I was a kid and saw this movie with my dad--one of the few movies we saw together. I remember Billy doing the crescent kick and thinking, I want to learn to do that--and I did. RIP Tom Laughlin

@MrUnclebuc1

2 жыл бұрын

me too

@sixty7ford

Жыл бұрын

I think if you are wearing a Billy Jack hat, you probably won’t need a crescent kick ⚡️

@RidgeRunner-lz5ko

Жыл бұрын

My dad took me and my brother to see The Born Losers at the theater when I was about six, we had know idea how rough it was. My Mom said I was white as a ghost when we came out of the theater. I never forgot about it, then years later when we were all obsessed with Billy Jack, I saw it and thought, "wow, that's the same guy as that motorcycle movie that freaked me out so bad." Now, all these years later, I believe Born Losers, which funded the film Laughlin REALLY wanted to make in Billy Jack, is the superior film, though both are of course low budget B movies. Billy Jack had all that hippie noble indian mumbo jumbo with just a couple good fight scenes, along with some great one-liners. The Born Losers is a violent, no-nonsense gritty biker film that's more like a Western. No hippies here! In fact, The Born Losers is the very best biker film from the day, better than Hells Angels on Wheels, Glory Stompers, Satan's Sadists, any of 'em except Easy Rider, which really isn't a biker film. Also, Born Losers has the legendary Jeremy Slate chewing scenery, as well as also legendary tough guy Robert Tessier. It's extremely violent and sadistic for it's time, probably warped me. Now I've watched it many times, it's goofy but largely holds up for the genre. It was weird to be able to 30 years on put adult eyes on a film that haunted my nights when I was in single digits. Check it out if you haven't.

@adamfrost3139

11 ай бұрын

Same man, my dad showed me this too when i was a kid and really enjoyed the character. I heard there were more movies but havent seen those yet

@henrybrowne7248

9 ай бұрын

@@RidgeRunner-lz5ko I like your commentary on Born Losers. I stumbled onto it here on Tube. I don't remember if I could get the whole thing but I do remember being impressed at the film and Tom Laughlin. I need to watch it again . .

Man, this clip brings back so many memories .... RIP Tom Laughlin - forever Billy Jack

@juliamallen8734

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@briancallahan2792

2 жыл бұрын

First martial arts training i recieved was judo and karate. From a Nam vet

@briancallahan2792

2 жыл бұрын

Then wrestling, boxing, weightlifting. Never feared anyone or anything again

This was great stuff back in the 70's. I was in elementary school when this came out, that's what all the kids would talk about was Billy Jack & his moves

@xpez9694

2 жыл бұрын

vietnam, nuclear weapons, Concords, King Kong and Evel Knievel

@shawnturbeville994

7 күн бұрын

We did too man. We had a long bus ride to school and we would talk about the Billy Jack and Clint Eastwood lines in the movies.

Such a great actor and a wonderful human being. One tin soldier rides away. RIP my friend 🙏🏾

@freedomring4813

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 61 and think I'm tough but that movie and in the end that song still to this day does this to me 😥.

@jayram7278

2 жыл бұрын

That song pumps me the fuck up!!!!!

@henrybrowne7248

9 ай бұрын

I kind of liked that song too, even though I never wanted to learn it. You're right, it does have a message.

I haven't smiled like that in a long time ... RIP Tom Laughlin

@user-xz7th6li9g

3 ай бұрын

The original kung fu

Saw this movie long ago as a youngster when it was first released ...changed my life... I became a martial artist, trained hard, and stood up for myself and was never picked on again. An underrated film that sent a strong message about standing up in the face of treachery and being humble but prepared. Thank you for inspiring me Tom Laughlin. Rest in peace.

@Mike81581

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Monroe When your alone and outnumbered some training in street fighting is when the fight starts.

@terryhill5509

5 жыл бұрын

I made my dad take me to the theater to see this several times back when I was a young teen. Really made an impression on me.

@aai3661

5 жыл бұрын

This movie ALSO changed my life. I am not a martial artist, but I have not worn shoes since 1974.

