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The Born Losers

  • 19671967
  • PGPG
  • 1h 53m
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The Born Losers (1967)
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Billy Jack battles outlaw motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.Billy Jack battles outlaw motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.Billy Jack battles outlaw motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Tom Laughlin
  • Writer
    • Elizabeth James
  • Stars
    • Tom Laughlin
    • Elizabeth James
    • Jeremy Slate
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  • Director
    • Tom Laughlin
  • Writer
    • Elizabeth James
  • Stars
    • Tom Laughlin
    • Elizabeth James
    • Jeremy Slate
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    • 73User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Tom Laughlin
    Tom Laughlin
    • Billy Jackas Billy Jack
    Elizabeth James
    Elizabeth James
    • Vicky Barringtonas Vicky Barrington
    Jeremy Slate
    Jeremy Slate
    • Danny Carmodyas Danny Carmody
    William Wellman Jr.
    William Wellman Jr.
    • Childas Child
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Deputy Fredas Deputy Fred
    Robert Cleaves
    • Mr. Crawfordas Mr. Crawford
    Paul Bruce
    • District Attorneyas District Attorney
    Robert Tessier
    Robert Tessier
    • Cueballas Cueball
    • (as Robert W. Tessier)
    Paul Prokop
    • Speechlessas Speechless
    Jeff Cooper
    Jeff Cooper
    • Gangreneas Gangrene
    Stuart Lancaster
    Stuart Lancaster
    • Sheriff Harveyas Sheriff Harvey
    • (as Stewart Lancaster)
    Anne Bellamy
    • Mrs. Prangas Mrs. Prang
    Ruth Warshawsky
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Bill Carey
    Paul Napier
    Art Eisner
    Michael Ivey
    Edwin Cook
    • Crabsas Crabs
    • Director
      • Tom Laughlin
    • Writer
      • Elizabeth James
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    A malicious motorcycle gang harasses the residents of a small California town, intimidating most residents to not report them to the police. Among the gang's crimes is the rape of four young women. As the gang attempts to threaten the women into not testifying at the indictment hearing, one of the women, Vicki, comes under the protection of Billy Jack, who has also had several altercations with the gang. The gang escalates their pressure on both Vicki and Billy Jack to keep her out of the courtroom. —Warren Anderson <wanderson@asdg.enet.dec.com>
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      • CORNERED! A HOT SUMMER NIGHT...A PACK OF STRAY 'CHOPPER JOCKEYS'...
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Banned in Sweden for its violence in 1968, 1972 and 1975.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the scene at the Shorns' house, the LP record Jodell is looking at while talking to her mother changes from David Rose's 'The Stripper' into 'Music to Strip By' and then back again. These were both actual stripper-themed LPs released in the 1960s (perhaps suggesting Mrs. Shorn's previous occupation?)
    • Quotes

      Child: Hey. You don't have a watch on. How you gonna know when fifteen minutes are up?

      Billy Jack: Well you better hope that I'm a good guesser, huh?

    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Billy Jack's Theme
      Written and Produced by Mike Curb, Co-produced by Al Simms

      Performed by Davie Allan And The Arrows (as The Sidewalk Sounds)

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    Campy, Outrageous Fun!
    This movie is interesting on many levels. Although it contains a few shocking scenes (if viewed unedited) it still comes across as kind of campy. When a girl on a motorcycle p***es off a motorcycle gang the fun begins. First of all, the girl on the cute little scooter type motorcyle looks like she just finished a gig on the "Hullabaloo" TV show complete with her matching go-go boots and bikini. She is kinda cute except she has a haircut that looks like they put a bowl on her head and cut around it. (She could have at least wore a "Bob's Big Boy Cascade" to sex it up a bit). She mouths off to the group of scumbags who all look like rejects from the Manson Family.

    One shocking scene for 1967 is the part where two gang members french kiss (they are both men)! This is to illustrate the free-sex attitude of the era and supposedly (I am guessing here) to show what a bunch of degenerates these guys are.

    Jane Russell is over the top here as a drunken, floozy mother of a teenage trollop who does a strip tease in her trailer park that has to be seen to be believed. The look on her face while stripping is somewhere between orgasmic and root canal. RENT THIS AND HAVE FUN!
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    • Hoohawnaynay
    • Feb 19, 2003

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Regulator
    • Filming locations
      • Huntington Shores Motel - 21002 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • F.P. Productions
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    • Budget
      • $360,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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