Dennis The B
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While doing some reading about the late Peter O'Toole, there was a story on IMDB headlining the death of Tom Laughlin, who starred as "Billy Jack".
Rest in peace, Mr. Laughlin.
Rest in peace, Mr. Laughlin.
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Tom Laughlin (AKA Billy Jack) Passed Away
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I was just watching him on The Master Gunfighter last night.
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cmort666
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I don't know if he's credited, but I'm almost certain that he played a PBY pilot in "South Pacific".
He did and he is credited; just noticed it myself watching "South Pacific" a few weeks ago...
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May he Rest in Peace. Go slow Tom..................
I am sorry to learn of his passing. He wasn't the best actor ever, and not the best director. But he had a message and a vision, and I respect the sincerity of his film making focus,
Thank you, Tom. Good efforts and serious intent are always recognized. Always.
Thank you, Tom. Good efforts and serious intent are always recognized. Always.
One of my first movie heroes when I was 15.
I know that it is just a movie, but "Billy Jack" taught me to try to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Always hated bullies...
RIP Tom Laughlin
I know that it is just a movie, but "Billy Jack" taught me to try to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Always hated bullies...
RIP Tom Laughlin
Malpasowildlifer
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The first action hero with liberal values!
My mother was an extra for Barbara Carrera for her riding scene at the end when they ride off on Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur. My mother had to wear a black wig. She had to ride side saddle and Laughlin wanted the horse to keep walking through the water, but it was hard for her to keep the horse in it, as the surf is quite rough usually at Pfeiffer Beach.
Mom said Carrera had her own chair with her name on it. Some hippies were there, saw the chair and told her "you must be in fat city, man." She was then walking around and asking people on the set, "what does fat city mean?
My mother was an extra for Barbara Carrera for her riding scene at the end when they ride off on Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur. My mother had to wear a black wig. She had to ride side saddle and Laughlin wanted the horse to keep walking through the water, but it was hard for her to keep the horse in it, as the surf is quite rough usually at Pfeiffer Beach.
Mom said Carrera had her own chair with her name on it. Some hippies were there, saw the chair and told her "you must be in fat city, man." She was then walking around and asking people on the set, "what does fat city mean?
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Not all of those values are bad. I've tried to hang on to a few of the better ones from my hippie days.
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I was surprised that him and Peter O'toole were almost the same age. I agree that the movie brought out the same theme as the westerns, good guy protects others that can't protect themselves!! I
Wyatt Burp
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You would never find a movie as self indulgent as a Billy Jack movie. But better to indulge yourself than snooty movie critics who create nothing. Especially if you self produce the whole thing. I saw The Born Losers as a kid and was totally shocked when "Billy Jack" shot that guy in the forehead with that M1 Gerand by the count of three like he said he would do.The silliest was where evil cops were terrorizing this hippie communal school run by B.J.'s real life wife. It was weird seeing them take that movie serious doing it. This guy was multi faceted, quite different, and very independent and self sufficient. But he took himself way too seriously. RIP.
Billy Jack
The biggest impact those movies had on me was to interest me in learning/studying/ instructing Hap Ki Do, which I did for decades...Bong Soo Han was the martial arts director for those movies,if memory serves me, and he was a bad whammer jammer.
The biggest impact those movies had on me was to interest me in learning/studying/ instructing Hap Ki Do, which I did for decades...Bong Soo Han was the martial arts director for those movies,if memory serves me, and he was a bad whammer jammer.
george minze
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While on a fugitive detail to the big island in 78 Laughlin was on our flight over. I heard from Hilo coppers he had a place on the Island...Boy had he put on the pounds.....I was a little shocked as he was in such good shape in the movies, and I thought he was a work out nut...Guess not...I always liked him, but I wasn't a fan of the female that stared with him...I later heard that was his wife.....Another movie icon gone......RIP Billie Jack
Hodgin
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Don't remember him in much other than Billy Jack, but that was enough. Great movie and great theme song. RIP
Wyatt Burp
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I must have been really bored one day because I watched the original Gidget with Sandra Dee. There was Billy Jack as one of the beach guys getting flirty with Gidget. The movie wasn't bad.
