The Trial of Billy Jack

Starring:Lynn Baker, Michael Bolland, Sandra Ego, Gus Greymountain, Bong Soo Han, Riley Hill, Trinidad Hopkins, Victor Izay, Russell Lane, Sacheen Littlefeather, Patricia McCulloch, Geo Anne Sosa, Jack Stanley, Delores Taylor, Rolling Thunder, Sparky Watt, William Wellman Jr., Johnny West, Michelle Wilson
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Billy Jack 35th Anniversary Ultimate Collection (Born Losers/Billy Jack/ Trial of Billy Jack/ Billy Jack Goes to Washington)

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Billy Jack 35th Anniversary Ultimate Collection (Born Losers/Billy Jack/ Trial of Billy Jack/ Billy Jack Goes to Washington)
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Born Losers: The first film in which the character Billy Jack ever appeared. Tom Laughlin had written Billy Jack back in the 1950's, but couldn't get anyone interested in a film about Indians - half-breed or otherwise. Tom Laughlin toned down the Indian and political themes in order to get Born Losers made. It became a very successful independent film! Billy Jack: The film that broke the mold. Billy Jack was, once again, the largest grossing independent film of all time. People saw Billy Jack 25 times or more than any movie in history until Star Wars. From the karate to the Native American spirituality, to the Freedom School, to the racial tolerance, few films have ever been this successful or stuck their necks out so far. The Trial of Billy Jack: The Trial of Billy Jack not only broke every box-office record for its day, it forever changed the way motion pictures were distributed. It was for the release of The Trial of Billy Jack that Tom Laughlin created the mega-multiple release that included the first-ever use of national TV advertising for a motion picture. Billy Jack Goes To Washington: Perhaps the most controversial film of all. Twenty years before Senators like Bradley, Rudman, Cohen, and Pell quit saying the U.S. Senate is so corrupt it doesn't work anymore, Billy Jack Goes to Washington told a story straight out of the headlines. At the Washington premiere one Senator exploded, vowing to do everything in his power to make sure Billy Jack Goes to Washington was never released.

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Great "Ultimate"Collection!!!.......2007-05-26

The Billy Jack series ALL-in-one DVD is fantastic! I know people have complained about: Billy Jack Goes to Washington; BUT IT TOO IS A WELL WRITTEN, WELL DIRECTED, AND A WELL ACTED MOVIE! The problem is, Billy Jack's attitudes of so profoundly mis-trusting governmental authority as in his previous movies is not the same in the Washinton movie. The Washington movie has Billy Jack trusting at least one Senator because of that Senator's relationship with Billy Jack's father before he was found dead( just like in: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington), however if this trust had existed for as long as it was implied, Billy Jack would have called on this Senator's assistance in the previous movies... So its like, 'where did this come from?'. Taken by itself a wonderful remake!!!

Billy Jack 35th. Anniversary Ultimate Collection is great.......2007-05-13

I am very happy with these movies and their quality. It had been a long time since I had seen these. A flood of memories were welcomed. These movies tell an important story that should be watched periodically just as a reminder. The movies have been remastered to a very good quality. Remember what you are buying. These movies are not from yesterday. Be ready to turn down the volume of the motorcycles. They really sound off good in the stereo speakers. Each movie progressively reaches better production and direction quality but I still like the first the best. Enjoy your purchase.

