Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

6/14/2001Released

6/14/2001Theatrical

Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie(2001)

DocumentaryMusicRated 100 min.

Veteran documentary filmmaker and hipster Lech Kowalski creates this film about his friend and hard-partying rock god Johnny Thunders, member of legendary proto-punk band the New York Dolls. Through archive footage and interviews with such musicians as Dee Dee Ramone and Sylvain Sylvain, the film details his stint with the Dolls, the formation of his other band, the Heartbreakers; his rise to fame, particularly in Japan; his descent into heroin addiction, and the mysterious circumstances of his death.

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