''Losing Control'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by
Valerie Weiss
Valerie Heather Weiss is an American filmmaker and producer.
Early life
Valerie Weiss is an accomplished filmmaker and scientist. She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Princeton University, where she majored in molecular ...
about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one." ''Losing Control'' was released theatrically on March 23, 2012 in New York City and expanded to more cities on March 30, 2012. The film won Best Director at the 2011
Feel Good Film Festival, Connie Clair Spirit Award for Top Female Filmmaker of 2011 at The Chicago Comedy Film Festival and First Honorable Mention for the Christopher Wetzel Independent Film Comedy Award.
Cast
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Miranda Kent
''Campus Ladies'' is an American sitcom that premiered on Oxygen on January 8, 2006. It stars Christen Sussin and Carrie Aizley as two 40-something women who decide to go enroll at the fictional University of the Midwest. The humor comes from th ...
as Samantha
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Reid Scott
Reid Scott (October 23, 1926 – March 2, 2016) was a lawyer and provincial judge in Canada, and a New Democratic Party of Member of Parliament for the Danforth electoral district, in Toronto, from 1962 to 1968, leaving federal politics when h ...
as Ben
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Kathleen Robertson as Leslie
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Theo Alexander
Theodoros Zoumpoulidis, better known as Theo Alexander, is a Greek people, Greek actor appearing on stage, in film and on television.
He had a role in the 2007 Greek film ''El Greco (2007 film), El Greco'', but is perhaps best known internationa ...
as Maurizio
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Steve Howey as Terry
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John Billingsley as Prof. Straub
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Sumalee Montano
Sumalee Montano (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress who worked as an investment bank analyst in New York City and Hong Kong before starting her acting career.
For TV and film, Sumalee has appeared on '' Close to Home'', '' Days of Ou ...
as Breanna Lee
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Bitsie Tulloch as Trudy
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Alanna Ubach as Alora
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Neil Hopkins as Scott Foote
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Lin Shaye as Dolores
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Ben Weber as Dr. Rudy Mann
* Jamison Yang as Chen Wa
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Barry Gordon
Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and political talk show host. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995. He is perhaps best known as the original voice of Donatello ...
as Frank
*Elise Jackson as Vivienne
* Sam Ball as Tantric Sam
*True Bella Pinci as Little Samantha
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. On the website
metacritic, which assigns normalized scores to reviews, the film received a 33 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.
From Calum Marsh, in ''
Slant Magazine
''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York ...
'':
From John Anderson, in ''
Variety'':
From Steven Rea in ''
The Philadelphia Inquirer'':
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 1511425, Losing Control
"Film Journal: The Making of an Independent Feature", The Independent, August 2009
'Losing Control' In The Movies Science Friday, March 23, 2012
2011 films
2011 romantic comedy films
American romantic comedy films
Films scored by John Swihart
2011 directorial debut films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Valerie Weiss
2010s American films