Born To Lose: The Last Rock 'N' Roll Movie (1999)

Born To Lose: The Last Rock 'N' Roll Movie (1999)
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 in a New Orleans hotel room in 1991. Born to Lose: The Last Rock 'n' Roll Movie also contains some rarely seen concert performances in Max's Kansas City and the Mudd Club. It was screened as a part of the Midnight Madness program at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Starring:
Dee Dee RamoneJohnny Thunders, (more)
Director(s):
Lech Kowalski
 
 
 
 

Synopsis of Born To Lose: The Last Rock 'N' Roll Movie

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 in a New Orleans hotel room in 1991. Born to Lose: The Last Rock 'n' Roll Movie also contains some rarely seen concert performances in Max's Kansas City and the Mudd Club. It was screened as a part of the Midnight Madness program at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Director(s):
Lech Kowalski
Producer(s):
Lech Kowalski
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