Billy Jack Ultimate Review.......2007-05-01

The only complaint I have about this wonderful box set is on Billy Jack Goes To Washington. I have the DVDs from a prior purchase elsewhere and BJGTW was Widescreen then, too. The sound in one particular scene talking about the National Initiative the sound cuts in and out for a few seconds. It didn't do this on the 2000 Box Set, why is it doing it now? Is there something wrong with the digital transfer? I exchanged it and it still has it, I want to hear the entire movie without reverting to the original box set I have. Can it be fixed? I know it seems minor and insignificant, but, I like the films to be done right.
Otherwise, this is a fine collection of a wonderful film series. It is worth the money. They are suppose to be working on a new Billy Jack movie for release in 2008. Keep up the good work Delores and Tom.
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Billy Jack 35th anniversary ultimate collection.......2007-04-04

I've been looking for theses movies for years. I watched like it was the first time. This is my first purcase from Amazon, I will back to see what other treasures you may have
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So worth the wonderful memories.......2007-03-09

I turned 40 this year and thought back to the old days with the heroic Billy Jack. I haven't seen it at the video stores and so I decided to look online. I would have paid the same amount just for one movie. Brings back wonderful memories! Great classic to have at home!

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Robert Duvall...as SlingBlade?
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Tomorrow
Starring: Robert Duvall , Olga Bellin , Sudie Bond , Richard McConnell , and Peter Masterson
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Based on the William Faulkner story and featuring one of Robert Duvall's finest performances, Tomorrow was first adapted by Horton Foote for TV's Playhouse 90 in 1960. Eight years later, Foote--whose script for To Kill a Mockingbird provided Duvall's screen debut--presented the same story as an off-Broadway play with Duvall and Olga Bellin in the lead roles, which they reprised in 1971 for this independently produced film.

As with Tender Mercies--which earned Academy Awards for both Foote and Duvall in 1983--Tomorrow tells a simple tale of gentle people, and the sensitive script, direction, and performances offer an enlightening portrait of compassion and unconditional love. Duvall plays Fentry, a Mississippi cotton farmer in the early 1900s who leaves his father's farm to work as the winter watchman of a dormant sawmill. There, he encounters Sarah (Bellin), a pregnant woman abandoned by her husband and suffering from a life-threatening illness. They eventually marry, but inevitably, Fentry (portrayed by Duvall as a kind of holy innocent) alone must raise the woman's child--a good-natured boy whose fate is determined by a heartbreaking claim of familial custody.

The story is framed by a murder trial, the outcome of which leads to the film's resonant and quietly moving conclusion. Like so much of Foote's work, Tomorrow was tailor-made for Duvall, and it has much to say about endurance, integrity, and uncommon decency under difficult circumstances. Directed by Joseph Anthony with an appropriately somber tone, this delicate drama nevertheless offers a wise and uplifting affirmation of the resilient human spirit. For Duvall's many admirers, this is a must-see film. --Jeff Shannon

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Starring Robert Duvall in his breakthrough screen role, Tomorrow is a poignant tale based on a short story by William Faulkner, and scripted by Academy Award® winner Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies). Duvall is Jackson Fentry, a young man
who leaves his father's farm to work at a local sawmill. Fentry rescues a young pregnant woman, who has been abandoned by her husband and family, and the two fall in love. Shot in black and white to convey the feel of the Depression era, Tomorrow remains the finest screen translation of Faulkner's vision of the South.

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Love can be found where you least expect it.......2007-03-09

This excellent movie's screenplay is by Horton Foote, who adapted it from William Faulkner's short story by the same name from the collection "Knight's Gambit." Robert Duvall plays Jackson Fentry and Olga Bellin plays Sarah Eubanks. While sharecropping on a cotton farm, Fentry takes in a stranger, Sarah, who is homeless and pregnant. Fentry shows Sarah great kindness and concern until she delivers her baby. Much later, Fentry hangs a jury that is hearing the case of one Buck Thorpe, who stands accused of murder. Exactly why Fentry, who is an uneducated, dirt-poor farmer, is the only member of the jury who votes for Buck's acquittal, is what the movie is about. "Tomorrow" is not only a great movie, but also the screenplay is one of the finest adaptations around. A must-see movie.

The Great Depression.......2007-01-11

I enjoyed my second viewing of this movie...it proves the power of Robert Duvall...he can play most parts as if born to them. Anyone who is a fan of Williams and Faulkner should enjoy it..but a word of warning..it is not for those suffering from depression!