@donjohnson5653

5 жыл бұрын

Great testimony ✌👊😎

@ricochetrabbit4618

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Monroe ...that is really cool what you.did.

This never gets old! My Dad, a Patton's Third Army veteran, loved this movie too! It's seems kind of odd now, after all he had seen and done in WWII but I guess the good guy kicking some bad guy ass never goes out of style!

@deborahmiorgan829

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too. Wilbur Staten, Patton's third army group and writer for stars and stripes during the occupation until 1954!

@stefanschleps8758

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too. With Third Armored some twentytwo years, Seargent with the 503rd M.P. 1944-1966

@kedarragbar8443

2 жыл бұрын

I saw this movie .Hey it was made before i was born .And i love it .

@briancallahan2792

2 жыл бұрын

My Dad was 3rd army also. Serious bad ass. 35 years Chicago cop

@williambrewer2863

Жыл бұрын

Alot of people never realized how Tom was the REAL DEAL! Yeah there was camera angles, technical support, but in life, this man brought IT from within. That's not a good place to be if you were his adversary! RIGHT IS STILL RIGHT.

The great Grand Master Bong Soo Han was the stand in who did that kick. It started my martial arts career right there in the theater with this scene. Years later I got to train for 4 years with one of his Black Belts. A classic film for sure.

@99alfailiwaqain51

2 жыл бұрын

Peace! Which Black belt?

@stevenlowe3245

2 жыл бұрын

@@99alfailiwaqain51 Robert Chavez

@99alfailiwaqain51

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenlowe3245 Grandmaster Chung S Kim & Master Sae Y Kim were also memebers of the IHF! Also GrandMaster Kwon

Why is it as a 53 year old grown man having seen this scene since it came out in the 70's that I still giggle when Billy begins to threaten the bad guy? Really.

@07Giddyup

4 жыл бұрын

It gave me a chuckle and I’m seventyfuknfive!🤣

@Rat-Builder

4 жыл бұрын

I am still grinning, and I am 72, be 73 in 4 days

@plumberman5369

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 54,I understand

@augustriver8967

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Hayes I think you and I could be friends

@mattbartolovich8228

4 жыл бұрын

That was the best part of the movie and it still makes sense today

This brings back great memories as a kid in the 70's watching Billy Jack. To all us young boys back then there was nothing like Billy Jack!!

@bruthamann5697

9 жыл бұрын

We all fought over who would be Billy Jack on the play ground.

@lesliethompson4039

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you said that, exactly ;) Billy Jack bro.... Wow ;)

@lesliethompson4039

4 жыл бұрын

@@bruthamann5697 we did to... Omg, hahahaaaa ;)

@nunyerbidness6417

4 жыл бұрын

Well there was David Carradine.

@davidwoodman3655

4 жыл бұрын

Rtf on bud

This is a legendary scene, looked it up specifically. Good memories watching it with my pops... miss ya dad

This is one of the things that inspired me to try martial arts, and practice the inside-out crescent kick repeatedly. It actually worked several times. Love this scene.

One of the greatest tough guy lines ever

@jackmichaels5189

3 жыл бұрын

Better then any Chuck Norris movie

@alicebond7181

2 жыл бұрын

We need more Billie Jack's and less Posner

When Billy Jack takes off his boots you know you are in trouble.

@a.acevedo

4 жыл бұрын

@Puff Dragon Yep! Posner's jaw woulda been scattered across two zip codes if Billy were wearing his boots.

@mattbartolovich8228

4 жыл бұрын

Good Lord

@tonyjames3913

4 жыл бұрын

Kinda of like Al Bundy saying “Let’s rock”

@jeffj2495

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, stinky feet.

@MultiSkyman1

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffj2495 Ya beat me to it!

The world could use a few more Billy Jack's.

@mattbartolovich8228

3 жыл бұрын

Damn right!

@jodyguilbeaux8225

3 жыл бұрын

those type of people are long gone, they are in their graves all across america. and they dont make them like that anymore. now america is all about race and socialism. what a f///ed up place to live as of nov 2020. america now has been flushed down into the toilet by everyone in charge.

