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Loser (2000) -- A college student, branded a loser by his roommates and booted from the dorm, falls in love with a coed who has eyes for their professor.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.0/10   12,030 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Amy Heckerling (written by)
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Release Date:
21 July 2000 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Dare to be different
Plot:
A college student, branded a loser by his roommates and booted from the dorm, falls in love with a coed who has eyes for their professor. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Entertaining teenage romantic comedy more (147 total)

Cast

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Jason Biggs ... Paul Tannek

Mena Suvari ... Dora Diamond

Zak Orth ... Adam

Thomas Sadoski ... Chris (as Tom Sadoski)

Jimmi Simpson ... Noah

Greg Kinnear ... Prof. Edward Alcott

Dan Aykroyd ... Dad

Twink Caplan ... Gena
Bobby Slayton ... Sal

Robert Miano ... Victor
Mollie Israel ... Annie (as Mollee Israel)

Colleen Camp ... Homeless Woman

Andy Dick ... Another City Worker
Steven Wright ... Panty Hose Customer

Brian Backer ... Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Loser (USA) (alternative title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug content, crude sexual material and language.
Runtime:
98 min | Finland:92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The character of Dora Diamond is in part inspired by Franz Kafka's girlfriend late in his life, Dora Dymant. Kafka is mentioned in the English class scene in the movie. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Alcott says, "If Betty Friedan were alive... "; this was meant sarcastically. He's probably well aware that she was alive when the movie is set. more
Quotes:
Professor Edward Alcott: You know, I have this crazy philosophy that your grades should represent your grasp of the material and not your negotiating skills, which are amazing, by the way. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Entertaining teenage romantic comedy, 1 February 2009
6/10
Author: mario_c from Porto, Portugal

It's a teenage romantic comedy about a guy that goes to New York to go to college. He's from the countryside and he feels a bit out of context there, because people reject him for his simplicity. It's a simple story, quite realistic, and it's done in a funny and entertaining way (I especially enjoyed the scene when they do a teenage party inside the vet shop, with all the dogs and cats! It was funny!:). There're nice performances from Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari who do the main characters. The soundtrack is appropriated to a teen movie. It's nothing outstanding but it's a nice and entertaining film. I score it 6/10.

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This is the movie 'The Apartment' yes? starchild42788
AND the biggest loser award goes to.... spacecadet22
dora's clothing emobaby_24
i am so glad i didnt watch this before going to university sublime_boom_box
Alcott and Italian saleswoman emailamyr
A Skotch, what the hell is that?? FootprintsInTheCustard
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