At the height of the anti-Vietnam War sentiment in the U.S., youthful moviegoers swarmed to see a film called "Billy Jack." Billy Jack was a half-Indian Vietnam War hero who through a mystical ...
In the mid-to-late '60s, outlaw biker movies were all the rage, and by every expectation that existed, the debut of Billy Jack in 1967's Born Losers would hit theaters and drive-ins, make a few bucks ...
LOS ANGELES — Tom Laughlin, a filmmaker who drew a huge following for his movies about the ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist Billy Jack, died Thursday at a Thousand Oaks, Calif., hospital. He was ...
His character was an "ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist" who battled racists through four movies. The first film, released in 1971, also... 'Billy Jack' Creator Tom Laughlin Dies Tom Laughlin, ...