Loser (US)

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Dare to be different
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: $24.95
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
American Pie`s Jason Biggs will win your heart as lovable loser Paul Tannek, a small-town guy just starting college in New York City. With little cash, no friends and three hard-partying, girl-chasing roommates who taunt him when they`re not ignoring him, Paul`s life is the pits. Then he meets kindred spirit, fellow student Dora Diamond (American Beauty`s Mena Suvari) and things start to look up. But if Dora`s heartless boyfriend, their literature professor Edward Alcott (Greg Kinnear), doesn`t get in the way of the budding romance, Paul`s conniving roommates will.

Directed by Amy Heckerling (Clueless, Fast Times At Ridgemont High), this winning romantic comedy features cameos by Dan Aykroyd and Andy Dick.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Music Video: Wheatus, "Teenage Dirtbag"
Talent Files
Theatrical Trailers
Production Notes

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Pan & Scan 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 French
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Portuguese
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Spanish

Subtitle Tracks:
French
Chinese
Korean
English
Spanish
CC: English
Portuguese
Thai

Directed By:
Amy Heckerling

Written By:
Amy Heckerling

Starring:
Jimmi Simpson
Thomas Sadoski
Zak Orth
Mena Suvari
Jason Biggs

Casting By:
Lynn Kressel
Ross Clydesdale

Soundtrack By:
David Kitay

Director of Photography:
Rob Hahn

Editor:
Debra Chiate

Costume Designer:
Mona May

Production Designer:
Steven J. Jordan

Producer:
Amy Heckerling
Twink Caplan

Executive Producer:
John M. Eckert

Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

An ordinary college comedy, which isn`t all that funny, but very well casted with Jason Biggs.
The video transfer of both the widescreen and the fullscreen is ok. There are no compression signs at all and the amount of detail is satisfying.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is also ok. The surrounds are used mainly to enhance the musical score on occasions.
The menus are all still.
The extras include a behind the scenes look and a music video.
Bottom line - another familiar college teen comedy with Biggs as the perfect geek.

posted by Zvi Josef on 21/6/2001 22:50