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 total
- Chris
- (as Tom Sadoski)
- Annie
- (as Mollee Israel)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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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.
I've watched the movie for the fourth time in a year now, which has given me some time to think about it. Yes, those fake "friends" of the lead character are somewhat cringy and the ending about them is unnecessary. But that's the only negative aspect. For the rest of the movie you have a naive but smart girl, and a good guy in a bad world. By the end she let's go of her naivety and Paul gives up on trying to fit in and instead takes a moral stand. This quote from the movie sums it up well:
"It feels like this whole city is one big orgy and if you feel anything for anyone you are a chump".
The chemistry is good and full of heart. It's a good movie to watch if you just want something decent with a friend.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- The Loser
- Filming locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Toronto Opera House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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