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* HopeSpot: Linda repeatedly bets on 22 on the roulette wheel in Vegas. By the time David comes to the table, the ball does indeed land on 22. However, it only wins 35 dollars, and Linda has lost the entire nest egg, which David only finds out after pulling Linda away.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of [[JourneyToFindOneself road trip and "journey of discovery" films]]. David gets angry when he learns that [[PassedOverPromotion he's getting transferred to New York instead of a promotion]], which would probably have been a great opportunity for him and was done because of how well-respected he is for his skill set. But since it's not what he was expecting or what he wants, he gets mad, throws a tantrum at his boss and prospective work partner, gets fired, and then pressures his wife Linda into quitting her job (which she wasn't exactly crazy about either). The couple then comes up with a half-baked scheme to live under the radar in a motor home, living off of just enough money by excluding some life's necessities. But this comes with many mishaps: enduring the humiliation of being reduced to a crosswalk guard where he was mocked by {{Spoiled Brat}}s, having their nest egg bet away by Linda because of a crazy gambling high while David himself was asleep, and making an enemy out of a wanted murderer. Ultimately, [[FishOutOfWater David discovers that he was really better off where he was]], so he goes to New York and manages to get his job back with a pay cut.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of {{Road Trip Plot}}s and [[JourneyToFindOneself road trip and "journey of discovery" films]]. David gets angry when he learns that [[PassedOverPromotion he's getting transferred to New York instead of a promotion]], which would probably have been a great opportunity for him and was done because of how well-respected he is for his skill set. But since it's not what he was expecting or what he wants, he gets mad, throws a tantrum at his boss and prospective work partner, gets fired, and then pressures his wife Linda into quitting her job (which she wasn't exactly crazy about either). The couple then comes up with a half-baked scheme to live under the radar in a motor home, living off of just enough money by excluding some life's necessities. But this comes with many mishaps: enduring the humiliation of being reduced to a crosswalk guard where he was mocked by {{Spoiled Brat}}s, having their nest egg bet away by Linda because of a crazy gambling high while David himself was asleep, and making an enemy out of a wanted murderer. Ultimately, [[FishOutOfWater David discovers that he was really better off where he was]], so he goes to New York and manages to get his job back with a pay cut.
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* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: After losing his job, David recalls a conversation he had the previous night with Linda about how they need to take more risks and be more spontaneous. So they spontaneously sell off their home and travel around the country on a JourneyToFindOneself. And it goes very badly when [[FishOutOfWater they're two yuppies in places where such a thing is simply not respected]]. David ends up CrossingTheBUrntBridge when he realize what a dumb mistake he made.
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* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: After losing his job, David recalls a conversation he had the previous night with Linda about how they need to take more risks and be more spontaneous. So they spontaneously sell off their home and travel around the country on a JourneyToFindOneself. And it goes very badly when [[FishOutOfWater they're two yuppies in places where such a thing is simply not respected]]. David ends up CrossingTheBUrntBridge CrossingTheBurntBridge when he realize realizes what a dumb mistake he made.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of [[JourneyToFindOneself road trip and "journey of discovery" films]]. David gets angry when he learns that [[PassedOverPromotion he's getting transferred to New York instead of a promotion]], which would probably have been a great opportunity for him and was done because of how well-respected he is for his skill set. But since it's not what he was expecting or what he wants, he gets mad, throws a tantrum at his boss and prospective work partner, gets fired, and then pressures his wife Linda into quitting her job, (which she wasn't exactly crazy about either). The couple then comes up with a crazy half-baked scheme to live under the radar in a motor home, living off of just enough money by excluding some life's necessities. Ultimately, [[FishOutOfWater David discovers that he was really better off where he was]], so he goes to New York and manages to get his job back with a pay cut. But this was after many mishaps: enduring the humiliation of being reduced to a crosswalk guard where he was mocked by {{Spoiled Brat}}s, having their nest egg bet away by Linda because of a crazy gambling high while David himself was asleep, and making an enemy out of a wanted murderer.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of [[JourneyToFindOneself road trip and "journey of discovery" films]]. David gets angry when he learns that [[PassedOverPromotion he's getting transferred to New York instead of a promotion]], which would probably have been a great opportunity for him and was done because of how well-respected he is for his skill set. But since it's not what he was expecting or what he wants, he gets mad, throws a tantrum at his boss and prospective work partner, gets fired, and then pressures his wife Linda into quitting her job, job (which she wasn't exactly crazy about either). The couple then comes up with a crazy half-baked scheme to live under the radar in a motor home, living off of just enough money by excluding some life's necessities.necessities. But this comes with many mishaps: enduring the humiliation of being reduced to a crosswalk guard where he was mocked by {{Spoiled Brat}}s, having their nest egg bet away by Linda because of a crazy gambling high while David himself was asleep, and making an enemy out of a wanted murderer. Ultimately, [[FishOutOfWater David discovers that he was really better off where he was]], so he goes to New York and manages to get his job back with a pay cut. But this was after many mishaps: enduring the humiliation of being reduced to a crosswalk guard where he was mocked by {{Spoiled Brat}}s, having their nest egg bet away by Linda because of a crazy gambling high while David himself was asleep, and making an enemy out of a wanted murderer.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: David bases the idea that he and Linda can pull off a JourneyToFindOneself because that's what happened in ''Film/EasyRider''. As David and Linda are shocked to discover, it's a lot more work than shown in that movie, especially when [[FishOutOfWater David and Linda are grossly out of their element]]. Not only is the lifestyle of the wandering vagabond not very glamorous, but they end up losing everything they have, get stuck in low-paying jobs, and nearly get divorced because of how many things go wrong.
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** David bases the idea that he and Linda can pull off a JourneyToFindOneself because that's what happened in ''Film/EasyRider''. As David and Linda are shocked to discover, it's a lot more work than shown in that movie, especially when [[FishOutOfWater David and Linda are grossly out of their element]]. Not only is the lifestyle of the wandering vagabond not very glamorous, but they end up losing everything they have, get stuck in low-paying jobs, and nearly get divorced because of how many things gowrong.wrong.
** After the couple each hit their RageBreakingPoint, Linda hitchhikes with the driver of a muscle car that she sees, prompting David to give chase in the motor home. Too bad for David that he does this near the Hoover Dam, which has a lot of steep inclines on its roads. As a wide-angle shot shows, the motor home can't gain anywhere near the speed that a muscle car can on such inclines, and David loses them. It doesn't matter how mad David is at the situation; all his anger isn't going to change the laws of physics.
** David bases the idea that he and Linda can pull off a JourneyToFindOneself because that's what happened in ''Film/EasyRider''. As David and Linda are shocked to discover, it's a lot more work than shown in that movie, especially when [[FishOutOfWater David and Linda are grossly out of their element]]. Not only is the lifestyle of the wandering vagabond not very glamorous, but they end up losing everything they have, get stuck in low-paying jobs, and nearly get divorced because of how many things go
** After the couple each hit their RageBreakingPoint, Linda hitchhikes with the driver of a muscle car that she sees, prompting David to give chase in the motor home. Too bad for David that he does this near the Hoover Dam, which has a lot of steep inclines on its roads. As a wide-angle shot shows, the motor home can't gain anywhere near the speed that a muscle car can on such inclines, and David loses them. It doesn't matter how mad David is at the situation; all his anger isn't going to change the laws of physics.
