Born to lose?
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.
Lech Kowalski
Director
Johnny Thunders
Self
Dee Dee Ramone
Self
Wayne Kramer
Self
Sylvain Sylvain
Self
Willy DeVille
Self
John Spacely
Self
Jayne County
Self
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