Loser (2000)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer (WGA):

Amy Heckerling (written by)

Release Date:

21 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

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.

Plot Keywords:

Love | College | Loser | New York | Party

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Loser (USA)

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

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37232) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:6 | Spain:13 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Branti Film Productions

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.

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.

Quotes:

Paul Tannek: Oh are you referring to the illegal drugs you distribute at partied?
Chris: You know what I'm talking about?

Movie Connections:

References Fargo (1996)

Soundtrack:

Magna Cum Nada

Entertaining teenage romantic comedy

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.