Medford Brewster, the disguised Michael became close to sweet, bubbly fellow co-star - the submissive, confused, struggling and deceived actress Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange), while her interested widowed father Lesley "Les" Nichols (Charles Durning) fell for him/her.It received criticism from both reviewers and fans alike for its somber tone, incoherent story with too many strands and unidentified locales and characters, and heavy emphasis on special effects to the detriment of the plot." After aking $10 for the referral, and another $10 to cover expenses - and fleecing Joe of his money, Ratso sends Joe to the room of Mr.Seemingly routine scenes of the bustling newsroom and a run-down meeting for the evening""s schedule on UBS-TV are shown interspersed underneath the film""s credits.It also spawned further attempts to chronicle the social problem and theme of alcoholism, including this list of representative films:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)A Star is Born (1954)(also 1937, 1976)Country Girl (1954)I""ll Cry Tomorrow (1955)Days of Wine and Roses (1962)Who""s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)Only When I Laugh (1981)The Verdict (1982)Under the Volcano (1984)Barfly (1987)Ironweed (1987)Clean and Sober (1988)When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)Leaving Las Vegas (1995)Affliction (1997)28 Days (2000)Plot SynopsisThursday Afternoon:After the credits,The Lost Weekendopens with a panning, left-to-right cityscape view of New York City.