Billy Jack

"When you need him, he's always there!"

Aug 2 1971 GP 1h 54m
Action, Drama, Western

Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaways.

Plot

Billy Jack is a half-Indian/half-white ex-Green Beret who is being drawn more and more toward his Indian side. He hates violence, but can't get away from it in the white man's world. Pitting the good guys, the students of the peace-loving free-arts school in the desert vs. the Democratic bad guys in the near-by town, the movie plays definitive late-60s themes/messages: anti-establishment, make love not war, the senseless slaughter of God's creatures, the rape of society (figuratively and literally), two-sided justice, racial segregation and prejudices.

Written by

Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor

Directed by

Tom Laughlin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,046
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
50
Popularity
NA