Billy Jack

Billy Jack (1971)

  • 62% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (8,554 ratings)

Actor/auteur Tom Laughlin created the character of Billy Jack in the motorcycle flick The Born Losers. Wandering Christlike through the Southwest, Native American Vietnam veteran Billy Jack -- soft-spoken, but well-versed in martial arts -- champions the cause of a progressive school run by Jean… More

PG, 2 hr.
Directed By
Tom Laughlin, Clark Howat
Written By
Tom Laughlin
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics, Cult Movies
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1971 Wide
On DVD
Oct 31, 2000

Critic Reviews

  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    [W]hen peaceful protest is met with guns and brutality, Billy kicks ass as a one-man-army of poetic justice.

  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    ... when peaceful protest is met with guns and brutality, Billy kicks ass as a one-man-army of poetic justice.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Lame, self indulgent when released in 1971, but even more so now.

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    Billy Jack f*%k yea!

  • Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

    A little heavy-handed with the message, this film still holds onto the brutality of the revenge style established in Born Losers.

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  • Brad W


    No real point to it, but I would want my own Billy Jack as a bodygaurd

  • AJ V


    This movie is good at giving you a picture of early seventies late sixties life, especially the youth and peace movements going on at the time. The story is good, too, but the movie is too long and sort of lingers at times. There are some really great scenes, though, especially the… More

  • Mister C


    A Cult Classic Starring Tom Laughlin. The original that started it all. This was followed by two other sequels.

  • Bradley W


    No real point to it, but I would want my own Billy Jack as a bodygaurd

  • Leo L


    I remember this movie from childhood, this was among my mom's favorite. HEHEHE

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