 Billy Jack 1971  PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Victor Izay, Julie Webb, Debbie Schock, Teresa Kelly, Bert Freed, Kenneth Tobey, Lynn Baker, Stan Rice, David Roya, John McClure, Susan Foster, Gwen Smith
Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) uses his karate skills to save the Freedom School on his Indian reservation. As a supporter of the school's founder Jean Roberts (Delores Taylor), Billy Jack suffers objections from the White people in town who psychologically and physically abuse the Indian kids. Matters rise to the fore when one of the kids is raped, and Billy loses control and seeks revenge, which results in him being sought on a charge of murder. This film, directed by and starring Tom Laughlin, cost a mere $800,000 to make and grossed $65 million!
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington 1977  N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Sam Wanamaker, Lucie Arnaz, E.G. Marshall, Pat O'Brien, Suzanne Somers, John Lawlor, Teresa Kelly, Michael Irving, Richard Gautier, Peter Donat, Harry Holcombe, Don Keefer, Kent Smith
In this sequel to the "Billy Jack" films, Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is in prison. A U.S. Senator has died after promoting an investigation into the nuclear power industry, and the remaining Senator and the U.S. Government name Billy Jack to take the Senator's place in Congress. Billy Jack receives a pardon from prison and reports to the U.S. Senate where he uncovers corruption and, in his usual manner, sets out to bring honesty back to the Senate.
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Born Losers 1967  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate, William Wellman Jr., Robert Tessier, Jane Russell, Jack Starrett, Paul Bruce, Robert Cleaves, Paul Prokop, Jeff Cooper, Stuart Lancaster, Anne Bellamy, Susan Foster, Janice Miller
Half White-half Native American Indian Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is a Vietnam veteran trained in martial arts who rescues young Vicki (Elizabeth James) from a terrifying ordeal with a gang of bikers. But, Billy Jack's actions cause the gang to retaliate against him, and the racist Southern California police cause Billy Jack many problems. Meanwhile, the bikers will stop at nothing to keep Vicki from testifying against them.
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The Delinquents 1957 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Richard Bakalyan, Rosemary Howard, Helen Hawley, Leonard Belove, Lotus Corelli, James Lantz
Clean-cut Scotty White (Tom Laughlin) is lured into the gang headed by Cholly (Peter Miller) and his wild cohorts and, soon, Scotty is framed for a robbery.
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 Gidget 1959 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Joby Baker, Yvonne Craig, Doug McClure, Tom Laughlin, Jo Morrow, Robert Ellis
This classic film from the 1950s era features Sandra Dee as Gidget–the California teenager who surfs and finds love on the beach.
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Lafayette Escadrille 1958 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Tab Hunter, Etchika Choureau, William Wellman Jr., Jody McCrea, David Janssen, Will Hutchins, Clint Eastwood, Marcel Dalio, Paul Fix, Tom Laughlin
During World War I an American, Thad Walker (Tab Hunter), joins the French Foreign Legion and later becomes a flyer in the French Air Corps.
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No Escape 1994 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson, Kevin Dillon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Laughlin, Ian McNeice, Jack Shepherd, Michael Lerner, Ernie Hudson
The year is 2022 when Robbins (Ray Liotta) is sent to prison for life–a prison that is run by a sadistic warden and from which no one has ever escaped. Robbins has trouble "adjusting" and is sent to an even bigger hell: an island where the worst inmates are sent, and "survival of the fittest" is the name of the game.
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 South Pacific 1958 N/R, 151 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, Ray Walston, France Nuyen, Russ Brown, Tom Laughlin, Jack Mullaney, Ken Clark, Floyd Simmons, Archie Savage, Candace Lee, Warren Hsieh, Francis Kahele
Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical features "Some Enchanted Evening," "Happy Talk," and "Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" as it tells two love stories that are set amidst the perils of World War II. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor) and planter Emile de Becque (Rossano Brazzi) succeed in love while Lt. Joe Cable's (John Kerr) love for Liat (France Nuyen) ends tragically.
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Tall Story 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly, Anne Jackson, Murray Hamilton, Elizabeth Patterson, Bart Burns, Tom Laughlin, Bob Wright
Although Ray Blent is a star college basketball player, he requires the aid of his girlfriend, June (Jane Fonda) to pass an important exam. Fonda's film debut.
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Tea and Sympathy 1956  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews, Norma Crane, Dean Jones, Darryl Hickman, Jacqueline deWit, Tom Laughlin, Mary Alan Hokanson
This is the film version of the successful Broadway play in which a young student (John Kerr) discovers happiness through the sensitivity of his lover (Deborah Kerr) who happens to be his teacher's wife.
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The Trial of Billy Jack 1974  PG, 175 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Victor Izay, George Aguilar, William Wellman Jr., Sacheen Littlefeather, Russell Lane, Michelle Wilson, Geo Anne Sosa, Lynn Baker, Teresa Kelly, Riley Hill, Sparky Watt, Bong Soo Han, Kathy Cronkite
In this sequel to "Billy Jack" (1971), the Indian reservation's Freedom School, under the guidance of Jean Roberts (Delores Taylor), is thriving. Half-breed Billy Jack is sentenced to four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. After serving his time, Billy Jack is released, and more problems are brewing at Freedom School. Racial prejudice against the Native American students causes Billy Jack to come to their aid–as he did in the original film–and his actions upset the governor. Now, the National Guard is sent to the school, and, once again, Billy Jack tries to save the day.
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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Todd Robinson
Cast: Alec Baldwin, James Cagney, Mike Connors, Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Darryl Hickman, Tab Hunter, Nancy Davis, Howard Koch, John A. Gallagher, Gary Gray, Arthur Hiller, Tom Laughlin, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck
Narrated by Alec Baldwin, this documentary covers the life of Hollywood director William A. Wellman–including his stormy personal life that included five marriages. The documentary also features interviews with stars and clips from his films including "Wings," "A Star is Born," and "The High and the Mighty." Among the many stars interviewed are Clint Eastwood, Robert Mitchum, James Garner, Richard Widmark, and Gregory Peck who attest to Wellman's brilliance.
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| 1. Billy Jack (1971)
2. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
3. Born Losers (1967)
4. The Delinquents (1957)
5. Gidget (1959)
6. Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
7. No Escape (1994)
8. South Pacific (1958)
9. Tall Story (1960)
10. Tea and Sympathy (1956)
11. The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
12. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
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