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Loser (2000) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
5.0/10   11,422 votes
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Director:
Amy Heckerling
Writer (WGA):
Amy Heckerling (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 July 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
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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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Weekly TV Wrap Up - May 14th, 2009
 (From Screen Rant. 13 May 2009, 11:40 PM, PDT)

Hey, Paulington: Time for Timer, Fast Times: The Series, and Southland
 (From MovieWeb. 7 May 2009, 2:03 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Entertaining teenage romantic comedy more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Loser (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug content, crude sexual material and language.
Runtime:
98 min | Finland:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
The character of Dora Diamond is in part inspired by Franz Kafka's girlfriend late in his life, Dora Dymant. Kafka is mentioned in the English class scene in the movie. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Yet another Toronto landmark visible. During one of the scenes where Paul and Dora are walking on the street at night, they walk past Lee's Palace which is a concert hall on Bloor St. in Toronto, not New York. more
Quotes:
Paul Tannek: Oh are you referring to the illegal drugs you distribute at partied?
Chris: You know what I'm talking about?
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Movie Connections:
References Fargo (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Magna Cum Nada more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Entertaining teenage romantic comedy, 1 February 2009
6/10
Author: mario_c from Porto, Portugal

It's a teenage romantic comedy about a guy that goes to New York to go to college. He's from the countryside and he feels a bit out of context there, because people reject him for his simplicity. It's a simple story, quite realistic, and it's done in a funny and entertaining way (I especially enjoyed the scene when they do a teenage party inside the vet shop, with all the dogs and cats! It was funny!:). There're nice performances from Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari who do the main characters. The soundtrack is appropriated to a teen movie. It's nothing outstanding but it's a nice and entertaining film. I score it 6/10.

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