Perhaps nobility is passe in films today, but loser makes a great case for working class heroes who succeed by doing the right thing. Distributie zak orth, thomas sadoski, mena suvari, jimmi simpson, jason biggs. Loser is a 2000 romantic comedy starring jason biggs and mena suvari. Jason biggs american pie and mena suvari american beauty are two unlucky inlove. From directorscreenwriter amy heckerling clueless, fast times at ridgemont high comes loser, a college comedy about trusting yourself, taking a chance and turning your back on the people who take advantage of you. Sure, the jason biggsmena suvari romantic comedy loser looks like just another lightweight summer movie. Directed by amy heckerling, loser is about a college boy named paul tannek, who is played by jason biggs american pie.
For example saying i am such an orr goldberger means you are such a loser. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by jason biggs. Loser, for example, is about paul, a college student of almost surreal. Jul 21, 2000 paul is played by jason biggs, the star of american pie.
Aug 17, 2018 jason biggs first major film role really took the cake. I play paul, who comes from a small town and goes to new york. Loser movie trailer 2000 comedy starring jason biggs, mena suvari and greg kinnear. Can you tell me a little bit more about your character in loser. Jason biggs joined the daytime community in 1994 when he was cast as pete wendall on. Jason matthew biggs born may 12, 1978 is an american actor and comedian best known for his roles as jim levenstein in the american pie comedy film series, and larry bloom in the netflix original series orange is the new black. Nearly everyone he encounters treats him like crap, except for dora diamond suvari, another student struggling to put herself through c. From the 2000 film loser is this long sleeved tshirt and hooded top worn by jason biggs as paul. Unfortunately, little in the film did, either, biggs performance being a notable exception.
Jul 28, 2000 american pies jason biggs teams up with mena suvari from american beauty for basically, american pie goes to college. Loser marked a reunion for jason biggs and mena suvari, who starred together in the hit teen comedy american pie. Hes ably abetted by mena suvari american beauty and greg kinnear as good as it gets but, to paraphrase a far, far better movie, fight club, theyre all just polishing brass on the. Loser script transcript from the screenplay andor jason. Jan 21, 2020 jason biggs biography jason biggs imdb. Biggs is hoping that the film won t be a loser internationally, as it begins to open outside the us. He also starred in boys and girls, loser, saving silverman, anything else, jersey girl, eight below, over her dead body, and my best. Nerdy, goodnatured paul tannek american pies jason biggs is a square peg in the round hole that is new york university. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of loser. Despite the presence of american pie alums biggs and suvari, this is not an excursion into crude, lewd humor and madcap sexcapades. He rose to prominence after appearing as jim levenstein in the american pie comedy film series. This item comes with a movie prop warehouse certificate of authenticity.
Jason matthew biggs is an american actor and comedian. Biggs initially gained recognition from his role in the soap opera as the world turns, for which he was nominated for. Jason biggs joined the daytime community in 1994 when he was cast as pete wendall on as the world turns. Loser 2000 trailer jason biggs mena suvari youtube. Jason matthew biggs born may 12, 1978 is an american actor and comedian. Loser stars biggs as a nerdy university freshman who cant get anything in his life to work right. Jason matthew biggs was born on may 12, 1978, in pompton plains, new jersey, to angela zocco, a. The plot centers around paul tennak biggs, a dogged nice guy beginning college in new york city. He headlined the film loser in 2000 along with mena suvari. Love is blind, and movies about that blindness can be maddening. However, the movie loser is about a guy who feels that way all the time. Instead, jason biggs and mena suvari play ostensibly the same characters they do here, but in the video shes dating this jock who isnt in the film, and even stranger, where in the film theyre both at a college in new york, in the video theyre in high school attending jackson high.
Harrison ford and michelle pfeiffer star in what lies beneath aired july 22, 2000 10. Oct 28, 2000 loser stars biggs as a nerdy university freshman who cant get anything in his life to work right. Paul tannek jason biggs, a smalltown, intelligent kid from upstate new york is accepted into nyu on an academic scholarship. Some of his notable works include in the netflix original series orange is the new black, loser, saving silverman, and as the world turns. Performed by bloodhound gang as the bloodhound gang courtesy of republicgeffen records. Loser is guaranteed to appeal to anyone who has liked the umpteen recent late teensearly twenties romantic comedies, but the film also has qualities that could attract a wider audience.
Finally, the loser script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the jason biggs and menu suvari movie. Loser marked a reunion for jason biggs and mena suvari, who starred. You know youre in trouble when even jason biggss american pie screen presence, talent, charisma and looks cant save a film. Jason biggs biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. He played jim levenstein in the american pie comedy film series, and larry bloom in the netflix original series orange is the new black. Loser is a 2000 american teen romantic comedy film starring jason biggs, mena suvari, and greg kinnear contents. Here biggs doesnt look as goofy and she looks grungier, like a college girl who dresses down as a lifestyle decision.
Jason biggs bio age, parents, wife kids, height and movies. Jason biggs first major film role really took the cake. A college student, branded a loser by his roommates and booted from the dorm, falls in love with a coed who has eyes for their condescending professor. Released july 21st, 2000, loser stars jason biggs, mena suvari, zak orth, thomas sadoski the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a. Jul 22, 2019 jason biggs is an american actor as well as a comedian. But an early cut of the film contained a controversial scene depicting an attempted. After making fast times at ridgemont high 1982 and clueless 1995, two of the. Loser is a 2000 american teen romantic comedy film starring jason biggs, mena suvari, and greg kinnear. With jason biggs, mena suvari, zak orth, thomas sadoski. He was recently seen in eight below, directed by frank marshall and costarring paul walker and bruce greenwood, and guy x alongside natasha mcelhone, jeremy northam and michael ironside. While the performances delivered by jason biggs and mena suvari in writerdirector amy heckerlings latest film, loser, cant be considered outstanding, theyre easily the best thing in it and clearly manage to shine despite the film s numerous problems.
Jason biggs will win your heart as lovable paul tannek, a smalltown guy just starting college in new york city. Jason biggs, mena suvari, greg kinnear, zak orth, tom sadoski, dan aykroyd, andy dick, amy heckerling, amy heckerling, twink caplan, columbia. Loser 2000 a college student, branded a loser by his roommates and booted from the dorm, falls in love with a coed who has eyes for their. Written by peter green as peter alan green heard at pauls, right after the hospital scene before chris shows up so much for the afterglow. Jul 26, 2000 sure, the jason biggsmena suvari romantic comedy loser looks like just another lightweight summer movie. This is a cutie, passive, when i dont have much to do, kind of film. Trying to follow the advice of his father dan aykroyd he tries to gain friends by trying. Jim, hes often playing a character very much like jim a nervous, dorky beta male in stuff like anything else and loser.
Likable guy paul tannek jason biggs is from a small town and hes about to leave on a scholarship to a college in the big city. Jul 10, 2014 nerdy, goodnatured paul tannek american pies jason biggs is a square peg in the round hole that is new york university. It was one of those good natured stories that i just read and fall in love with. He also starred in boys and girls, loser, saving silverman, anything else, jersey girl. Sure, the jason biggs mena suvari romantic comedy loser looks like just another lightweight summer movie. Dora is played by mena suvari, the pompon girl who electrified kevin spaceys libido in american beauty. His potsmoking, girlchasing roommates hate him, and everyone else on. Released july 21st, 2000, loser stars jason biggs, mena suvari, zak orth, thomas sadoski the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of 35 out of 100 on metacritic.
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