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American Loser

American Loser

He may be a total disaster... but at least he's entertaining.

20075.21h 30m

Overview

A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, ex-alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of Manhattan and the gold-digging girl who inspires him to try to get it together.

Directed by Tod Harrison Williams
Written by Tod Harrison Williams, Jeff Nichols
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Top Cast

Seann William Scott

Seann William Scott

Jeff

Gretchen Mol

Gretchen Mol

Lynn

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Bert

Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

Lenny

Jason Mantzoukas

Jason Mantzoukas

Luggage Channel Guy

Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern

Andy

Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Cynthia

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Mike

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Al

Charlie Tahan

Charlie Tahan

Little Jeff

Themes & Keywords

tourette syndromealcoholicmanhattan, new york city

About American Loser

American Loser is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of tourette syndrome, alcoholic, manhattan, new york city. Directed by Tod Harrison Williams, it stars Seann William Scott, Gretchen Mol, Kevin Conway. A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, ex-alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of Manhattan and the gold-digging girl who inspires him to try to get it together.

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