Lost in America (1985)
Directed by Albert Brooks
After a lost promotion, a Los Angeles ad man and his wife cash out, buy a motor home and set off to find themselves, until a night in Las Vegas leaves them stranded in small-town Arizona.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Ad agency and home≈ 00:01:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
David is passed over and fired, and talks Linda into selling up to live on the road.
- 2Desert Inn≈ 00:22:00Las Vegas, NevadaStated on screen
On their first night Linda loses the nest egg at roulette.
- 3Hoover Dam≈ 00:40:00Stated on screen
At the dam David berates Linda over the loss.
- 4Trailer park≈ 00:55:00Safford, ArizonaStated on screen
- 5New York City, New York≈ 01:26:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 4,263 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 4,263 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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