Lost in America
1985 · 91 min · Director: Albert Brooks
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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 travelling around America...in a Winnebago! (This is a kind of large, luxurious mobile home which suits a 1980's yuppie more than the counterculture dropout approach of Easy Rider.) His idealized, unrealistic plans soon begin to go spectacularly wrong.
Emotional fingerprint
Lost in America (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Empathy25%
- Confusion20%
- Nostalgia10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Confusion. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Sympathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Sympathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 29 % | 28 % | 8 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 35 % | 32 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 43 % | 37 % | 27 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 54 % | 46 % | 33 % | 41 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 63 % | 53 % | 29 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Hope | 64 % | 43 % | 20 % | 22 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Joy | 60 % | 36 % | 13 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 58 % | 44 % | 15 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 60 % | 51 % | 28 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 64 % | 54 % | 39 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 66 % | 56 % | 43 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sympathy | 67 % | 52 % | 47 % | 53 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 66 % | 54 % | 44 % | 57 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 63 % | 55 % | 35 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 54 % | 50 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Hope | 48 % | 44 % | 32 % | 22 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 52 % | 49 % | 39 % | 22 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 42 % | 26 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Humor | 53 % | 50 % | 35 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 25 % | 17 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Brad Tooley
Pharmacist
Skippy
Model
David's Secretary
Hans (voice)
Paul Dunn's Secretary
Security Guard
Motorcyclist
Front Desk Clerk
Bellman
Details
- Directed by
- Albert Brooks
- Written by
- Albert Brooks, Monica Mcgowan Johnson, Monica Johnson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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