Losin' It is a 1983 American-Canadian comedy film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, and John Stockwell.
The plot concerns four teenagers from 1965 Los Angeles who are on their way to Tijuana, Mexico: Dave, Woody, and Spider, who are there to lose their virginity, and Dave's brother Wendell, who came along to buy fireworks. They end up picking up a woman named Kathy, who goes with them because she wants a fast divorce from her husband, and they get into a series of hijinks and misadventures south of the border.
This film features examples of:
- Divorce in Reno: An even further example than Reno; Kathy goes with the boys to Mexico because she wants a fast divorce from her husband.
- Sex as a Rite-of-Passage: Dave, Woody and Spider are looking to lose their virginity.
- The '60s: The setting of the film.
- South of the Border: The protagonists go to Tijuana for hijinks.