@paulhare662

3 жыл бұрын

A couple Paul Kersey's would be nice too.

@steamboatwill3.367

2 жыл бұрын

@@jodyguilbeaux8225 ) either you completely missed the point of the film or never actually watched it.

I loved this movie in the theater way back when and loved every second of it. Billy Jack was my hero.

I remember this movie when I was a kid, I loved it then and I still love it to this day.

@1972scenic

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Stise So go to the first comunist County now !

@darleneprice6660

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Stise ,

@truenorth6933

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Stise my dad took me to see this movie , I loved this scene.

I LOVE that Billy never breaks a sweat, ruins his clothes, or loses that hat!!!!!

I'm 54 now, billy jack was my first hero I wanted to be like, in 2nd grade my mom bought me his entire outfit, I wore it for a week straight, I would still wear it today if I looked hard enough.

@marshmutt8975

3 жыл бұрын

Prolly too small, lol. 54 too BJ was the first BA action hero I remember.

@juliamallen8734

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@RW-bt6ex

2 жыл бұрын

@Kyzo Wow , dude .

@WaterburnerActual

2 жыл бұрын

Tyrants today haven't changed much. They're still like they were when we were in HS, when this film came out. His line where he says "There's Not A Damn Thing You Can Do About It" was the most repeated line by those of us who disobeyed and watched it at the drive-in anyway. Did my 65yo heart good to see this clip. No matter your age, stand up to tyranny and stand up for your rights. Take videos of what you want, just stand on public property while doing so. I better stop. Y'all Take Care and Stay SAFE!!

@milojanis4901

2 жыл бұрын

Not many know this wasn't the first movie with Billy Jack. The first one was several years before this movie. It was called, if memory serves, "The Born Losers". It was a typical motorcycle gang movie, and BJ kicked some serious ass in it, too.....

This was filmed mostly on the courthouse plaza in Prescott, Arizona. It’s one of my absolute favorite places on the planet. This was filmed in the early 70’s and to this day it still looks mostly the same.

@deborahmiorgan829

2 жыл бұрын

I watched the first drive by shooting there by a Mexican on whiskey row patrons in 1994!

@mugdiller2124

2 жыл бұрын

I do my 2 mile walk around that courthouse every day.

@josephdale69

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was it.

@biohazard_613

2 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to take a trip down there for some Bill’s Pizza!

@mtcondie

2 жыл бұрын

I literally said the exact same thing about downtown Prescott.

I remember going to the theater to watch this when I was 14, after the movie everyone was out front thinkin THEY were Billy Jack lol.

@minermike61

4 жыл бұрын

It didn't help that at the time, every other movie was a karate movie or had some in it. Gawd we were dorks after one of these movies.

@jaya.0069

3 жыл бұрын

After watching the movie with my then Girlfriend, we went into a 7-11 for a cold drink and in Billy Jack fashion I kicked a display stack of canned pork & beans sending bean cans everywhere. We left in a hurry!

@markchristofferson5872

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaya.0069 lmao

@kingmalcolm8695

3 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine pulled a groin muscle trying to imitate a Billy Jack Kick.

I was a child, watched the movie in drive-in theater over 50 ago.

@marcelosantos670

4 жыл бұрын

Me tio...but '80...from Brazil

@delhickman1

4 жыл бұрын

Ya..me too..I thought he was the coolest back then

@hermit6208

4 жыл бұрын

It was released in 1971 wasn't it? That would make your math off a little bit.

@QuantumReality

4 жыл бұрын

@@hermit6208 who cares

@houseofpain3580

4 жыл бұрын

Me to👍with my Mom.

Loved this movie , way ahead of its time, the story ,The acting, the action. RIP BILLY JACK ⚘

The kick was done by Hapkido Master Bong Soo Han. Still, the fight in the park was one of the best-filmed fights in the '70s.

@artguti1551

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Billy Jack...but the best filmed fight in the 70's was Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon when he goes into Han's Underground Lair to rescue the Prisoners!

