Born to Win
by Ivan Passer
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Actor: Hector Elizondo, Jane Elder, Jay Fletcher, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Robert De NiroDirector: Ivan Passer
Brand: VCI ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: VCI Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Born to Win
Movie Review: Born weiner
Summary: 3 Stars
Despite cover art depicting him prominently, Robert De Niro is NOT the main character in BORN TO WIN. Screen credited as sixth banana, he appears in two scenes.
"Born to Win" is the grim story of a loser who has this phrase tattooed on his arm. Hip hairdresser-turned-junkie JJ (Segal) is a not-too-adept thief, nor is he very smart. While delivering a stash of 'H' for a local dealer nicknamed 'Geek' (Elizondo), JJ instead decides to steal it. Cops nab him with the goods and undercover narc Danny (De Niro) forces him to set up a 'buy' with Geek.
While arranging the sting, JJ asks Geek for some smack. He's given poison and shares it with a friend who dies after shooting up, a moment which exemplies JJ's life. Despite that tattoo, this is a guy who CAN'T win, can't break even, nor can he get out of the game.
A funky soundtrack, plus humorous touches like Miss Black's encounter with JJ as he's stealing her car, or Segal prancing around the streets in a pink peignor after being stripped of his double-knit polyester threads, are stark contrast to a very depressing movie. It's the sort of anti-hero tale they don't make anymore (for obvious reasons).
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating.
(5.8) Born to Win (1971) - George Segal/Karen Black/Paula Prentiss/Hector Elizondo/Robert De Niro/Sylvia Syms/Burt Young
Summary of Born to Win
A Times Square smart-mouthed junky and hairdresser-to-be inadvertently runs into his dependable girlfriend while breaking into her car looking for "just one more fix".System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/ADDICTION & ALCOHOLISM UPC: 879431000497 Manufacturer No: MAC49Similar DVD Movies
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