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Losin' It

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
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4.9/10
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Losin' It (1982)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
4.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Curtis Hanson
  • Writers
    • Bill Norton(screenplay)
    • Bryan Gindoff(story)
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • John Stockwell
  • Director
    • Curtis Hanson
  • Writers
    • Bill Norton(screenplay)
    • Bryan Gindoff(story)
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • John Stockwell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos2

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    Photos32

    Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, John Stockwell, Jackie Earle Haley, and John P. Navin Jr. at an event for Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, and Rob Lowe at an event for Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, John Stockwell, Jackie Earle Haley, Laura James, Victoria Wells, and Martha E. Martinez at an event for Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, John Stockwell, and Jackie Earle Haley at an event for Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise and Shelley Long at an event for Losin' It (1982)
    Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise and John Stockwell in Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, John Stockwell, Jackie Earle Haley, and John P. Navin Jr. in Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, John Stockwell, Jackie Earle Haley, Laura James, Victoria Wells, and Martha E. Martinez in Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, John Stockwell, and Jackie Earle Haley in Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, John Stockwell, Jackie Earle Haley, and John P. Navin Jr. in Losin' It (1982)
    Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, John Stockwell, and John P. Navin Jr. in Losin' It (1982)

    Top cast

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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Woody
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • Dave
    John Stockwell
    John Stockwell
    • Spider
    John P. Navin Jr.
    John P. Navin Jr.
    • Wendell (Wimp)
    Shelley Long
    Shelley Long
    • Kathy
    Henry Darrow
    Henry Darrow
    • Sheriff
    Hector Elias
    Hector Elias
    • Chuey
    Daniel Faraldo
    Daniel Faraldo
    • Taxi Driver #1
    Mario Marcelino
    • Pablo
    Rick Rossovich
    Rick Rossovich
    • Marine
    • (as Rick Rossovitch)
    James Victor
    James Victor
    • Lawyer
    Kale Browne
    Kale Browne
    • Larry (Kathy's Husband)
    Enrique Castillo
    Enrique Castillo
    • Taxi Driver #2
    Cornelio Hernandez
    • Big Guy in Jail
    Hector Morales
    • Watch Seller
    Santos Morales
    • Tunga Lei Doorman
    John Valby
    • Johnny Hotrocks (Emcee)
    Laura James
    • Woody's Whore
    • Director
      • Curtis Hanson
    • Writers
      • Bill Norton(screenplay) (story)
      • Bryan Gindoff(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Because this movie was a low budget, non-union film, they used at least ten crew members as actors, and many others didn't want their names on the credits. They also hired a lot of local people from Calexico, California to be extras and a few were put in as principals with lines. The art department covered eighty percent of the store fronts on the main boulevard with period looking facades. The crew worked six nights a week for five to six weeks for most of the scenes. The only nights off were Sunday nights, so a lot of the crew would drive into Mexicali, Mexico to go dancing at their version of a "Studio 54" disco. The Model A car, that was owned by the local guys, was actually very troublesome for the duration of the movie. By the end, it was dragging on the ground because the suspension was bad.
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the junkyard scene when Wendell was to drive Dave out of the junkyard, there's a mid-'70s Oldsmobile Cutlass in the background.
    • Quotes

      [Spider comes back with a condom]

      Spider: I forgot my rubber.

      Spider's Whore: Did you remember to bring your dick?

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits roll the name of songwriter Bert Kalmar is misspelled as Bert Kalmer.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Teenage Sex Movies (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Losin' It
      by Jeff Alan (as J. Alan) and T. Shenale
      Performed by Jeff Alan Band

    User reviews22

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    Review
    Featured review
    Forget Tom Cruise. The whole movie is Jackie Earle Haley.
    Losin' It is a pretty funny roadtrip movie, thanks to the comedic antics of Jackie Earle Haley ('Breaking Away') who plays Dave, an oversexed kid desperate from some action during a weekend in Mexico. He and his buddies, Woody (Tom Cruise) clean cut shy kid, headlong Spider (the gorgeous John Stockwell) and Dave's clever brother Wendell (John P. Navin Jr.), embark on a wild roadtrip to lust after girls and underaged booze in 1965.

    Each of the guys has their own experiences with love and mischief. Woody spends most of the time with Kathy (Shelly Long), a flamboyant older woman who hitched a ride with the boys to get a quickie divorce. Spider, the ego, abandons the group and frequently gets in trouble with a corrupt sheriff. Wendell, who came along for lots of black market goodies, spends the weekend trying to save his brother's ass, since Dave's misconception that the town is full of easy women gets him in heavy trouble with the locals.

    It's a pretty funny movie that I'm surprised hasn't been given more notoriety among 80s fans. Tom Cruise and John Stockwell played their typical characters, but the stars of this movie, were really Jackie Earle Haley and John Navin. They were perfect.
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    5
    • vertigo_14
    • May 5, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 1983 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tijuana
    • Filming locations
      • Calexico, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Tiberius Film Productions
      • Tijuana Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,246,141
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $437,257
      • Apr 10, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,246,141
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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