Haunting movie..........2006-11-27

I saw this movie years ago...forgot the name of it but through the wonders of the internet was finally able to find it again. If you like understated acting and a good story it is as fine a movie as you'll ever see. Robert Duvall is so good...he just flies right below the radar with his performance and is deeply affecting. This is an example of incredible storytelling that is often missing in today's hit-you-over-the-head-with-the-plot-and-special-effects movies.

Robert Duvall...as SlingBlade?.......2006-11-04

Missed the first 25 minutes of Tomorrow when it was on cable. But the whole time I was reminded of SlingBlade & immediatly fell in love with the character. Glad I bought the movie to add to my collection. Plus, since I missed the beginning, I didn't understand the courtroom scene at all...and I had to know.

beautiful.......2006-08-08

Wonderful acting of very emotional, sad story. Beautifully done in black and white. This story will stay with me forever, the people seem so real. Duvall is one of the great actors of our time and should be remembered for this performance.

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One star is too kind for this mess
The Second of Three Billy Jack Films
Nice Message - Poor Storytelling and Stereotypes
A 174 minute lecture....
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The Trial of Billy Jack
Starring: Lynn Baker , Michael Bolland , Sandra Ego , Gus Greymountain , and Bong Soo Han
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One star is too kind for this mess.......2007-04-12

After the surprise hit of "Billy Jack" of course we were going to get a sequel. But everything that made "Billy" a hit and somewhat enjoyable sinks this turkey. At 110 minutes, "Billy Jack" can be watched and enjoyed as a look at another time and place. This one goes on FOR 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!! I must have looked at my watch 9 times before the credits rolled on this baby. With nothing new to say it just rambles on and on and on! At least "Billy Jack" had a cool theme song to go with it.

The Second of Three Billy Jack Films.......2007-02-01

Despite what other people have said or have written I think the Billy jack series was great and this picture was no different. This was the second picture of the three of the life of Billy Jack. Tom Laughlin plays the of Billy Jack, Delores Taylor plays the role of Jean Roberts, and Victor Izay plays the role of Doc. When you last saw Billy Jack he was being taken to jail for involuntary manslaughter. While Billy was in prison Jean was able to take the Freedom School and make it grow and flourish under her guidance's. The diverse student population airs scathing political exposes on their privately owned television station. The narrow-minded townspeople have different ideas about their brand of liberalism. As Billy is being released things start to heat up between the Students and the town's people. Not only are students being threaten and abused, but now the Native Americans in the neighboring village are taunted and mistreated. After Billy Jack undergoes a vision quest, the governor and the police plot to permanently put an end to their liberal shenanigans, leaving it up to Billy Jack to save the day. This was an excellent family film with another still to follow.

Nice Message - Poor Storytelling and Stereotypes.......2006-12-15

You of course have to watch the first Billy Jack movie to really understand this one. In the first movie, Billy Jack stands up for the downtrodden free-spirited kids in a quiet western town - and gets into a fight that results in a few deaths. He wants to just make a stand and die, but Miss Jean Roberts, his girlfriend convinces him to turn himself in. That's where the story ends.

These movies were made during the times of rioting and political unrest, and it's important to keep that context in mind. Kent State is explicitly mentioned several times in the opening scenes, with Jean lamenting, "students are slaughtered by trigger-happy police types and nothing is ever done about it."

The movie is in essence a long flashback sequence. It starts where movie #1 ended, with Billy Jack being tried. Roberts is accused of lying about her rape. Billy explains how the US government killed innocent women and children in Vietnam - soldiers were told to "waste them". Billy refused to participate in that dastardly killing. My Lai is of course brought up here. At the end of the trial, Billy was tossed into jail, while the students work on growing the school.

We head into the school's world of biofeedback, meditation, yoga football, belly dancing and singing. The self-governing students work on child abuse and orphanages, and move on to exposing government corruption and consumer issues. They laugh about how corrupted Nixon was. Soon they have a TV station and broadcast news about abuses in the area. In retaliation, the students' phones are bugged and the FBI begins investigating the school.

