Losin' It (1983)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writer:

Bill L. Norton (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 April 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They were boozin' it, brusin' it and cruisin' it, but mostly they were . . .

Plot:

Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.

Plot Keywords:

Teen Sex Comedy | Cult Favorite | Female Nudity | Cult Comedy | Lingerie Slip

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Woody
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Dave
John Stockwell	...	Spider
John P. Navin Jr.	...	Wendell
Shelley Long	...	Kathy
Henry Darrow	...	Sheriff
Hector Elias	...	Chuey
Daniel Faraldo	...	Taxi Driver #1
Mario Marcelino	...	Pablo
Rick Rossovich	...	Marine
James Victor	...	Lawyer
Kale Browne	...	Larry
Enrique Castillo	...	Taxi Driver #2
Cornelio Hernandez	...	Big Guy in Jail
Hector Morales	...	Watch Seller

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Calexico, California, USA

Company:

Tiberius Film Productions

Trivia:

Released as "Porki 3" in Brazil to cash in on the success of "Porky's" and "Porky's 2".

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene when Dave (Jackie Earle Haley) is flirting with the bar girl, her hand is wrapped around her cup. When Dave drops the Spanish Fly into her drink the cup is standing alone at the center of the table. In the next shot her hand is back around the cup again.

Quotes:

[Spider comes back with a condom]
Spider: I forgot my rubber.
Spider's Whore: Did you remember to bring your dick?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words (#20.6)" (2008)

Good Movie

I saw this on Comedy Central Back in 1996 a few times. I loved the movie. I found it quite funny and cute. A good teen type movie. I would recommend you see this movie with a whole bunch of friends, cause it's good like that. Good movie.