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Born to Win
| Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Drama, Comedy |
| Release Date: | December 1, 1971 |
| Running time: | 90 minutes |
| Cast: | George Segal, Robert De Niro, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black, Jay Fletcher |
| Director: | Ivan Passer |
| Writer: | David Scott Milton, Ivan Passer |
Description: 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
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