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Born to Win (Addict) (1971)

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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, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

May 11, 1999

MoMedia

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The main event is George Segal's whirligig of hipsterisms in the face of accelerating disaster

November 15, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
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DeNiro's hardly in it; the gifts of George Segal are almost the whole movie; a queasy feeling when we never know whether someone is making a bad move or a fatal one

June 1, 2007
adammahler1

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Robert De Niro fans be prepared for disappointment, De Niro's performance throughout the film, probably adds up to around 5 minutes. The star of course was George Segal whol played a pretty interesting character, however the film did have it's fair share of boring parts, although something made me still want to keep

June 4, 2007
76Majikat

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