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 condescending professor.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 condescending professor.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 condescending professor.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Chris
- (as Tom Sadoski)
- Annie
- (as Mollee Israel)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a February 2017 feature at The Ringer that interviewed Amy Heckerling and wrote about her entire career, Heckerling said that the main reason this film failed is that the studio insisted it be delivered as a PG-13 film even though it was intended by everyone else, from Heckerling to the since-departed studio executives who'd greenlit production, as an R-rated comedy. The studio said that R-rated comedies weren't welcomed by enough audiences and forced the film to be watered down considerably. Heckerling said the movie failed because audiences could tell it was not doing what it was intended to do.
- GoofsThe subways used in this movie are clearly not New York City subways. The subways in New York do not have padded seats or rounded windows.
- Quotes
Dora Diamond: Well, you know how there are couples that stay together just because they feel like they can't do any better, or there are people who are sad and miserable and live alone? But then there's this microscopically teeny group of luck people who get to be with the person they're madly in love with.
Paul Tannek: Dora, you ever consider being in love and leaving out the "madly" part?
Dora Diamond: Well, what's the fun in that?
- SoundtracksDon't Fight It Baby
Written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Ali Tennant (as Ali Tennant)
Performed by Five
Courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd./Arista Records, Inc.
The acting is alright, teen-movie poster child Jason Biggs as the "Loser" delivers well, Greg Kinnear does a great job in his role as the slick, uppity, self-important, boneheaded college professor with a dirty little secret.... an let's not forget the one and only true reason why this movie just might be for you after all: Mena Suvari!! (Yes folks, I gotta admit that I, for one, will never find true happiness until one fine day I'll get to be with somebody like her.) Cute as ever, she gives a standout performance as the sweet, attitude-laden little grunge girl. Really something to see!
As for the rest of the movie, it's more like "same old, same old..." - if you like Mena Suvari, you're bound to love it, but otherwise, not that I'd tell you not to bother, but just don't expect to be too thrilled because it's really all been done before (and some of it actually by none other than Jason Biggs in some of his better-known flicks).
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- The Loser
- Filming locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Toronto Opera House)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,618,626
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,008,611
- Jul 23, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $18,404,706
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1