With tom laughlin, delores taylor, victor izay, teresa kelly. Billy jack 1971 gp 1h 54min action, drama 2 august 1971 sweden billy jack, a halfnavajo martial artist and vietnam veteran, protects the freedom school, an experimental hippie school for runaways and troubled youth on an indian reservation in arizona, from locals who hate the schools countercultural values. The movie is narrated by jean through a series of flashbacks. A contrite aip returned to distribute a sequel, the trial of billy jack 1974, but the deal was queered by arguments and lawsuits from both sides.
This timecapsule film from 1971 is a perfect example of having ones cake and eating it, too. The trial of billy jack the town takes its revenge on the man who dared to stand up to them, forcing billy jack to take on bigots, politicians, and the national guard. The trial of billy jack 1974 pg 2h 50min action, drama, music november 1974 usa after billy jack in sentenced to four years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of the first film, the freedom school expands and flourishes under the guidance of jean roberts. Image entertainment has released the complete billy jack collection, a collection of the four official billy jack films.
The return of billy jack, was never completed because of an injury. What i find interesting is that they decided, in effect, to remake their earlier film. Amazingly enough, this was the third billy jack film after the born losers and. Elmer bernstein original music from the film the trial.
Released 1974, the trial of billy jack stars tom laughlin, delores taylor, victor izay, teresa kelly the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The billy jack character was actually introduced in the 1967 film the born losers. The film broadcasts its heavyhanded social significance with helicopter shots of the west juxtaposed with tallies of the people killed and injured in incidents of reallife violence, most notably the shootings at kent state. Why did i watch this the trial of billy jack action a. The trial of billy jack dvd, 2000 for sale online ebay. Exgreen beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert freedom school for runaway. Song from the movie, not full version just partial lyrics. Bong soo han hapkido demonstration the trial of billy jack duration. Both films are about a character named billy jack tom laughlin, who is a returned vietnam hero, halfindian, a master of karate, who takes the law into his own hands because he believes thats the only way to obtain justice.
Despite the movies title, the actual trial of billy jack doesnt take up much. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. According to the laughlin site, the 1974 film broke a. Billy jack goes to washington senator billy jack leaves the reservation and raises hell in washington d. On the weekend of october 4th and 5th, 2008, i finally after over 45 years. The utopian existence of the school is characterized by everything ranging from yoga sports to muckracking journalism. I never reach a conclusion, but because of this, the acting, and the beautiful scenery. The trial of billy jack is a 1974 action drama, about a halfbreed vietnam war veteran billy jack tom laughlin, who goes on trial for the events that took place in the previous film. The trial of billy jack is one of those colossal failures that needs to be seen to be believed. The born losers, billy jack, the trial of billy jack, and billy jack goes to washington. After billy jack in sentenced to four years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of the first film, the freedom school expands and flourishes under the guidance of jean roberts.
Like its predecessor, starring the same two principals, it pinpoints community prejudices. The billy jack collection has great sound and picture, for a movie series released in the 60s and 70s. With tom laughlin, delores taylor, clark howat, victor izay. The trial of billy jack the third film in the series has the halfindian philosophizing crusader going on trial for crimes he previously committed. Its a testament to the film s didacticism that the trial of billy jack begins hectoring the audience before the action even begins. Its in great condition and the packaging is very sturdy and strong. Aip countered by rereleasing the born losers with the slugline the original billy jack. After the prologue narration, it is followed two minutes later by billy jack. The story is told in flashbacks, which depict billy jack taking action against child abuse, the trampling of native american rights, illegal fbi wiretapping and subterfuge, the my lai massacre. The complete billy jack collection 3 discs dvd best buy. Billy jack kills bernard with a karate chop to the throat in a scene from the movie the trial of billy jack which was released on november, 1974. Both films are about a character named billy jack tom laughlin, who is. Billy jack is a 1971 actiondrama independent film, the second of four films centering on a character of the same name which began with the movie the born losers 1967, played by tom laughlin, who directed and cowrote the script. The trial of billy jack 1974 is the third movie in a series that includes the born losers 1967, billy jack 1971, and billy jack goes to washington 1977.
