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Loser

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
31K
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Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
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Romantic ComedyComedyRomance

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 condescending professor.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 condescending professor.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 condescending professor.

  • Director
    • Amy Heckerling
  • Writer
    • Amy Heckerling
  • Stars
    • Jason Biggs
    • Mena Suvari
    • Zak Orth
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Amy Heckerling
    • Writer
      • Amy Heckerling
    • Stars
      • Jason Biggs
      • Mena Suvari
      • Zak Orth
    • 173User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jason Biggs
    Jason Biggs
    • Paul Tannek
    Mena Suvari
    Mena Suvari
    • Dora Diamond
    Zak Orth
    Zak Orth
    • Adam
    Thomas Sadoski
    Thomas Sadoski
    • Chris
    • (as Tom Sadoski)
    Jimmi Simpson
    Jimmi Simpson
    • Noah
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Prof. Edward Alcott
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Dad
    Twink Caplan
    Twink Caplan
    • Gena
    Bobby Slayton
    Bobby Slayton
    • Sal
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Victor
    Mollie Heckerling
    Mollie Heckerling
    • Annie
    • (as Mollee Israel)
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Homeless Woman
    Andy Dick
    Andy Dick
    • Another City Worker
    Steven Wright
    Steven Wright
    • Panty Hose Customer
    Brian Backer
    Brian Backer
    • Doctor
    Meredith Scott Lynn
    Meredith Scott Lynn
    • Dog Loving Girl
    Stuart Cornfeld
    Stuart Cornfeld
    • Foreman
    Taylor Negron
    Taylor Negron
    • Photographer
    • Director
      • Amy Heckerling
    • Writer
      • Amy Heckerling
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    • Trivia
      In a February 2017 feature at The Ringer that interviewed Amy Heckerling and wrote about her entire career, Heckerling said that the main reason this film failed is that the studio insisted it be delivered as a PG-13 film even though it was intended by everyone else, from Heckerling to the since-departed studio executives who'd greenlit production, as an R-rated comedy. The studio said that R-rated comedies weren't welcomed by enough audiences and forced the film to be watered down considerably. Heckerling said the movie failed because audiences could tell it was not doing what it was intended to do.
    • Goofs
      The subways used in this movie are clearly not New York City subways. The subways in New York do not have padded seats or rounded windows.
    • Quotes

      Dora Diamond: I love self-loathing complaint rock you can dance to.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: X-Men/The Five Senses/The Eyes of Tammy Faye/Chuck & Buck (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Fight It Baby
      Written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Ali Tennant (as Ali Tennant)

      Performed by Five

      Courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd./Arista Records, Inc.

    User reviews173

    Featured review
    7/10

    Hits a little close to home

    I have always been the outsider as a teenager (why do you think I have hundreds of movies on my comment list), so I can relate to this film. Not because I have gone to a college from a far off land and am not familiar with the area. But because I have always known what It's like to not always get the girl, always to be alone and to have such low self-esteem you make eeyore from Winnie the Pooh look like Richard Simmons. So I can sympathize. But saying did I like the entire movie, no. Because the main heroine (Mena Suvari) knows who is the right one in her life (her choices are the teen Jason Biggs and a married professor Greg Kinnear) and takes too long to find out who the right one is (I am not revealing who that is). While she and Biggs are likeable characters, they also make dumb choices in the dating game. Sort of like Boys and Girls which came out last month. Yet, I can reccomend this film to teen film fans, Everclear fans, or fans of writer/director/co-producer Amy Heckerling's work (she is of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Clueless fame). Just don't go into it looking for a way to find better love. B+
    • Quinoa1984
    • Jul 27, 2000
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    • Release date
      • July 21, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un perdedor con suerte
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Toronto Opera House)
    • Production companies
      • Branti Film Productions
      • Cockamamie
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,618,626
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,008,611
      • Jul 23, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,404,706
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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