Born to Win

Drama, Comedy

Born to Win is the grimly ironic title of this jet-black comedy about heroin addicts. George Segal plays Jay Jay, an ex-hairdresser who struggles to support his expensive drug habit. To avoid arrest, Jay Jay turns narc, informing on his fellow junkies. Eventually Jay Jay's sense of self-hatred threatens to overwhelm him. Also released as Born to Lose and Addict, Born to Win was the first American film for Czech director Ivan Passer.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide Rated R .

 

Cast: Robert De Niro, Karen Black, George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Jay Fletcher

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Directed by: Ivan Passer

Written by: Ivan Passer, David Scott Milton

Running time: 1hr 30min

Opens: Dec 01, 1971 NY