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Born Losers

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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 (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) 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.
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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 04/01/2025
2.5/4
The balance Laughlin clearly wants to strike between the popcorn enjoyment of righteous vengeance and the difficulties of true justice is in there somewhere, but it is so buried and muddled that nothing comes through clearly except the exploitation. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 02/13/2008
4/5
Yeah Babeee. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/08/2007
C
A crass, simple-minded and dumb film. Go to Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 10/14/2005
3.5/5
Jack kicks plenty of butt, and the film has some neat little twists and turns to keep things interesting - and an ending the really has some guts. Go to Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 07/01/2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/26/2005
3/5
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01/08/2021 Loved this movie when I Was 11. Still love it, I'm 65. See more 12/03/2017 The Born Losers is so amazing! Billy Jack fights against a horrible motorcycle gang and eventually wins!! :) See more delysid d @RT67044741 10/09/2017 slow movie story about badass bikers. the ending sucked See more 08/07/2017 Pretty cool little lone wolf avenger flick. Tom Laughlin is charming as the brave, defiant bad ass who stands up to a group of thugs to protect girls being raped. The ending has more balls than usual for these types of movies. See more 07/18/2017 A cult drive-in classic See more 09/07/2015 Before Tom Laughlin hit is big with "Billy Jack" that same character had already made an appearance in this film, "The Born Losers." Though Laughlin lacks his trademark straight brim hat, he's still a wandering stranger who's happy to help others seek violent justice. This film lack the irony of "Billy Jack" where he helps a commune of pacifists with bloody violence, which added to that films entertainment value, but it does a good job of making a nasty biker gang quite despicable, which makes Billy Jack's brutal justice all the more satisfying. Jane Russell plays the mother of one of the biker gang's victims and you also get the underrated exploitation actor/director Jack Starrett as Deputy Fred. "Sense and Sensibility" this film is not, but if you are if you're a fan of grindhouse cinema, this one is essential viewing. See more Read all reviews
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Tom Laughlin

Director

Tom Laughlin

Billy Jack

Elizabeth James

Vicky Barrington

Jane Russell

Mrs. Shorn

Jeremy Slate

Daniel "Danny" Carmody

William Wellman Jr.

Child

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Synopsis 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 (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) 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.
Director
Tom Laughlin
Producer
Tom Laughlin
Screenwriter
Elizabeth James
Distributor
American International Pictures
Production Co
American International Productions, Fanfare Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 18, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 52m
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