@unclerat2131

3 жыл бұрын

@@artguti1551 You're right that was a much better fight. But I think for one on one, the fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in the Chinese Connection was in the top 5.

@unclerat2131

3 жыл бұрын

@ Yes, the actor playing Billy Jack was also the director. The real fun of the movie was the marketing. The movie was a lightweight film, and nobody wanted to distribute it, but the tv campaign was amazing. It became a standard for independent films for a decade.

@namrednop

3 жыл бұрын

Yep ... @ the 1:58 mark you can clearly see that it's not Billy Jack making that most iconic kick.

@hdz3169

3 жыл бұрын

@@unclerat2131 That was The way of the Dragon aka Return of the Dragon

i think i saw this movie at the theater more than any other when i was a kid... just loved it. knew every line...lol. those were the days. God bless, Tom and his family. so sad to hear of his passing.

Nearly every special forces guy from 'Nam was really like that. They did not brag, show off, or talk too much, but in a pinch you wanted them in your corner. They did not start stuff, but boy did they finish it. At least the ones I had the pleasure of knowing.

@jeffreyp1855

3 жыл бұрын

Mark Pashia, yeah! Those guys are a special breed. The Green Berets that I knew, were take charge kind of guys and natural leaders. 🤣 "De Oppresso Liber!"

@jimbigboystoys4077

3 жыл бұрын

My karate teacher was a Vietnam vet. His name was “John Drouin” I studied under him in the late 70s and early 80s. If you look him up online you can probably find him. He was an old school, bare knuckle kind of karate instructor. He was a true BAD ASS!…And that’s no joke!!

@alanarthurs6909

3 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly. My Dad said the real guys didn't brag or talk about it.

@jdmbeats

2 жыл бұрын

I knew a Green Beret who served in Nam. He was hiking through town, and got harassed by the local Sheriff. They arrested him for vagrancy and took him downtown. He managed to escape the jailhouse, and used a dirtbike to go into the woods. He used his combat training to evade capture.

@CharlesSmith-io9fp

2 жыл бұрын

@@jdmbeats They based the first Rambo movie on that, right?

Even after all these years later, this is still one of the best martial arts movies ever made. Bong Soo Han made Hapkido world famous, and Tom Laughlin a household name. Shortly after seeing this movie I became the student, now I am the teacher. Tom Laughlin Bong Soo Han F.V. Romano RIP.

@henrybrowne7248

9 ай бұрын

Seems like kicks are dangerous for the kicker too . . in some of the MMA contests, though, some people can sort of spin themselves like a deadly dervish, confusing the opponent so bad they don't know how to defend--then get NAILED . . those kicks are more powerful than a punch for sure.

@youWILLknowiffi123

6 ай бұрын

✨ 🔥

We used to like to reenact this scene as kids, all the time!

@fobbitoperator3620

2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine the bruises, & real fights that broke out as a result. I had exactly that experience after watching "The Octogon," with Chuck Norris. We got ssooooo messed up, only to repeat it weekend, after weekend. I'm so blessed to have been a kid in the 70s & 80s. No CRT, or watching films at school about "how to get in touch with our feminine side." We were hard-core gaw'damn lunatics, & we had real fun!

Rest in peace, Mr. Jack. Classic badass.

@GregJay

7 жыл бұрын

Noooo ! Say it ain't so?

@albertojuniorchavez5481

6 жыл бұрын

rob40throy great is all I have to say!

@John-ob7dh

4 жыл бұрын

And Bong Soo Han

@warriorhudson2594

Жыл бұрын

His last name was O’Lantern Jr.

@Annieisfreejustlikebutterflies

13 күн бұрын

novu ukufutheka athrawon urmași eina mokėti sot dhe zolang als nodig is quindi quel tipo de pensiero on poissa ikuisesti

billy knew he outnumbered, and he knew he was going to take a beating, but he stood tall, maybe we all should take a lesson from this great man

@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903

9 жыл бұрын

SuperSaltydog77 how the hell do you know what he was? he did know karate, and he was a hero, if your going to give an american legend the bad mouth, then go away

@xxdrzombiexx

8 жыл бұрын

+cliff lynch Take out as many as you can before they get you. That's the lesson here.