Billy jack, airborne soldiers and national guard soldiers carry m16s with 3prong flash suppressors. Billy jack screens at tiff bell lightbox on national aboriginal day, wednesday, june 21 the late tom laughlin was a man of many contradictions. The trial of billy jack 1974 a halfindian footfighting vietnam veteran tom laughlin defends his girlfriends delores taylor school against the establishment. Decision making skills on both sides, the public and the law, needed great amount of improvement, and i feel that these two movies were instrumental in bringing about change in how unrests around the united states is handled today.
Within the film business, this was by no means seen as. Billy jack was a very popular 1971 film cowritten, directed and starring tom laughlin which, according to the tracking board, had a remake originally set up at dreamworks with keanu reeves set to. I watched this movie as part of a lazy sunday afternoon double feature along with the previous entry in the series. Directed by laughlin, it has a running time of nearly three hours. As a very young boy, i saw the film billy jack during the summer of 1971. Billy jack was completed in 1971, but when laughlin screened the. Selfdistributed, the trial of billy jack was one of the highest grossing films of 1974. The movie billy jack and the trial of billy jack brought back to me the history, and learning that took place in the 1970s. They completed each other in a way ive never seen with anyone else, said.
Even as laughlin struggled to find a firm foothold in the film industry, his. The unimaginable success of the film made its sequel, the trial of billy jack 1974, almost unavoidable well, at least to the laughlins. Tom laughlin already had the basic outline of the script for billy jack the movie, but lacked funding because. The strange, preachy, profitable saga of billy jack the. The third in the series also brought in a lot of jack at the box office. The film begins with the words billy jack rights presents appearing on the screen. The trial of billy jack 1975 jabootus bad movie dimension. Delores taylor and tom laughlin in a scene from the film the trial of. I have still yet to see the first or fourth film, and do. I would later see the trial of billy jack somewhere near the very end of 1974.
The diverse student population airs scathing political exposes on their privately owned. The trial of billy jack 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The compendium of old mgm musicals thats entertainment, along with reruns of gone with the wind, 2001. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the trial of billy jack movie add it here. A fifth movie, the return of billy jack filmed in 198586, was never completed and remains unreleased. Laughlins legend rests on his creation of billy jack, a halfcherokee vietnam vet and. If billy jack is the best movie of the 1970s, im tempted to call the trial of billy jack the worst, but ill have to hold off on that until i have the chance to witness the awful sounding billy jack goes to washington for those of you who arent up on your midseventies indian movementhippie movies, tom laughlin plays a guy whos half indian and half something else named billy jack. Buyers of the previous 2005 complete release wont need to doubledip here. Billy jack 1971 tom laughlin, delores taylor, clark. Tom laughlin, delores taylor, victor izay, terasa laughlin. The trial of billy jack is a violent, sometimesexplosive, antiestablishment sequel to billy jack 1971. It is the sequel to the 1971 film, billy jack, and the third film overall in the series.
Billy jack is a 1971 actiondrama independent film, the second of four films centering on a. Billy jack 1971 gp 1h 54min action, drama 2 august 1971 sweden billy jack, a halfnavajo martial artist and vietnam veteran, protects the freedom school, an experimental hippie school for runaways and troubled. The trial of billy jack 1974 stream and watch online. The trials and success of tom laughlins billy jack. A new film by mcg features a clip of the classic standoff between billy jack in posner in the park with two of the characters in the film beautifully acting out the parts while the movie is projected on the side of a garage. Quotes from billy jack legend of billy jack quotes trial of billy jack quotes abraham lincoln quotes albert einstein quotes bill gates quotes bob marley quotes. After billy jack belatedly became a boxoffice smash two years after its original release and, the biker film in which tom laughlin created the billy jack character, had enjoyed a highly successful rerelease, tom laughlin brought everyones favorite martial arts hero turned native american mystic back to the screen for a third goround in the trial of billy jack. Lest others also come to this conclusion, we then cut to the judges. This relates to tom laughlin and delores taylors production company, billy jack enterprises. Subscribe if its a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on. It looks amazing, in bluray its well worth it to upgrade from dvd to blu ray.