• Rating:
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age
• Themes: College Life, Opposites Attract, Teachers and Students
• Director: Amy Heckerling
• Main Cast: David Spade, Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Zak Orth, Tom Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson, Greg Kinnear, Dan Aykroyd, Andy Dick
• Release Year: 2000
• Country: US
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG13

Plot

After making Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Clueless (1995), two of the definitive films about the joys and terrors of American high school, writer/director Amy Heckerling moves on to college with this bittersweet romantic comedy. Paul Tannek (Jason Biggs) is a bright but socially inept college freshman who has just arrived at NYU from the Midwest. Frumpy and studious, Paul has trouble meeting people, doesn't get along with his roommates, and most of his fellow students hardly acknowledge his existence. But Paul finds a soul mate in Dora Diamond (Mena Suvari), who has even more problems than he does: she's out of money, has nowhere to live, works a humiliating job as a waitress at a strip club, and has become involved with one of her professors, Edward Alcott (Greg Kinnear), whose callous treatment hardly boosts her shaky self-esteem. Dora gives Paul some advice on how to fit in with his roommates, and Paul lets her stay with him while she looks for work; when he becomes infatuated with her, he has to figure out how to win her away from Edward. Loser marked a reunion for Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari, who starred together in the hit teen comedy American Pie. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Jason Biggs - Paul Tannek
• Mena Suvari - Dora Diamond
• Zak Orth - Adam
• Tom Sadoski - Chris
• Jimmi Simpson - Noah
• Greg Kinnear - Professor Edward Alcott
• Dan Aykroyd - Dad
• Andy Dick - City Clerk
• David Spade

Twink Caplan - Gena; Bobby Slayton; Robert Miano; Mollie Israel; Colleen Camp; Steven J. Wright - Strip Club Patron; Scott Thomson; Andrea Martin

Credit

Twink Caplan - Producer; Debra Chiate - Editor; John M. Eckert - Executive Producer; Amy Heckerling - Director; Amy Heckerling - Producer; Amy Heckerling - Screenwriter; Steven Jordan - Production Designer; David Kitay - Composer (Music Score); Mona May - Costume Designer; Michael O'Farrell - Supervising Sound Editor; Lynn Kressel - Casting; Rob Hahn - Cinematographer; Jeffrey Steven Authors - First Assistant Director; Greg Chapman - Sound/Sound Designer; Elliot Lurie - Musical Direction/Supervision; Patricia Cuccia - Set Designer; Patricia Cuccia - Set Decorator; Andrew M. Stearn - Art Director

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