Loser


1h 25m 1995

Brief Synopsis

Good looks and a glamorous name--James Dean Ray--aren't enough to save this 23-year-old who fills his days as a petty small-town drug dealer. The product of a broken home, and bent on self-destruction, Jimmy spends most of his time hanging out and selling drugs with an occasional robbery. He refuses

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1995
Location
El Monte, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

Good looks and a glamorous name--James Dean Ray--aren't enough to save this 23-year-old who fills his days as a petty small-town drug dealer. The product of a broken home, and bent on self-destruction, Jimmy spends most of his time hanging out and selling drugs with an occasional robbery. He refuses help from those around him. The story is told in flashbacks and real time as Jimmy lays dying from a gunshot wound.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1995
Location
El Monte, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 1996

Released in United States January 1995

Released in United States September 1995

Released in United States September 27, 1996

Released in United States Spring April 4, 1996

Re-released in United States December 6, 1996

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival Market (market) February 15-26, 1996.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-25, 1995.

Shown at Slamdance '95: The First Annual Guerrilla International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah January 20-27, 1995.

Feature film screenwriting directorial debut for film's star Kirk Harris.

Formerly distributed by The Edge Cinema.

Began shooting August 1, 1994.

Completed shooting mid August 1994.

Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Slamdance '95: The First Annual Guerrilla International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah January 20-27, 1995.)

Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival Market (market) February 15-26, 1996.)

Released in United States Spring April 4, 1996

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-25, 1995.)

Released in United States September 27, 1996 (San Francisco, San Jose, Berkeley, and Hayward CA)

Re-released in United States December 6, 1996 (Los Angeles)