@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903

8 жыл бұрын

xxdrzombiexx absolutely the truth bro, kick ass ,before the crowd of cowards swarm you

@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903

8 жыл бұрын

Mark Anthony and the next time your boyfriend cant figure out how to incert his tampon, you be the hero and help shim out.wanna get cute with me, you dont have the genetics, or the brainpower to fill up a piss ant, little man.

@pbrtaskforce116

5 жыл бұрын

never cower in the face of adversity, face it head on

The strength of this scene is its economy. Plus, the choreography is pretty damned realistic that ultimately leads Billy getting beaten to a pulp. He did his best but was way out numbered.

LOVE THAT MOVIE WAKE UP PEOPLE WE NEED BILLY JACK

@whatthefucadashtt

3 жыл бұрын

@Wolverine Logan AMEN problem is most of Americans response is going to be BAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Never heard of it and im almost 40. That was awesome. Can't believe how good they made that kick look back then.

"The Kick Heard Round The World" One of the most well known martial arts moves in a movie ever.

Tom Laughlin aka Billy Jack was a man who stood for moral justice. We need more people like him today who will stand up against tyranny.

@hammondOT

Жыл бұрын

Did you stand up against covid lockdowns, closed schools, forced injections, the imprisonment of protestors and political rivals? Or do you support it all?

@geezz99

11 ай бұрын

@@hammondOT go away .. troll

@hankjones2975

11 ай бұрын

you have to admit he taught people with his passiveness how to get their asses kicked. it never works , ever , in the real world.

@kevinmalone3210

9 ай бұрын

​​@@hammondOTThe commentator was referring to standing up for injustice where you can, in a practical realistic sense, not taking on the entire system.

@hammondOT

9 ай бұрын

@@kevinmalone3210 Speaking out against tyranny is a very real, practical way to stand up to injustice. I suspect, OP supported all of those things.

When my wife and I saw the Jim Carrey movie “Yes Man” in the theatre, he uses Billy Jack’s infamous line, during a bar fight scene, where he’s completely wasted. We were laughing like lunatics, but much of the theatre wasn’t. We knew then we were probably the only ones in there who’d seen “Billy Jack”. Made us feel rather old. Sadly, Jim’s character didn’t fair quite as well. lol

I grew up back in the 70s those were the best teenage years in times of my life

@danielstewart7163

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I graduated in 74. The night i graduated i started my 1st shit in the coal mjne, 3 weeks later i bought my 1st new car. It took me many places one of which was to the drive in to watch these movies. There was one particular Saturday night when nothing, absolutely nothing was going on so we ate some acid and went to said drive in and watched Charlotte's web while listening to Black Sabbath, it changed the whole picture. A couple years later i bought a new Super Glide and joined a motorcycle gang. We weren't much of a gang, more like 15 idiots that sewed colors to a jacket and partied for every reason we could think of. The 70's was the bestest decade ever. I would go back in a heartbeat, don't need to know what i know now I'd just do it all over again. Only 2 truly bad things happened during that period. My father passed away and i got married the first time, the marriage was a bust never should have done it.

