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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 12/19/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 10 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age

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

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

Starring two of the leads from American Pie, the 2000 teen comedy Loser comes to DVD with this release. Talent files, interactive menus, production notes, scene selection, and the "Teenage Dirtbag" video by one-hit wonders Wheetus ought to be enough to make this disc appealing to fans, but what really makes Loser a winner is the widescreen 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and audio selections. Along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, there Dolby Digital Stereo audio tracks in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Also included is a standard 1.33:1 pan-and-scan transfer and subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide