Billy Jack

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

1971 1h 54m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 79

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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

“When you need him, he's always there!”

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Cast

Tom Laughlin
Billy Jack
Delores Taylor
Jean Roberts
Clark Howat
Sheriff Cole
Victor Izay
Doctor
Julie Webb
Barbara
Debbie Schock
Kit
Teresa Kelly
Carol
Lynn Baker
Sarah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Laughlin
Writers: Delores Taylor, Tom Laughlin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Billy Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Laughlin, shot by Fred J. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mundell Lowe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Larry Heath shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor and Clark Howat carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When you need him, he's always there!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Laughlin directs. Fred J. Koenekamp behind the camera. Mundell Lowe scores. Larry Heath cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Billy Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tom Laughlin, shot by Fred J. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mundell Lowe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Larry Heath shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor and Clark Howat carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "When you need him, he's always there!".
9IMDB entry: tt0066832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.