Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
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The fourth film starring Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes To Washington was a loose remake of Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. The story begins with Billy receiving a pardon for the trumped-up charges that put him behind bars in The Trial Of Billy Jack. To curry favor with… More The fourth film starring Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes To Washington was a loose remake of Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. The story begins with Billy receiving a pardon for the trumped-up charges that put him behind bars in The Trial Of Billy Jack. To curry favor with youth and minority voters, Billy is appointed to a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. However, while Billy is told to not makes waves, he discovers Washington D.C. is a hotbed of rampant corruption, and he makes it his mission to bring honesty and justice back to our government. As with his other Billy Jack vehicles, Tom Laughlin wrote and directed the film as well as playing the title role; his wife Delores Taylor also appears again as Jean Roberts, and E.G. Marshall and Lucie Arnaz round out the supporting cast. Billy Jack Goes To Washington never received a theatrical release outside of a few scattered preview screenings, though Laughlin himself recently released the film on home video. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tom Laughlin
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1977 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 31, 2000
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Dreadful Billy Jack sequel to sequel, and enough already.
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
This Billy Jack film at least provides a nice shift back to the title character as a focus.
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Cast
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Tom Laughlin
as Billy Jack
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Delores Taylor
as Jean Roberts
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E.G. Marshall
as Sen. Joseph Paine
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Terasa Laughlin
as Staff Worker
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Elmer Bernstein
as m
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Sam Wanamaker
as Bailey
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Lucie Arnaz
as Saunders McArthur
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Dick Gautier
as Gov. Hubert Hopper
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Pat O'Brien
as Vice President
- Charlotte McGinnis
- John Lawlor
- Peter Donat
- Richard Gautier
- Suzanne Somers
- Teresa Laughlin
