Losin' It

Losin' It
Losin' It
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Curtis Hanson
Written by	Bill L. Norton
Produced by	Bryan Gindoff; Hannah Hempstead; Joel B. Michaels
Starring	Tom Cruise; Jackie Earle Haley; John Stockwell; Shelley Long;
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Richard Halsey
Music by	Kenneth Wannberg
Production; companies	Tiberius Film Productions; Tijuana Productions
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures Corporation
Release date	April 8, 1983;
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$1,246,141

Losin' It is a 1983 American-Canadian comedy film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, and John Stockwell. The plot concerns four teenagers trying to lose their virginity. Losin' It was filmed largely in Calexico, California.

Plot

Four teenagers from late 1950s Los Angeles are on their way to Tijuana, Mexico: Dave, Woody, Spider, and Dave's brother Wendell. Dave, Spider, and Woody are there to lose their virginity, while Wendell came along to buy fireworks. They end up picking up a woman named Kathy, who goes with them because she wants a fast divorce from her husband, and they get into a series of hijinks and misadventures south of the border.

Cast

Tom Cruise as Woody
Shelley Long as Kathy
Jackie Earle Haley as Dave
John Stockwell as Spider
John P. Navin, Jr. as Wendell
Henry Darrow as Sheriff
Hector Elias as Chuey
Mario Marcelino as Pablo
John Valby as Johnny Hotrocks
Rick Rossovich as Marine
Kale Browne as Larry
Santos Morales as barker at Tongaley

Reception

Critical response

The film received negative reviews from critics. It has a 20% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews.^[3]

Box office

The film opened in 180 theatres in New York and Los Angeles opening with a "lackluster" $437,257 for the weekend.^[4]^[2]

Home media

MGM released Losin' It as a Region 1 DVD on February 6, 2001. Kino Lorber released the film on Blu-ray on March 5, 2019.

References

^ ^a ^b Losin' It at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ ^a ^b Losin' It at Box Office Mojo
^ "Losin' It (1983)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
^ "'Tootsie' Sashays Back To The Top Of Boxoffice Heap". Variety. April 13, 1983. p. 3.

External links

Losin' It at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Losin' It at AllMovie
Losin' It at Box Office Mojo
Losin' It at IMDb
Losin' It at Rotten Tomatoes

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[AFI-1] Losin' It at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[mojo-2] Losin' It at Box Office Mojo

[3] "Losin' It (1983)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

[4] "'Tootsie' Sashays Back To The Top Of Boxoffice Heap". Variety. April 13, 1983. p. 3.

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