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The Born Losers

  • 1967
  • PG
  • 1h 53m
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5.9/10
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Billy Jack battles a motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.Billy Jack battles a motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.Billy Jack battles a motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.

  • 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
    • 79User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    Elizabeth James, Tom Laughlin, and Jeremy Slate in The Born Losers (1967)
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    Tom Laughlin
    Tom Laughlin
    • Billy Jack
    Elizabeth James
    Elizabeth James
    • Vicky Barrington
    Jeremy Slate
    Jeremy Slate
    • Danny Carmody
    William Wellman Jr.
    William Wellman Jr.
    • Child
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Deputy Fred
    Robert Cleaves
    • Mr. Crawford
    Paul Bruce
    • District Attorney
    Robert Tessier
    Robert Tessier
    • Cueball
    • (as Robert W. Tessier)
    Paul Prokop
    • Speechless
    Jeff Cooper
    Jeff Cooper
    • Gangrene
    Stuart Lancaster
    Stuart Lancaster
    • Sheriff Harvey
    • (as Stewart Lancaster)
    Anne Bellamy
    • Mrs. Prang
    Ruth Warshawsky
    • Nurse
    Bill Carey
    Paul Napier
    Art Eisner
    Michael Ivey
    Edwin Cook
    • Crabs
    • Director
      • Tom Laughlin
    • Writer
      • Elizabeth James
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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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    Sixties artifact with the debut of Billy Jack!
    While most people are familiar with Tom Laughlin's half Native American/half Anglo cult figure Billy Jack through THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK, many don't know that the character originally appeared in this flick, an off-kilter biker flick about a group of psycho cyclists who terrorize a small California town over Spring Break and zero in on a young college co-ed whom they raped and don't want to testify against them. No, the film isn't as good(or political)as the two sequels, but it does say something about the isolation of the individual in a society that won't stand up and protect that individual from harm. There's a profound sense of solitude in the cinematography of beaches and seaside highways and the sparse, often inarticulate dialog. And, looking closely at the motorcycle gang, you can see some none-too-subtle homosexual overtones. Of course, all the quick cuts and zoom shots earmark the film as a product of late sixties moviemaking. Still, if you want to catch a glimpse of Billy Jack's debut or like to study sixties film styles, take a look at this one
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    • thomandybish
    • Apr 9, 2001

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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(sheriff's car stolen, Vicky escapes gang abduction - since demolished)
    • 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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