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lostinamerica
LostinAmerica
(Comedy)(1985)
©1999byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
DavidHoward...............................AlbertBrooks
Anadvertisingcompanyexecutiveinhislate30whobecomessoupsetafterheisnotgiventhepromotionhewants,thathedecidestoquithisjobandreturntohis"hippieroots."
LindaHoward................................JulieHagerty
David'swife,apersonneldirectoratamajorstore,whojoinsDavidintheirsearchforabetterlifeoutsideofcorporateAmerica.
PlotSummary
ThestoryofacouplelivinginLosAngelesinthemid1980swhoaretypical"Yuppies."Yuppieswereyoungandurbanprofessionalswhogrewupintheidealistic1960s,butbythe1980shadbeguntofocusontheircareersandmakingasmuchmoneyaspossible.
DavidandLindadecidetogiveuptheirYuppielifestyleand"dropoutofsociety"afterDavidfailstogetthejobpromotionhewasconvincedthathedeserved."Droppingout"wasa1960sexpressionforrejectingthemoney-obsessed"ratrace"ofmainstreamsociety,inordertoconcentrateonmorespiritualvalues,suchassex,drugsandrock'n'roll.
DavidconvincesLindatoquitherjob,selltheirhouse,andgooffto"discoverthemselves."Bytakingthemoneytheyhadsavedovertheyears,aswellasthemoneyfromthesaleoftheirhouse,theyhad$190,000thattheywouldbeabletoliveonformanyyears.Afterbuyinga$40,000motorhometotravelandlivein,theysaygood-byetotheirfriendsinLosAngelesandheadofffortheirnewlives.
BeforeheadingtowardtheEastCoast,theydecidetomakeaquickstopinLasVegasinordertoremarry,asasymbolofthisnewbeginning.Unfortunately,itisinLasVegasthatDaviddiscoversthatLindahasasmall"gamblingproblem."BythetimetheyleaveLasVegas,DavidandLindamustdecidewhetheritstrulypossibletodropoutofamoneyobsessedsociety....ifyoudon'thaveanymoney.
WordsandExpressionsthatYoumaynotKnow
DavidandLindadiscusstheirlivesandthefuture,andthe
imminentpromotionatworkthatDavidisgoingtoreceive.
KMPC710inLosAngeles.
RadioStationsintheStatesareidentifiedby3or4
letters,andbynumbersthatlocatetheradiosignal.
PeabodyAwardwinning.
ThePeabodyisaprestigiousJournalismaward(Notethe
grammaticalconstructionof"anawardwinningperson").
WhatisthemodusoperandiofRexReed?
AcommonlyusedLatintermforthegeneralwayapersonnormallydoesajoborcarriesouthislife.RedReedisawellknownfilmcritic.
Iliketobefresh.
"Fresh"heremeanstobecleanand/ortohavelotsofenergy
(althoughitusuallyreferstofoodthatisgoodtoeat).
Ascreeningroom.
Aroomwheremoviesareshown
(oftenbeforeitisreleasedtothepublic).
They'relikebackers.
Inthiscase,"backers"arethosewhoarepaidbythemoviestudiotosupport,or"back"themovie,byclappingforitinfrontofotheraudiencemembers(Thisisrarelyused).
Yourdrywit.
"Wit"istheabilitytobefunny.A"drywit"issubtle.
Itcracksmeup.
Averycommonwaytosay"itmakesmelaugh."
I'llletmyselfseeaG,orPG.
TheselettersrefertothemovieratingsystemintheU.S.whichidentifythelevelofviolenceandsexinamovie:
G:
Generalaudience(kidswelcome)
PG:
ParentalGuidanceSuggested(somesex/violence)
R:
Restrictedtothoseover17yearsold(moresex/violence)
X:
Adultmovies(usuallypornography).
SoyouknowwhereI'mcomingfrom.
Averycolloquialwayofsaying"whatI'mreallythinking."
Yousawlustwrittenalloverherface.
"Lust"issexualdesire.Thisisapoeticwayof
sayingthatyounoticethatsomebodyis"inlust."
Locker.
Acontainerwhereyoucanputthings
(foundinschoolsandbusstations).
Movingcompany.
Thepeoplewhomoveyourpossessions
whenyoumovetoanotherhouse.
We'retoocontrolled.
Asusedhere,itmeanstoopredictableor
conservativeinthewaytheyleadtheirlives.
Insane.
Agoodlittlewordthatmeanscrazy.
Responsible.
Ifyou'reresponsible,youtakecareofyourobligations.(Ifyou’reirresponsible,youoftendon't).Here,however,Davidseemsto
thinkbeingcalledresponsibleisaninsult!
Don'tcallmenames.
To"callsomebodynames"istoinsultsomeone,
asinsaying"you'resuchanidiot."
Old,stodgy,andstuffedup.
Theybothmean"snobby,"whichiswhenaperson
thinkstheyarenaturallybetterthanotherpeople.
"Stuffedup"canalsomeanthatyouhaveastuffynose.
Personneldirector.
Inbigcompanies,thepersonwhohandlesthe
job-relatedneedsofotheremployees.
Promotion.
Akeywordforthismovie:
Anadvancementinthecompany,
usuallywithabiggertitle("VicePresident"),andmoremoney.
I'llhavestockintheagency.
"I’llhaveafinancialinterestinthehealthofthecompany."
Icanfoolaroundnow.
Averycommonwaytosay"dothingsinanotveryseriousway."
