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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Amy Heckerling (written by)
Release Date:
21 July 2000 (USA)
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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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1 nomination
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(10 articles)
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Predictable, but still very entertaining
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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Also Known As:
The Loser (USA) (alternative title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug content, crude sexual material and language.
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98 min | Finland:92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Finland:K-12 |
Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #37232) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Germany:6 |
Spain:13 |
UK:12 |
Singapore:PG
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The scene featuring David Spade was filmed in Toronto's first specialty video store Revue Video. Since the store specializes in films (Foreign Language and Classics) other than the ones feature in the scene, the whole look of the store had to be changed.
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Errors in geography: This movie indicates that the students are attending New York University (i.e. reference to Rubin Hall). However, buildings used by people entering and exiting are not a part of New York University. (They are actually at University of Toronto.)
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Quotes:
Paul Tannek:
What kinda drugs were you giving out here?
Chris: Drugs? Man, all we had was BEER.
Paul Tannek: You can't pass out from just drinking beer.
Chris: Yes you can, if you take something before you drink it!
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Chris: Drugs? Man, all we had was BEER.
Paul Tannek: You can't pass out from just drinking beer.
Chris: Yes you can, if you take something before you drink it!
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Referenced in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
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Dance To The Underground
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Yes, Loser is a very predictable film. Plotwise, it follows most other romantic comedy type movies. But still, there is enough here to make it stand out somewhat. Granted, being better than most teen romantic comedies isn't much of an accomplishment, but Loser is a good movie, even though I knew what was going to happen.
I thought Jason Biggs played his part as Paul very well. He had the loser-like goofiness that inspired quite a few laughs, but you could also tell how much the character loved Mena Suvari's character, Dora. Greg Kinnear is also very good as Professor Alcott, Dora's love interest at the beginning of the movie. When all is said and done, Paul comes out as a winner, not a Loser, because he realizes that you don't have to fit in with everyone else to be "cool." That's what really sets this movie apart from lots of other recent teen movies. It does have a point. Obviously, it's not extremely deep, and it won't change your life or anything, but it's still good, and it makes the movie very worthwhile.
I think that lots of people didn't like this movie because they were expecting something along the lines of American Pie, given that both Biggs and Suvari were in that. If you're looking for American Pie, you will not like Loser. Although billed as a comedy, there are some times when it's downright serious, especially further into the movie. If you want non-stop gross-out humor, Loser is not for you. If, however, you want to see a good romantic film, that's funny at times, but serious at other, just like real life, then I think you will enjoy Loser. Yes, the basic plot is quite familiar, but there's enough extra stuff to keep it interesting and make it stand out from the crowd of bad teen comedies that have been around lately.
Rating: 8/10