Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

06/14/2001

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1hr 40min

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Music

,Documentary

Born to lose?

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Johnny Thunders
  • Dee Dee Ramone
  • Wayne Kramer
  • Sylvain Sylvain
  • Willy DeVille

    Director

  • Lech Kowalski

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English