My Man Is a Loser

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My Man Is a Loser
My Man Is a Loser poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Young
Written byMike Young
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHarlan Bosmajian
Edited byPhyllis Housen
Music by
  • Cass Dillon
  • Brian H. Kim
Production
companies
Step One Of Many Entertainment
Imprint Entertainment
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date
  • July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

My Man Is a Loser is a 2014 comedy film written and directed by comedian Mike Young. [1] Filming began in New York City in June 2012. [2] The film received a video on demand and limited theatrical release on July 25, 2014, by Lionsgate Films. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Synopsis

The film follows two married friends, Marty (Michael Rapaport) and Paul (Bryan Callen), who hire their single playboy friend Mike (John Stamos) to "help them get their mojo back" in order to save their marriages. Their plan backfires, leaving their wives unimpressed with their new personalities. [2] [4] [7]

Cast

Promotion

Step One of Many Entertainment plans a heavily digitally-media-oriented promotion strategy for the film, focused on Twitter and Facebook. The company states that it expects My Man Is a Loser to be "the heaviest digitally promoted Independent film to date". [5] [7]

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