Losin' It
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Losin' It | |
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Directed by | Curtis Hanson |
Produced by | Bryan Gindoff Hannah Hempstead Joel B. Michaels |
Written by | Bill L. Norton |
Starring | Tom Cruise Jackie Earle Haley John Stockwell John P. Navin Jr. Shelley Long |
Music by | Kenneth Wannberg |
Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
Editing by | Richard Halsey |
Distributed by | Embassy Pictures Corporation |
Release date(s) | April 8, 1983 |
Running time | 100 mins |
Country | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
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Losin' It is a 1983 comedy film starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, and John Stockwell. The film is directed by Curtis Hanson. It was filmed largely in Calexico, California.
[edit] Plot summary
Four teenagers from L.A. 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, Wendell came along with them 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 misadventures south of the border.
[edit] Cast
- Tom Cruise ... Woody
- Jackie Earle Haley ... Dave
- John Stockwell ... Spider
- John P. Navin Jr. ... Wendell
- Shelley Long ... Kathy
- Henry Darrow ... Sheriff
- Hector Elias ... Chuey
- Mario Marcelino ... Pablo
- John Valby - Johnny Hotrocks
- Rick Rossovich ... Marine
- Kale Browne ... Larry