Lost in America (Comedy) (1985) © 1999 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters David Howard...............................Albert Brooks An advertising company executive in his late 30 who becomes so upset after he is not given the promotion he wants, that he decides to quit his job and return to his "hippie roots." Linda Howard................................Julie Hagerty David's wife, a personnel director at a major store, who joins David in their search for a better life outside of corporate America. Plot Summary The story of a couple living in Los Angeles in the mid 1980s who are typical "Yuppies." Yuppies were young and urban professionals who grew up in the idealistic 1960s, but by the 1980s had begun to focus on their careers and making as much money as possible. David and Linda decide to give up their Yuppie lifestyle and "drop out of society" after David fails to get the job promotion he was convinced that he deserved. "Dropping out" was a 1960s expression for rejecting the money-obsessed "rat race" of mainstream society, in order to concentrate on more spiritual values, such as sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. David convinces Linda to quit her job, sell their house, and go off to "discover themselves." By taking the money they had saved over the years, as well as the money from the sale of their house, they had $190,000 that they would be able to live on for many years. After buying a $40,000 motor home to travel and live in, they say good-bye to their friends in Los Angeles and head off for their new lives. Before heading toward the East Coast, they decide to make a quick stop in Las Vegas in order to remarry, as a symbol of this new beginning. Unfortunately, it is in Las Vegas that David discovers that Linda has a small "gambling problem." By the time they leave Las Vegas, David and Linda must decide whether its truly possible to drop out of a money obsessed society....if you don't have any money. Words and Expressions that You may not Know David and Linda discuss their lives and the future, and the imminent promotion at work that David is going to receive. KMPC 710 in Los Angeles. Radio Stations in the States are identified by 3 or 4 letters, and by numbers that locate the radio signal. Peabody Award winning. The Peabody is a prestigious Journalism award (Note the grammatical construction of "an award winning person"). What is the modus operandi of Rex Reed? A commonly used Latin term for the general way a person normally does a job or carries out his life. Red Reed is a well known film critic. I like to be fresh. "Fresh" here means to be clean and/or to have lots of energy (although it usually refers to food that is good to eat). A screening room. A room where movies are shown (often before it is released t责任编辑:yechenglu
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