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Losin' It
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 Henry Darrow
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)

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.

Plot summary

Four teenagers from 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 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.

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

DVD Release

As of July 25, 2009 the Region 1 release of the DVD has been pulled from the market. Copies were also removed from the Netflix rental service. [1]

Reception

The film has received negative reviews from critics with a 13% Rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews. [2]

External links

• Losin' It at the Internet Movie Database
• Losin' It at Allmovie
• Movie stills