Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie (1999)
Born to lose?
90 min
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
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Jayne County as Self
- Willy DeVille as Self
- Wayne Kramer as Self
- Dee Dee Ramone as Self
- John Spacely as Self
Crew
- David Johansen · Archive footage
- Arthur Kane · Archive footage
- New York Dolls · Archive footage
- Jerry Nolan · Archive footage
- Sabel Starr · Archive footage
- Lech Kowalski · Director
- Lech Kowalski · Producer
- Mark Brady · Cinematographer
- Eric Bulder · Cinematographer
- Lech Kowalski · Editor