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The websites Letterboxd, The Grindhouse Database, and the book Search and Clear: Critical Responses to Selected Literature and Films of the Vietnam War list this movie as belonging to the vetsploitation subgenre. [10] [11] [12] In 1967, The Born Losers earned an estimated $2,225,000 in theatrical rentals in the United States and Canada. [13]
The Born Losers (1967) introduced Tom Laughlin's character Billy Jack. Unable to get his Billy Jack script produced, Laughlin wrote and directed The Born Losers to capitalize on the current biker movie trend (which finally allowed him to make Billy Jack in 1971). The story was inspired by news reports of the Hells Angels terrorizing a ...
However, the picture did not get past the planning stages. Two years later, in 1967, he wrote, directed (as T. C. Frank), and starred in the motorcycle-gang exploitation film The Born Losers. [32] This was the first picture in which the character of Billy Jack appeared. It was a surprise box-office hit. [33] [34]
Hoodlum Movies: Seriality and the Outlaw Biker Film Cycle, 1966-1972. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-9901-4. Stidworthy, David (2024). High on the Hogs: A Biker Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1131-0. Wooley, John; Price, Michael H. (2005). The Big Book Of Biker Flicks: 40 Of The Best Motorcycle Movies Of All Time. Hawk Pub ...
1967 France The Anderson Platoon: Pierre Schoendoerffer: Follows a deployed US infantry platoon in Vietnam. 1967 France Far from Vietnam: Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch, Agnès Varda, Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker and Alain Resnais: 1968 US A Face of War: Eugene S. Jones: Day-to-day activities of active duty Marines. 1969 US In the ...
1967: The Ambushers: Henry Levin: Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule: United States [25] The Born Losers: Tom Laughlin: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jane Russell: United States: Action thriller [26] The Elusive Avengers: Edmond Keosayan: Viktor Kosykh, Mikhail Metyolkin, Vasili Vasilyev: Soviet Union [27] A Game without Rules: Jindřich ...
There is an argument to be made that Natural Born Killers is the most misunderstood mainstream movie ever released. “Oliver Stone is a director who, barring Nolan and maybe a few others, is the ...
Tessier was an accomplished motorcycle rider doing stunts in the circus. These skills helped him secure his first film role in The Born Losers directed by Tom Laughlin.. With his shaven head, size and threatening appearance, Tessier went on to play a series of villainous roles on both TV and in film.