If I remember right I think it was the first time I saw a roundhouse kick.
The scene where he has to go into the sweat tent and trip out was
a bit weird and boring. Also the anorexic babe (Delores Taylor) who
played his g/f was like the worst actor I had every seen.
Delores Taylor "Billy, no...you can't go back to jail"
She actually co-wr<i></i>ot<i></i>e the script to Billy Jack. The two
of them are husband and wife in real life.
The movie also helped make "One Tin Soldier" [by Coven] a bit hit on the charts back then.
Sample: Coven - One tin soldier
Tom Laughlin is dealing with cancer now and apparently it's inoperable.
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...&frm=sh_google
Quote:
A box-office success with an attractive plot for modern-day youth. Laughlin stars as a half-breed (half Indian, half white) war hero who fights bigotry and injustice with Karate-trained effectiveness.
Although filming began in Prescott, Arizona, in fall 1969, American International Pictures pulled out of the production, halting filming. Twentieth Century Fox came in and filming eventually resumed, but when that studio refused to distribute the film, Warner Bros. took over. The film was released in the spring of 1971 after more than one year of shooting. It opened in Cincinnati, Ohio, only, on April 19, 1971. The film lacked distribution, so Laughlin took it to theaters himself. He had terrific problems with the studio; at one time the studio had taken the masters with plans to reedit the film without him. Laughlin actually sued Warner Bros. for millions and ended up settling years later for a six-figure payoff. The theme song by Coven, "One Tin Soldier," was a hit on the Billboard charts. The film died at the box office in its initial run but took in more than $40 million in its 1973 re-release, which was supervised by Laughlin. The hat Tom Laughlin wore in the film was actually a Halloween present from his daughter T.C.
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Good info here as well
http://monsterhunter.coldfusionvideo.com/BillyJack.html