@robertoq125

4 жыл бұрын

I graduated 1976 from HS. I wish I could go back and relive my teenage years✌🏼

@joescott58

4 жыл бұрын

I twas born in 63. Good yrs yes indeed. We had tha fat of tha land & tha ds had not taken America back then. Men we’er men. F political correctness monster. All women we’er ladies regardless of profession. Most men would give ya a knuckle sandwich for disrespecting a woman back then. Me GrandPa & uncles & others invited a man ta coffee one morn. They told him next time his wife missed women’s circle due ta black eye syndrome that he would regret it. He did not head. A few days latter he got drunk & beat his wife silly fer her talking. GPa, Pa, me uncles, & men O Alabama in Cherokee all sit just awaitt’en. He showed up ta the general store. Nope - he did not make it inside. They usered him ta tha car. Drove him out ta tha ridge. Walked him inta tha woods. They told him to strip or they would strip him. He took off all his clothes. Bear-balls naked. The bugs we’er feasting. They all passed that jug a few times ta help with their duties. Two men held his hands. He held theirs too. He laid across a big O’l dw fall in them hard woods. Bear-ass-naked to tha sky. The two men sat on their asses across the log from him upon tha grd. They & he held ea other in a wrist wrap. With their free hand they keept his hand from letting go. All the other men took turns at him. It was a bloody mess when they left him there crying by his clothes. The horse-whip they used on him was soked with his blood. They dropped it on him ta keep for a reminder never to touch his wife again. They told him that if his wife ever had black-eye-syndrome again that the next tree calling he would swing from. True Justice. Guess what? His wife never missed another woman’s circle. 🤔🤠

@Legnerps

3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya too !! I'm workin' on a Time Machine ... only problem is ... I need a Fountain of Youth to go along with it.😜 Btw...the hat!! LOVE that hat...butcha gotta be able to back it up or you're just a poser ... the kinda person BJ would have no respect for.

@joescott58

3 жыл бұрын

30 Meadowbrook hey 30M. Thanks for the recognition of my hat. The beaded hat band is a gift from a friend. A Recon Scout brought me back a dagger off a dead Taliban that tried to way-him. Recently a contractor ( active SP Elite ) gave me his bayonet that he used in theater. These gifts we’er all given ta me out’a respect. Nobody has ever said shit about me hat. Only “nice hat”. Stuff like that. I grew up in a ruff & tumble hs with serious MF’s. Women & children naturally trust me. Usually. Most men respect me. Ive always held my own. I was breed, born, & trained to be a Warrior. As a result I have extream control & confidence. Sometimes even when it appears that I don’t. Its a life style. Moose, bear, coyotes, & other vermin have all tried ta kill me. I’m here. They are not.

Just might be my favorite movie scene of all time.

@violetmiller9999

9 жыл бұрын

Don't you just LOVE it?! I know I do.

@megagagnon1

6 жыл бұрын

I loved this scene too - until I woke up and realized that it was just part of the anti-white programming that was going on in Hollywood. Make whites feel guilty about their past and they'll surrender their future. We're a dying breed around the world and won't exist in a few decades if we don't wake the fuck up.

@dougcarter1924

6 жыл бұрын

David Suggitt EVEN if you don't win you PUT a lot of HURTING ON A COWARDS AX.THATS GOOD MARTIAL ARTS.

@izzimichaels2892

6 жыл бұрын

blunty, your crying does nothing to help your cause.

@wdbcnow9824

4 жыл бұрын

A scene you never forget.Saw this when it came out

God Bless Tom Laughlin. The world needs more like him for sure.

One of the greatest scenes of any movie ever.

One of the greatest movie kicks of all time

@timheersma4708

5 жыл бұрын

BELIEVABLE movie kicks...not one of those choreographed, camera tricked ones.

@harpoon_bakery162

4 жыл бұрын

Love the slow-motion component in the filming. RIP Tom Laughlin

@joeybox0rox649

4 жыл бұрын

@@harpoon_bakery162 I believe he died in slo-mo too. It was epic.

@MarkHayes-ue7hs

4 жыл бұрын

I can't think of a single kick even from Bruce that shadows this one. Just one kick defines this scene. I am trying but my head hurts.

@joeybox0rox649

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHayes-ue7hs that's a joke.

Trying to walk away from violence is good, but sometimes it isn't always possible.

@shitmandood

3 жыл бұрын

It is possible. It's called running.

@jtc1947

3 жыл бұрын

@ MARK....VERY TRUE

@jtc1947

3 жыл бұрын

@@shitmandood AVOID rather then CHECK but it is NOT always possible to run away from those who would do You harm.

@shitmandood

3 жыл бұрын

@@jtc1947 And if they have a gun or knife while you're unarmed?

