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American Loser is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 14 june 2007 with Seann William Scott
American Loser (2007)
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Add to a movie listTrainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, also known as Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit [sic] and American Loser, is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tod Harrison Williams and based upon the autobiographical book The Little Yellow Bus by Jeff Nichols. It is also known as American Loser, its American DVD and television title.
The film was premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on 14 June 2007 and put on general release in America on 19 September 2008.
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American Loser is a comedy-drama based upon the experiences of comedian Jeff Nichols; it follows Jeff as he encounters a remarkable variety of personal and emotional problems.Actors
Seann William Scott
(Jeff)
Stephen Adly Guirgis
(Al)
Kevin Conway
(Bert)
Gretchen Mol
(Lynn)
Denis O'Hare
(Mike)
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