("Foolaround"canalsohaveasexualconnotation).
Flattered.
Tobe"flattered"istofeelgoodbecauseyouhavebeentoldhowniceyoulookorhowgoodorwellyouhavedonesomething.
Barbecue.
Amealwherefoodiscookedonanoutdoorfire
(oftenitisapartythattakesplaceinsomebody'sbackyard).
Davidarrivesatwork,nervous,butreadyforhispromotion.
"Ihavegottogo."
Notethatinrapidspeech,"Ihavegottogo"---->"gottago...."
GetmetheMercedes.
Here,usedtomean"PuttheMercedesdealeronthephone."
Thetileisburntorange.
"Tiles"arewallcoveringsforkitchens,bathrooms,etc.
Burntorangeisacolor,thoughI'veneverheardthisbefore.
What'sthematter?
Themostcommonwaytosay"Whatisbotheringyou?
"
Acontractor.
Abuilderofhousesorotherbuildings.
Life'sjustgoingby.
Anotherwayofsaying"timeispassingfast."
"Hanz."
ThenameoftheMercedesdealeronthephone.
Beigeinterior,darkbrown.
Referringtothecolorsofthecar.
Outthedoor,just$44,000.
Acommonexpressionreferringtothefinalpriceofacar
aftereverythingfromtaxtoairconditioningisincluded.
GetaNova.
ANovawasaverycheapAmericanmadecarofthe1980s
(theemotionalandfinancialoppositeofaMercedesBenz).
Mercedesleather.Thickvinyl.
HowHanzdescribestheseatofthecar.
"Vinyl"isatypeofplasticcovering.
Ican'tcommit.
"Tocommit"istomakeafinaldecision(tobuyacar,
oroften,usedwhendecidingtobewithapartnerforever).
I'mbeingbuzzed.
Acolloquialwaytosay"telephoned."Notethepassivetense.
Heiscominginforthekill.
Thepointwhereasalesmanisabouttomakeasale(Alsousedinothercontextswheresomeoneisabouttoaccomplishsomethingimportant).
"Toyle-Dave."
Nameofanotheradvertisingagency.
Bradwasblownawaybyyourstuff.
"Toblowaway"someoneistogreatlyimpressthem
Inothercontexts,itcanalsomeantomurderwithagun!
TheKnudsencampaign.
Anadcampaignisapromotionalprogram,probablyonTV
andradio."Knudsen"isawell-knownfoodcompany.
We'regoingtogetFord!
"WewillreceivetheFordAutocompanyadcampaign."
Thetopoftheheap.
A"heap"isapile.Here,thisanexpressionmeaning"thebest."
SeniorVicePresident.
Averyhighpositioninacompany,justbelowPresident.
"PhilSchebaneau."
Nameofthepersonwhogottobe
SeniorVicePresidentinsteadofDavid.
Shiftedtoanotheraccount.
"Tobeshifted"istobetransferred.An"account"inabusinesscontextisaprofessionalrelationshipwithaparticularclient.
Keepyourpromises.
Acommonwaytosay"dowhatyousayyouwilldo."
YouweregroomingmeforSeniorVicePresident.
Here,"togroom"someoneistopreparethemforaparticularjob
(Itusuallymeanstomakesomeonelookphysicallyattractive).
Clever.
Agoodwordfor"smart,"thoughmorecommoninBritishEnglish.
Wehavetherightsto"NewYork,NewYork!
"
"Tohavetherights"tosomethingisalegaltermmeaning
tohavepermissiontouseasong,orotherworkofart.
It'skillerstuff!
Averycolloquialwaytosay"It'sverygood."
MakemeSeniorVicePresident!
Notethegrammaticalconstruction:
Youmakesomeonesomething
(Inthiscase,atopexecutiveinthecompany).
Yoursongstunk.
Notedherebecauseitisthepasttenseof"tostink."
Thrilled.
Anicelittlewordforveryhappy,ordelighted.
Let'sbringhimout!
"Tobringout"someoneishavethementerintoview"
(frombehindadoororcurtain).
Thepositionisfilled.
Ifajobhasbeen"filled,"ithasalreadybeengiventosomeoneelse.
Fuckyou!
ThequintessentialEnglishinsult.Verycrude,andusually
reflectiveofalotofangeronthepartofthespeaker.
Iwasthebestman.
Usually,themostimportantfriendofthegroomatawedding.
PhilScebaneauisthegroom.
Thegroomisthemanwhogetsmarriedatawedding.
I'msureyoudon'twanttobloweightyearswiththiscompany.
"Toblowsomething"isaverycommonwaytosaytodosomethingbadly,orinthiscase,towasteit.Keepyourearsopen,andyou'll
hear"Iblewit"everywhere.
You'refired!
"Tofiresomeone"istoterminateaperson'sjob.
I'mwastedandover.
David'swayofsayinghislifeisruined.
Ifsomethingis"over,"itisfinished.
He'scallingthecops.
Awidelyusedwaytorefertothepolice.
Callsecurity!
"Security"referstopeoplewhoguardthepeaceatacompany.
Youbald-headedfart!
Afunnybutverycrudeinsult:
"Afart"istheactofpassinggas.
Daviddoesn'tgethispromotion,butherushestotell
Lindathatit'sstillOK.Itstimetochangetheirlives....
Iusedtomakefunofmyfriendswhowantedtofindthemselves.
"Tomakefun"ofsomeoneistotea
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