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Billy Jack on tcm

Posted on 11/14/18 at 8:01 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98118 posts
Posted on 11/14/18 at 8:01 pm
GOAT
Posted by TrapperJohn
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
11123 posts
Posted on 11/14/18 at 8:31 pm to
The fight scenes were legit but watching it now the dialogue is cringeworthy. Really? Really.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21086 posts
Posted on 11/14/18 at 8:33 pm to
You could say the movie is a little cheesy and hasn't aged well. But as a youngster, this film really inspired me to go around kicking people in the face if they said something I didn't like.

Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
30344 posts
Posted on 11/14/18 at 10:12 pm to
Billy Jack was the first oppressed minority to put "Ole Whitey" in his place!
Posted by Iron Lion
North of the river
Member since Nov 2014
11800 posts
Posted on 11/14/18 at 11:10 pm to
Billy Jack was Billy Badass
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37573 posts
Posted on 11/14/18 at 11:28 pm to
That flick was huge when I was just outta college.

His wife was cringeworthy. She did not age well. Too much time in the desert.

He led a strange life and had mega financial issues. He had been around awhile before he made those movies.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65633 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 7:15 am to
loved this movie.

billy kicked arse

bernard was a dick

and there was nudity.

Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89472 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 7:32 am to
quote:

the dialogue is cringeworthy


They weren't using a lot of professional actors and the script was Tom and Delores' hippie, commie dreck. The improv scenes with a young Howard Hesseman were legit, though.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15003 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 7:37 am to
quote:

the dialogue is cringeworthy. Really? Really.


So true. Delores was so stiff and it seemed every line coming out her mouth was a chore to speak, and with absolutely no inflection or feeling.

I really can't watch those movies now.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9170 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 12:13 pm to
I was at a bar in Houston last night to see Drivin' n Cryin' play and before the show they had the TVs on TCM.


A really cheesy 60's movie was just starting when we walked in and the sound was off. As I watched it I kept wondering what the movie was and even mentioned to my friend that it reminded my of Billy Jack. He said, no way.

We looked it up and it was Born Losers. Turns out that it was the prequel to Billy Jack.

We watched about an hour of it before DnC came on. Now I'm dying to watch it with the sound on.

Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98118 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 5:41 pm to
The gang leader in Born Losers was William Wellman, Jr, son of the legendary director (Wings, The Ox Bow Incident)
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
39727 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 6:19 pm to
quote:

weren't using a lot of professional actors

I was about to go off on you. Dr Johnny Fever (aka Rip Tide) was oscar worthy then you mentioned the improv scenes with a young Howard Hesseman were legit.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
47557 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 6:29 pm to
quote:

Drivin' n Cryin'


Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9170 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 7:39 pm to
And they still kick frickin’ arse.

They just released a new album.
Posted by TTownTiger
Austin
Member since Oct 2007
5301 posts
Posted on 11/15/18 at 8:18 pm to
You know what I think I’m gonna do then - just for the hell of it? I’m gonna take this right foot and I’m gonna whop you on that side of your face. And you wanna know something...there’s not a damn thing you’re gonna be able to do about it.

Oh Really?

Really!

*whop*

I wore that vhs out as a kid. I used to watch the park fight over and over. Damn good fight scene.

Park Fight
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