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

Directed By: Ivan Passer

In Theaters: Dec 1, 1971 Wide

On DVD: May 11, 1999

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Cast

George Segal
J., Jay Jay
Karen Black
Parm
Paula Prentiss
Veronica
Jay Fletcher
Billy Dynamite
Hector Elizondo
The Geek
Robert De Niro
Danny
Ed Madsen
Detective
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Marlene
Irving Selbst
Stanley
Sylvia Syms
Cashier
Jane Elder
Girl's Mother
Burt Young
Max Brandt
Tim Pelt

Critic Reviews for Born to Win (Addict)

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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

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Fernando F. Croce

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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

Adam Mahler

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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