Loser (film)
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| Directed by | Amy Heckerling |
| Produced by | Amy Heckerling Twink Caplan John M. Eckert |
| Written by | Amy Heckerling |
| Starring | Jason Biggs Mena Suvari Greg Kinnear |
| Music by | David Kitay |
| Cinematography | Rob Hahn |
| Editing by | Debra Chiate |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 21, 2000 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $18,404,706 |
Loser is a 2000 American romantic comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear. It is about a small town teenager who is accepted into New York University and must cope with the pressures of college life and the big city. It has many similar themes to The Apartment.
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[edit] Plot
On an academic scholarship, Paul Tannek (Jason Biggs) is a fish out of water kid from the Midwest who arrives in New York City.
Attending college at NYU, Paul runs into repeated complications and mishaps, usually brought on by his roommates, three spoiled, obnoxious party animals.
When Paul is branded a loser and kicked out by his roommates, he settles in a room at a veterinary clinic where, by accident, he meets and falls in love with Dora Diamond (Mena Suvari), a fellow student who is dating her unscrupulous literature professor (Greg Kinnear).
[edit] Cast
- Jason Biggs as Paul Tannek
- Mena Suvari as Dora Diamond
- Greg Kinnear as Professor Edward Alcott
- Zak Orth as Adam
- Tom Sadoski as Chris
- Jimmi Simpson as Noah
- Bobby Slayton as Sal
- Dan Aykroyd as Mr. Tannek
- Twink Caplan as Gena
- Andrea Martin as Professor
- Robert Miano as Victor
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Dog-loving girl
- Stuart Cornfeld as Foreman
- Taylor Negron as Photographer
- Martin Roach as Veterinarian
- Catherine Black as Military jacket girl
- Cameos
- Steven Wright as Bar dude
- Andy Dick as Office clerk
- Colleen Camp as Homeless woman
- David Spade as Video store clerk
- Alan Cumming as Himself / Emcee
- Greg Eklund as Himself
- Craig Montoya as Himself
- Brian Backer as Doctor
- Everclear as Themselves
[edit] Reception
The film opened at #8 at the North American box office making US$6,008,611 in its opening weekend. The film was met with mixed to negative reviews,[1] with Roger Ebert giving the film two stars out of four.[2] It scored 4.3/10 at Rotten Tomatoes, with a "Rotten" rating of only 25%. However, online film critic James Berardinelli gave the film 3.0/4.0 stars, stating that the film was one of the "pleasant surprises" of the 2000 film season.[3]
The film generated a total of US$15.6 million in the US. It failed further when released worldwide, grossing a total of just US$2.7 million. The film was therefore unable to break even on its production costs.[4]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Loser at the Internet Movie Database
- Loser at Box Office Mojo
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