Jean talks about loving child abusers instead of punishing them - that if child abuse organizations "love" bad parents, they will all start being nice to their kids.

Skip to scenes of blatant police brutality and also police feeling up women during searches. Typical quote - "Police - they're so damned corrupt." Oddly, for a movie which claims to champion the rights of women, there is a *lot* of gratuitous breast jiggling shots in this film.

I won't give away the ending, but I think you see the pattern here. This movie is *very* black and white. The kids are always good, noble, kind, and super-wise, super-intelligent (and sexy). The police, government and businessmen are always evil, corrupted and power-hungry (and ugly). Many of the statistics they quote to back their statements up are completely wrong. It's one thing to make a point, but it's quite another to lie in order to make your points. My boyfriend and I laughed out loud several times because the movie tipped so heavily into its over-the-top dialogue.

That being said, I can certainly understand how parts of this movie might appeal to viewers who had never heard of some of these concepts before. It's like people watching the Matrix and being wowed at the philosophies explained there, because they'd never learned them in high school. The Trial of Billy Jack covers many important basic ideas. The idea that people of honor should stand up for what's right even if it's difficult. The idea that you should focus, every day, on what is really important - not on blown-up but fleeting emergencies. The idea that even if people are violent or angry with you, that you should have the self-possession and maturity to stay calm and peaceful yourself in response. The idea that you should seek to find balance in your life.

These are certainly all very important philosophies, but there are many other movies which make these points without having to resort to exaggeration, untruths and stereotypes. I really like the message - but I don't like being led by the nose with wild inaccuracies to try to drive the message home. In many ways it makes the message far less palatable. In one scene you watch an entire roomful of "regular people" stand around while they torture a fellow human being. This isn't storytelling ... it's preaching, and I would hope that most audiences were able to handle issues in a more mature, realistic manner.

A 174 minute lecture...........2006-06-22

I was really intrigued by this film at first. I'm a sucker for a long running time (this is the uncut version, running 174 minutes), so I decided to check it out. It was actually one of the first films I ever rented from Netflix. Having seen the whole thing, I can safely say that I've seen it once, and once was enough. While there are some good scenes (some fight sequences are really good), the whole film is pedantic and preachy. The sequence where Billy Jack goes into the mountain, hallucinates and sees green men is unintentionally hilarious. The ending is also so ridiculously over melodramatic. Everyone gathers to sing "Give Peace a Chance", which is a great song. Unfortunately, here it ends up making you laugh more than anything else, which is a shame, as this scene comes right after a scene where national guardsmen shoot several students from Billy Jack's school. So, instead of feeling sympathy with Billy Jack, his students, and the faculty of the school, you end up laughing. That's not how you're supposed to feel. The Trial of Billy Jack is an extraordinarily preachy film, with political correctness coming out of every frame (before the words political correctness became famous). Even if you agree with some of the ideas (governments lie about war atrocities, the news media protects the government, etc., etc.), it hammers every point home so blatantly you end up just saying enough already. It makes one understand why the "silent majority" voted for Nixon in 1972. And with a megalong running time, the preachiness reaches epic proportions. If you have 3 hours to kill, and you want to see something mediocre, go for it. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and see anything else.

Some interesting info...........2006-05-11

These were very good, inspiring movies...in 1971 I got my black belt in Isshinryu at age 17....I'm still practicing Isshinryu, native american medicine, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyokushinkai...and Falun Dafa...35 years later...
By the way...the "Billy Jack" series was inspired by the life of Harley "Swiftdeer" Reagan...who is still living and in charge of the Deer Tribe in Phoenix, Az...In the second movie in the cave scene is Tom "Two Bears" Wilson, who taught Swiftdeer...Tom Wilson was Don Genaro in the Carlos Castenada books....thought I'd let everyone in on this....

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