"Lost In America"

[Atman]

This 1985 little gem of a movie came to mind when I was reading another post re: the bailout. In "Lost In America," Albert Brooks loses his ad agency job and sells everything he and wife Julie Haggerty own. He liquidates their real estate and bank accounts, and they take the cash and head out to discover America.

However, on their very first stop at a restaurant in Nevada, Brooks heads to the mens room and returns to the table to find that his wife has a previously-unknown gambling problem, and has lost every penny playing KENO. This is where the Wall Street bailout angle comes in...

Brooks goes to the casino owner and apologizes for the "mistake," and asks for his money back. Sincerely, earnestly, he understands that it's gambling, but it was all just a big misunderstanding, and if they could just give them back their $65,000 they'll forget the whole thing and be on their way.

Brooks and Haggerty didn't make out too well. Neither should the high-stakes gamblers on Wall Street. They GAMBLED, they produce NOTHING but paper. They LOST. Sell a few of your houses, trade the Boxster for a Focus and SHUT THE FUCK UP.

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[ixion]

1. yep, great movie... "c'mon 22..."

:rofl:

I think the analogy is very appropriate.

[valerief]

2. I LOVE that movie. It's hilarious. nt

[bunkerbuster1]

3. "I never said 'schmuck.'"

"you said, 'schmuck-see-Wayne-Newton!'"

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"You don't say 'nest', you don't say 'egg.' You say 'a bird lives in a round stick.'"

[unapatriciated]

4. "The Desert Inn has Heart, the Desert Inn has heart,,,,,,,,,,,the Desert Inn has heart."

[Bolo Boffin]

5. Excellent example. Thanks for reminding us of this! n/t