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American Teenagers

Original title: Losin' It
  • 1982
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
5.7K
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American Teenagers (1982)
Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.
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Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.

  • Director
    • Curtis Hanson
  • Writers
    • Bill Norton
    • Bryan Gindoff
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • John Stockwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    5.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Curtis Hanson
    • Writers
      • Bill Norton
      • Bryan Gindoff
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Jackie Earle Haley
      • John Stockwell
    • 25User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Woody
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • Dave
    John Stockwell
    John Stockwell
    • Spider
    John P. Navin Jr.
    John P. Navin Jr.
    • Wendell (Wimp)
    Shelley Long
    Shelley Long
    • Kathy
    Henry Darrow
    Henry Darrow
    • Sheriff
    Hector Elias
    Hector Elias
    • Chuey
    Daniel Faraldo
    Daniel Faraldo
    • Taxi Driver #1
    Mario Marcelino
    • Pablo
    Rick Rossovich
    Rick Rossovich
    • Marine
    • (as Rick Rossovitch)
    James Victor
    James Victor
    • Lawyer
    Kale Browne
    Kale Browne
    • Larry (Kathy's Husband)
    Enrique Castillo
    Enrique Castillo
    • Taxi Driver #2
    Cornelio Hernandez
    • Big Guy in Jail
    Hector Morales
    • Watch Seller
    Santos Morales
    • Tunga Lei Doorman
    John Valby
    • Johnny Hotrocks (Emcee)
    Laura James
    • Woody's Whore
    • Director
      • Curtis Hanson
    • Writers
      • Bill Norton
      • Bryan Gindoff
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    4jmzkeenan

    Nondescript teen sex comedy from the eighties

    I saw this movie in an entirely appropriate place -- as part of an all-night quadruple feature at a cinema in Northern Ontario, which could have been more accurately described as "Four lousy films for the price of one"! (For the record, the other three films were "Ghoulies", "Missing in Action" and "Ninja III - The Domination").

    I would say that Losin' It is probably the best of these four films – not that that's really saying very much. (It was the concluding feature of a very long night of cinematic mediocrity) . It's not an awful film (particularly compared with some of the other components of this multiple feature), and it has the advantage of having been put together by a crew who knew what they were doing. Rather, it's an assembly line teen film of the period, which is given somewhat more polish than usual by the presence of Shelley Long and the up-and-coming Tom Cruise in the cast.

    Two years previously in 1981, Porky's established a profitable template for teen films that many producers are still exploiting today. I see Losin' It as a Porky's knock-off, from a similar time and aimed at a similar audience. Essentially, if you were part of that target audience, you would probably have enjoyed it. I was just passing out of the target demographic when I saw this, so perhaps I'm more blasé about it than I might have been if I had seen it a few years earlier. There's a whole genre of teen sex comedy (which tries to tease the audience while dancing around the fact that they can't really show very much) that loses a lot of its impact once you've actually "lost it" yourself.
    Fandust

    Crude but amusing.

    Losin' It is a crude but amusing story about some frustrated high school boys who want very much to loose their virginity. So they take a car ride to Tijuana and get into some trouble while "Losin' It". Losin' It is not a typical hollywood movie. I think it is slightly better than its rating on IMDB, but maybe not worth paying for. The title is a play on words, BTW.
    5SlamDog

    watch it if just for tom

    This is a really bad movie. The only reason to see it is because it is early Tom Cruise, and of course he is gorgeous. I've been to Tijuana lotsa times, and let me tell you, some 16 years later, it's still a dirty, wicked city. If this movie conveys anything well, it's that.
    5capone666

    The Vidiot Reviews...

    Losin' It

    Giving away your virginity in some sex-pact is ludicrous - especially since you can sell it on the Internet.

    Unfortunately, the digital era is decades away in this 1960s set teen sex-comedy.

    Hell-bent on popping their cherries, three seniors, Woody (Tom Cruise), Dave (Jackie Earle Haley) and Spider (John Stockwell), head from L.A. to Tijuana in a 1957 Chevy intent on losing their virginity in a Mexican brothel. However, losing it is harder than it seems as the boys are tested at every turn by the corrupt local sheriff, a desperate housewife (Shelley Long) and a bad case of limp dick.

    Teeming with tons of testosterone-tinged hijinks involving cross-border prostitutes, fireworks and fabled aphrodisiacs this 1983 romp is a forgotten gem of the juvenile genre that features an exceptionally embarrassing performance from a young Tom Cruise.

    Moreover, for a man to lose his virginity, technically, he needs to be penetrated. Yellow Light

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    Jason-125

    One of the most entertaining movies ever!

    Losin' it is one of my favorite movies because it is so much fun. Sure Tom Cruise is in it, but the best performance is by Jackie Earle Haley as "Big Dave". Go rent it if you can find it! It's really funny.

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    • Trivia
      Because this movie was a low budget, non-union film, they used at least ten crew members as actors, and many others didn't want their names on the credits. They also hired a lot of local people from Calexico, California to be extras and a few were put in as principals with lines. The art department covered eighty percent of the store fronts on the main boulevard with period looking facades. The crew worked six nights a week for five to six weeks for most of the scenes. The only nights off were Sunday nights, so a lot of the crew would drive into Mexicali, Mexico to go dancing at their version of a "Studio 54" disco. The Model A car, that was owned by the local guys, was actually very troublesome for the duration of the movie. By the end, it was dragging on the ground because the suspension was bad.
    • Goofs
      1970's and 1980's cars are seen in the background throughout the entire movie which is supposed to be taking place in the 1960's.
    • Quotes

      [Spider comes back with a condom]

      Spider: I forgot my rubber.

      Spider's Whore: Did you remember to bring your dick?

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits roll the name of songwriter Bert Kalmar is misspelled as Bert Kalmer.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Teenage Sex Movies (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Losin' It
      by Jeff Alan (as J. Alan) and T. Shenale

      Performed by Jeff Alan Band

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1983 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ir a perderlo y perderse
    • Filming locations
      • Calexico, California, USA(setting: Tijuana)
    • Production companies
      • Tiberius Film Productions
      • Tijuana Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,246,141
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $437,257
      • Apr 10, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,246,141
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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