hagerty, executive producer Herb Nanas, and filmmaker and screenwriter James L. Brooks
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Scott Tobias
New cover by F. Ron Miller based on an original theatrical poster
Cast
- Albert Brooks
- David Howard
- Julie Hagerty
- Linda Howard
- Michael Greene
- Paul Dunn
- Garry K. Marshall
- Casino manager
- Maggie Roswell
- Patty
- Tom Tarpey
- Brad Tooley
- Ernie Brown
- Pharmacist
- Joey Coleman
- Skippy
- Art Frankel
- Employment agent
- Donald Gibb
- Ex-convict
- Raynold Gideon
- Ray
- Charles Boswell
- Highway patrolman
- Michael Cornelison
- Hotel clerk
- Radu Gavor
- Bellman
- Herb Nanas
- Mercedes driver
Credits
- Director
- Albert Brooks
- Written by
- Albert Brooks
- Written by
- Monica Johnson
- Producer
- Marty Katz
- Executive producer
- Herb Nanas
- Director of photography
- Eric Saarinen
- Editor
- David Finfer
- Production design
- Richard Sawyer
- Sound
- Bill Nelson
- Music by
- Arthur B. Rubinstein
- Casting
- Barbara Claman
- Set decorator
- Richard Goddard
- Costumes
- Julie Glick
- Makeup
- Rick Sharp
- Hair
- Ramsey
- Still photographer
- Bruce Birmelin
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A scene from Lost in America
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