Billy Jack : the complete collection.
(DVD)
Contributors
Laughlin, Tom, 1931-2013, actor,
Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001, film producer.
Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972, film producer.
Taylor, Delores, 1932-2018, screenwriter.
James, Elizabeth, 1944- actor,
Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001, film producer.
Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972, film producer.
Taylor, Delores, 1932-2018, screenwriter.
James, Elizabeth, 1944- actor,
Published
Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory LLC, [2005].
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 9 hr., 15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Saginaw Public Library - DVD | DVD BIL | On Shelf |
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Published
Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory LLC, [2005].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
826663172720
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1967-1977 motion picture series.
General Note
Series numbering from container's spine.
General Note
Special features: commentary with Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor and Frank Laughlin ; theatrical trailers ; still galleries.
Creation/Production Credits
Born losers: producer, Don Henderson ; director Tom Laughlin ; screenplay, James Lloyd (Elizabeth James) ; director of photography, Gregory Sandor ; film editor, John Winfield ; music, Mike Curb ; executive producer, Delores Taylor.
Creation/Production Credits
Billy Jack: producer, Mary Rose Solti (Tom Laughlin) ; director, T.C. Frank (Tom Laughlin) ; screenplay, T.C. Frank, Teresa Christina (Delores Taylor) ; photography, Fred Koenekamp, John Stephens ; editors, Larry Heath, Marion Rothman ; music, Mundell Lowe ; song One Tin Soldier, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter.
Creation/Production Credits
The trial of Billy Jack: producer, Joe Cramer ; director, T.C. Frank (Tom Laughlin) ; screenplay, T.C. Frank and Teresa Christina (Delores Taylor) ; photography, Jack A. Marta ; editors, Michael Economou ... [et al.] ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
Creation/Production Credits
Billy Jack goes to Washington: producer, Frank Capra, Jr. ; director, T.C. Frank (Tom Laughlin) ; screenplay, T.C. Frank and Teresa Christina (Delores Taylor) ; photography, Jack Marta ; editors, Melvin Shapiro [et al.] ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
Participants/Performers
Born losers: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate, William Wellman Jr., Robert Tessier, Jane Russell.
Participants/Performers
Billy Jack: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Bert Freed, Ken Tobey, Victor Izay, Julie Webb.
Participants/Performers
The trial of Billy Jack: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Victor Izay, Teresa Laughlin.
Participants/Performers
Billy Jack goes to Washington: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, E.G. Marshall, Teresa Laughlin, Sam Wanamaker, Dick Gautier, John Lawlor, Peter Donat, Michael Irving, Lucie Arnaz.
Description
The Billy Jack cycle in widescreen with updated commentary. In "Born losers" (1967), Tom Laughlin introduced the character of Billy Jack, a mixed-race Native American, ex-Green Beret, and Vietnam vet who just wants to be left alone. When a vicious motorcycle gang launches a reign of terror on a small town, he finds he must stand up and fight while others hide in fear. Billy Jack kills the leader of the gang, but is accidentally slain by a deputy sheriff. Four years later the character was resurrected for the film "Billy Jack" (1971) in which Billy returns to live in solitude on an Arizona Indian reservation. He is drawn to its progressive Freedom School for troubled youth and to the idealistic woman (Taylor) who runs it. She is the embodiment of the film's pacifist message. When tensions flare between the students and narrow-minded locals who fear what they cannot understand, Billy Jack becomes the school's protector. In "The trial of Billy Jack" (1974), Billy is put on trial for two killings he committed in self-defense while protecting the Freedom School from the small-town Arizona bigots. He is convicted and sent to prison, but the Freedom School thrives under Jean Roberts (Taylor). When Billy Jack is paroled for good behavior, he returns home to explore his tribal spiritual heritage. Meanwhile the Freedom School's television station has broadcast expose̹s of America's sociopolitical ills which have annoyed local officials. National Guard troops occupy the school's campus, but the students resist. Billy agrees to surrender to the Guard if they withdraw, but the Guard opens fire, killing many students and wounding Billy and Jean. The Guard is finally forced to withdraw from the reservation by the terms of an 1880 treaty, and Billy and Jean vow to rebuild the Freedom School. Includes flashbacks to atrocities committed by American troops in Vietnam. Finally, in "Billy Jack goes to Washington" (1977), Billy is elected as the junior Senator from Arizona in 1976. Arriving in Washington, he discovers that the respected senior Senator from Arizona (Marshall) and a business tycoon (Wanamaker) are secretly planning to build a nuclear plant in the pristine Arizona landscape. Billy Jack mounts a campaign against the plant and, with the support of the American youth movement, saves the country from this environmental menace.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 wisrescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Laughlin, T., Arkoff, S. Z., Nicholson, J. H., Taylor, D., James, E., Slate, J., Wellman, W. A., Howat, C., Izay, V., Laughlin, T., Capra, F., Jr., Marshall, E. G., & Wanamaker, S. (2005). Billy Jack: the complete collection . Shout! Factory LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tom Laughlin et al.. 2005. Billy Jack: The Complete Collection. Shout! Factory LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tom Laughlin et al.. Billy Jack: The Complete Collection Shout! Factory LLC, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Laughlin, Tom, et al. Billy Jack: The Complete Collection Shout! Factory LLC, 2005.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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