“Loser” quotes
(2000)
Title Loser
Year 2000
Director Amy Heckerling
Genre Comedy, Romance
Year 2000
Director Amy Heckerling
Genre Comedy, Romance
Plot – Paul Tannek is an university student who struggles to fit in New York because of his country boy’s manners. He has problems with his roommates and with Dora, the girl he likes, who is fond of a professor, Edward Alcott. However, Dora has some problems too, because she is flat broke, without an accommodation and the professor plays her along. The situation gets worse and worse, until the university doesn’t give Paul an interesting accommodation, where everyone would like to organize parties and where Dora would like to stay.
All actors – Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Zak Orth, Thomas Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson, Greg Kinnear, Dan Aykroyd, Twink Caplan, Bobby Slayton, Robert Miano, Mollie Israel, Colleen Camp
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“You know how there are couples that stay together just because they feel like they can't do any better, or there are people who are sad and miserable and live alone? But then there's this microscopically teeny group of luck people who get to be with the person they're madly in love with.”
“I have this kind of crazy philosophy that your grades should represent your grasp of the material and not your negotiating skills - which are amazing, by the way.”
- Paul Tannek: Dora, you ever consider being in love and leaving out the "madly" part?
- Dora Diamond: Well, what's the fun in that?“- Paul Tannek: Are you referring to the illegal drugs you disperse at parties?
- Chris: What are you talking about? What, are you gonna turn into a narc on us?”“- Dora Diamond: It isn't ennobling, being poor. It just makes you mean.
- Paul Tannek: Yeah, that's why all the really nice people are rich.”- Professor Edward Alcott: I'm sure if she were alive, Betty Friedan would applaud your little epiphany.
- Dora Diamond: Oh really? Well, if Kafka was still alive he'd say "Stop misinterpreting my novels, you pretentious bonehead!"“- Dora Diamond: You have a girlfriend?
- Paul Tannek: Ex-girlfriend. We dated in high school.
- Dora Diamond: Do you still see her?
- Paul Tannek: No. She lost some weight over the summer, so she's dating a lot more now. You know how it goes.”“Could you maintain a rod and watch Billy Crystal at the same time? Nah, don't feel bad. No one can.”
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