Losin' It is a 1983 comedy film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, and John Stockwell. The plot concerns four teenagers trying to lose their virginity. Losin' It was filmed largely in Calexico, California.
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Directed by | Curtis Hanson |
Written by | Bill L. Norton |
Produced by | Bryan Gindoff Hannah Hempstead Joel B. Michaels |
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Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
Edited by | Richard Halsey |
Music by | Kenneth Wannberg |
Production companies | Tiberius Film Productions Tijuana Productions |
Distributed by | Embassy Pictures Corporation[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million |
Box office | $1,246,141[2] |
Four teenagers from mid 1960s Los Angeles are on their way to Tijuana, Mexico: Dave, Woody, Spider, and Dave's brother Wendell. Dave, Spider, and Woody are there to lose their virginity, while Wendell came along to buy fireworks. They end up picking up a woman named Kathy, who goes with them because she wants a fast divorce from her husband, and they get into a series of hijinks and misadventures south of the border.
The film received negative reviews from critics. It has an 18% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews.[3]
The film opened in 180 theatres in New York and Los Angeles opening with a "lackluster" $437,257 for the weekend.[4][2]
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MGM released Losin' It as a Region 1 DVD on February 6, 2001. Kino Lorber released the film on Blu-ray on March 5, 2019.
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