Name: Born to Win
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1971
Rating: 48.66666666666667
Cast: George Segal, Karen Black, Paula Prentiss, Jay Fletcher, Héctor Elizondo

About

Their story is written on his arm. If they can get a grip on each other, maybe they can turn their lives around.

A smart-mouthed junkie and a former hairdresser spends his days looking for just "one more fix".

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Genres: Psychological Thriller
Mood: TenseSomberGrittyBleakDisturbing
Themes: Moral AmbiguitySocial InequalityAddiction And RecoveryDownfall Of A Hero
Plot: Drug AddictionMental Health StrugglesBetrayalRedemption QuestUnreliable NarrationCriminal ActivitiesPolice InvestigationDescent Into Darkness
Pacing: Increasing IntensitySlow Burn
Narrative: FlashbacksUnreliable Narrator
Dialog: Inner MonologuePhilosophical DiscussionsSlang-HeavyNarrative Voiceover
Character Types: EverymanAnti-HeroMentorVillain
Time: 1970s
Place: Urban CityscapeRun-Down Neighborhoods
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkDocumentary StyleUse Of ShadowsHigh Contrast Lighting
Costume and Set: Modern AttireGritty Urban Sets

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Crew

Directed by:

Ivan Passer, Jack Priestley, Richard C. Kratina

Written by:

Ivan Passer, David Scott Milton

Produced by:

Philip Langner, Jerry Tokofsky

Composed by:

William Fischer

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George Segal

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Karen Black

Parm

Paula Prentiss

Veronica

Jay Fletcher

Billy Dynamite

Héctor Elizondo

Vivian

Robert De Niro

Danny

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Marlene

José Pérez

Junior Conception

Alex Colon

Bus Boy

Burt Young

First Hood

Paul Benjamin

Fixer

Charles McGregor

Lethal Messenger

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