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Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

📅 6/14/2001⏱️ 100 minutes6.1/10

Overview

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.

Release Date

June 14, 2001

Runtime

100 minutes

Rating

6.1/10(8 votes)

Status

Released

Genres

MusicDocumentary

Cast

Content Source

Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB).