The Born Losers

"An innocent girl is first prize in the dirtiest game ever played!"

1967 1h 54m EN

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6.4

MID

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50%

ROTTEN

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5.9

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 76🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes★5.9IMDB · 2,842

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Synopsis

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A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

“An innocent girl is first prize in the dirtiest game ever played!”

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Cast

Tom Laughlin
Billy Jack
Elizabeth James
Vicky Barrington
Jeremy Slate
Daniel 'Danny' Carmody
William Wellman Jr.
Child
Jack Starrett
Deputy Fred
Paul Bruce
District Attorney George Davis
Robert Cleaves
Mr. Crawford
Paul Prokop
Speechless

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Laughlin
Writers: Elizabeth James
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $36M — a 90.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Billy Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Laughlin, shot by Gregory Sandor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mike Curb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Winfield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Tom Laughlin and Elizabeth James and Jeremy Slate carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Tom Laughlin directs. Gregory Sandor behind the camera. Mike Curb scores. John Winfield cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $36M — a 90.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
359 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Billy Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tom Laughlin, shot by Gregory Sandor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mike Curb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor John Winfield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tom Laughlin and Elizabeth James and Jeremy Slate carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "An innocent girl is first prize in the dirtiest game ever played!".
10IMDB entry: tt0061420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.