Losin' It

19831983
RR
1h 40min

Losin' It (1983)

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.

Director
- Curtis Hanson
Writers
- Bill Norton(screenplay)
- Bryan Gindoff(story)
Stars

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Teen sex comedy set in 1965 which follows four Los Angeles school friends, Woody, Dave, Spider, Wendell and the series of misadventures they get into when they travel south of the border to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to settle a pact to lose their virginity before the night is over, while a young woman, named Kathy, accompanies them for different reasons: to arrange a quick divorce from her husband. —<pataygs@voicenet.com>

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Taglines
- They were boozin' it, brusin' it and cruisin' it, but mostly they were . . .
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Reportedly, Tom Cruise said in an interview with 'Playboy' magazine that he did this movie because of Jackie Earle Haley.

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?

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

Top review

One of the most entertaining movies ever!

Losin' it is one of my favorite movies because it is so much fun. Sure Tom Cruise is in it, but the best performance is by Jackie Earle Haley as "Big Dave". Go rent it if you can find it! It's really funny.

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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
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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

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Runtime
- 1h 40min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono

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