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Let's Get Lost

Name: Let's Get Lost
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 1988-09-15
Cast: Chet Baker, Carol Baker, Vera Baker, Paul Baker, Dean Baker

1988 | 120 min | Music, Documentary

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for the curious. If you loved Amy or Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, start here.
The mood: Eye-opening.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 2 hr.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.

How it earned its rating

CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$574K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Bruce Weber

Chet BakerSelf
Carol BakerSelf
Vera BakerSelf
Paul BakerSelf
Dean BakerSelf
Missy BakerSelf
Dick BockSelf
William ClaxtonSelf
FleaSelf
Hersh HamelSelf