DVD
Lost in America
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Garry Marshall, Maggie Roswell, Tom Tarpey, Donald Gibb.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Summary
In this hysterical satire of Reagan-era values, written and directed by Albert Brooks, a successful Los Angeles advertising executive and his wife 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 movies about insecure characters searching for satisfaction in the modern world that established his unique comic voice and transformed the art of observational humor.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features: New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Albert Brooks ; 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.