Born Losers
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Born Losers (1968, USA) is a Biker-Crime film directed by Tom Laughlin.
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- Followed by: Billy Jack | The Trial of Billy Jack | Billy Jack Goes To Washington
- Featured on: TCM Underground
Main Details
- Released in 1968 | Color
- Production Co: American International Productions, Fanfare Films, Otis Productions
- Distribution Co: American International Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical), Gloria Filmverleih AG (1967) (Germany) (theatrical), American International Pictures (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Directed by TC Frank aka Tom Laughlin
- Starring: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate, Jack Starrett
- Produced by Tom Laughlin, Jay Loughrin, Delores Taylor
- Original Music by Mike Curb & Davie Allan (uncredited)
- Cinematography by Gregory Sandor
- Film Editing by John Winfield
Also Known As
- The Born Losers
Tagline
- Kitten On Wheels With Her Bike...Her Boots and Bikini! Out for kicks, in for trouble! she's going to join the....
Synopsis
Born Losers introduced Tom Laughlin as the half-Indian Green Beret Vietnam veteran Billy Jack. Since 1954 Laughlin had been trying to produce his Billy Jack script about discrimination toward American Indians. In 1968 he decided to introduce the Billy Jack character in a quickly written script designed to capitalize on the then-popular trend in biker movies. The story was based on a real incident from 1964 where members of the Hells Angels were arrested for raping five teenage girls in Monterey, California. (Wikipedia)