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Auction History Result 9c058 BORN LOSERS pressbook '67 Tom Laughlin directs and stars as Billy Jack! Date Sold 7/6/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 12 pages) (Learn More) Born Losers (released in Italy as "Violence"), the 1967 Tom Laughlin (billed as "T.C. Frank") AIP motorcycle biker gang thriller ("Kitten on Wheels with Her Bike... Her Boots and Bikini!"; "Out for kicks... in for trouble! She's going to Join the... Born Losers"; "Which one of you cats is first?"; "with her bike... and her boots... and her bikini... she's out for kicks and in for trouble!!!") starring Tom Laughlin (in his first appearance "as Billy Jack"), Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate, William Wellman Jr., and Jane Russell (billed as "Special Guest Star Jane Russell"). Note that this was a typical 1960s biker movie, EXCEPT that Tom Laughlin the director appears as "Billy Jack", the ultra cool part Indian peaceful martial arts expert, and the movie did not attract a lot of attention, but after Laughlin produced, starred in, directed, and wrote "Billy Jack" in 1971, this movie was given a major re-release in 1974, and all new posters were created highlighting Laughlin's first appearance as Billy Jack! Also note that the IMDb refers to this movie as "The Born Losers", but all of the original advertising refers to it as just "Born Losers", except for posters from Japan! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook (if the back cover is not the poster page, we photographed the interior poster page), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good to fine, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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