Born to Win

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Actors: Robert De Niro , Hector Elizondo , George Segal , Karen Black , Sylvia Syms , Marcia Jean Kurtz , José Pérez , Alex Colon , Paula Prentiss , Jay Fletcher , Max Brandt , Irving Selbst , Tim Pelt , Jack Hollander , Ed Madsen

Director: Ivan Passer

IMDB Rate: 5.8 out of 10 (618 votes)

Plot Summary:Days and nights are touch and go for Jay Jay (George Segal) a petty thief and Heroin addict who runs errands and commits robberies to support his habit. He met his girl friend Parm (Karen Black) one night while stealing her car and they stick together through everything Jay Jay gets involved in. While delivering a package of illicit drugs for local drug dealer and pimp Geek (Hector Elizondo) Jay Jay decides to steal it but is caught by the Police who agree to let him go if he turns narc and sets up the Geek in a sting operation with detective Danny (Robert De Niro), something Jay Jay doesnt want to do because he feels it will insure his death. Jay Jay arranges a meeting between Geek and Danny and gets some drugs for himself and shares with his friend Billy (Jay Fletcher) but the drugs turn out to be bad. Jay Jay and Parm decide to leave New York and on the way they are stopped by the Police who arrest Parm for possession of drugs. When Jay Jay goes back to Geek he is given some drugs but feels sure they are bad but is also so driven by his addiction that he is frozen with indecision.