The Born Losers

1967

Action / Drama / Thriller / Western

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 62% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 3158 3.2K

biker motor sport motorcycle gang

Plot summary

A ruthless motorcycle gang rides into a California town and terrorizes its denizens.

Director

Tom Laughlin Photo
Tom Laughlin

Top cast

Tom Laughlin Photo
Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack
Jack Starrett Photo
Jack Starrett as Deputy Fred
Anne Bellamy Photo
Anne Bellamy as Mrs. Prang
William Wellman Jr. Photo
William Wellman Jr. as Child
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951.45 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 2
1.8 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thomandybish

Sixties artifact with the debut of Billy Jack!

While most people are familiar with Tom Laughlin's half Native American/half Anglo cult figure Billy Jack through THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK, many don't know that the character originally appeared in this flick, an off-kilter biker flick about a group of psycho cyclists who terrorize a small California town over Spring Break and zero in on a young college co-ed whom they raped and don't want to testify against them. No, the film isn't as good(or political)as the two sequels, but it does say something about the isolation of the individual in a society that won't stand up and protect that individual from harm. There's a profound sense of solitude in the cinematography of beaches and seaside highways and the sparse, often inarticulate dialog. And, looking closely at the motorcycle gang, you can see some none-too-subtle homosexual overtones. Of course, all the quick cuts and zoom shots earmark the film as a product of late sixties moviemaking. Still, if you want to catch a glimpse of Billy Jack's debut or like to study sixties film styles, take a look at this one
Reviewed by funkyfry 6 / 10

Can't win for trying

The first "Billy Jack" film is a serious examination of rape and personal cowardice disguised as a biker/drug exploitation film. It manages to satisfy on both counts. No nudity, lots of outrageous clothing, and plenty of nazi bikers. Not quite as good as its sequel (which was written previously) but also not so preachy and talky. Dig the "nature carnage" at the film's beginning. Decent photography (marred in the DVD presentation by pan and scan process), but mid to low grade actors. Russell appears as a burnt-out, harried mom. Is she really acting? She's way over the top, but fun as always.p.s. (2008, second viewing) p.s. the movie isn't going to appeal to everyone, but it's coming from a good place compared to a lot of exploitation films. There's a lot of classic Hollywood here, Tom Laughlin drawing on a lot of his roots. Like "Billy Jack" this movie is a very passionate statement against rape and it condemns society's attitude about rape. But because the victims are so beautiful, frankly the movie feels more exploitative and less serious than the more successful sequel. You could look on this movie as a learning experience for Laughlin, but it's a very interesting drive-in biker movie in and of itself, very different and more carefully put together than a lot of its brethren. For example this time around I noticed that the film can be seen as an anti-Western -- as opposed to the stereotypical concept of a white man rescuing the white virgins from the "indians", here we have an ostensibly Native American hero rescuing the white women from white bikers (bikes and jeeps standing in for horses and stagecoaches in the traditional Western iconography of course).
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