Born to Win

Dec 1, 1971

1h 28m

★ 5.3

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

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Segal-Tokofsky Productions Inc.

Edward Spector Productions Inc.

Born to Win Trailers

Cast

George Segal

Parm

Karen Black

Veronica

Paula Prentiss

Billy Dynamite

Jay Fletcher

Vivian

Héctor Elizondo

Danny

Robert De Niro

Detective

Ed Madsen

Marlene

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Stanley

Irving Selbst

Little Davey

Tim Pelt

Junior Conception

José Pérez

Harry

Jack Hollander

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