@jtc1947

3 жыл бұрын

@@shitmandood You may have NO choice in the matter.

Never gets old watching this movie of morals. RIP Tom L

Saw this movie with my best friends back when we were 13/14. All of us absolutely loved it. I'll have to find it and watch again.

BILLY JACK A GOOD MOVIE WITH HANDS AND FEET ,BUT AN EVEN GREATER MOVIE ABOUT STANDING UP FOR WHAT,S RIGHT - HIGH MORALS.

@bingo1232

4 жыл бұрын

John... I took a class in 1982, University of Colorado at Boulder, from Tom Laughlin (Billy Jack) on the subject of Jungian psychology. It was wonderful!!!!!

@clarkhoefle7152

3 жыл бұрын

Movies with High Morals... Hummmmm.. Do you hear that Hollywood???

...one tin soldier rides away... Gone but NEVER forgotten! The legend of Tom Laughlin IS Billy Jack! Billy Jack Forever!!!

Never gets old.

I saw this in a Drive-In with my Mom & Dad...50 years ago? It was awesome. Dad & Mom loved it. I ate Milk Duds and popcorn.

One scene that has come to mind many times over the years. Have met many people that could have used one of those wops

That scene was shot in Prescott, Arizona just a few months before my family moved there when I was a kid. I remember playing on the gazebo, and climbing on the "Rough Rider" statue that you can see in the background. (That's the Yavapai County Courthouse.) I got to meet the real Billyjack (one word, not 2) that Tom portrayed in the movie. (He was from the Yavapai Reservation in Prescott.) We talked about this scene, and Billyjack did get arrested for the fight. He was originally charged for assault, but the charge was reduced to disorderly conduct. The white guys didn't get charged at all. He worked with the film crew as a consultant, and said that Tom Laughlin was a nice guy.

Billy Jack and Bruce Lee. Best martial art movies in that era.

@raymonescales1735

3 жыл бұрын

And don't forget Angela Mao Ying

His stuntman was Korean Bong Soo Han, he taught Tom Laughlin Hapikido moves so they could both do some of the fight scenes. I was at the Billy Jack premiere in Phoenix AZ, and when everyone was walking out, I got right behind Bong Soo Han. He was my size and wearing a shiny black leather jacket. Didn't see Tom Laughlin though.

@Bawvp

3 жыл бұрын

Not many knew it was not Tom Laughlin so I'm glad you mention Grand Master Han... he was featured in the second "Billy Jack" movie. Most martial arts were Japenese arts when the Billy Jack movies came out. The Korean martial arts movement really took off in the Mid-West in the 70"s when I started, hard training and harder fighting were the norm. Then it gradually turned into a softer more business friendly martial arts community.

@517design

3 жыл бұрын

O' cool I didn't know that. My sister took Hapikido.. I was Shorin Ryu and actually trained under Tadashi Yamashita. He was the brother of Chuck Norris in the Octagon. Coolest thing ever... He would use me to demonstrate "One Steps" and beat the crap out of me! HaHa

@marcojeffries8375

2 жыл бұрын

This movie was my childhood when i saw it rip billy jack

@tarasbulba3190

2 жыл бұрын

So did you pick a fight with him?

That first kick after he whomps Posner on the side of the face, where he uses one guy's solarplex as a rebound pad to a second guy's mid section, is one of the most epic moves in action movie history.

@jtc1947

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much of the stunt work the Bon Soo Han did for that movie??

@Agislife1960

3 жыл бұрын

@@jtc1947 The kick on the side of Posner's face was done by Bon Too Han, Tom could've done it, but he didn't have as much control as Han had.

@jtc1947

3 жыл бұрын

@@Agislife1960 Many Thanks for the info!

@yourhandlehere1

3 жыл бұрын

Standard Hapkido multiple-opponent procedure. Start with whatever is closest to you, break it, move to the next. His shoes are off because shoes spread the force out. You want it concentrated into as small a point as possible. Much easier to break ribs and other bones with a bare heel, smaller area.

@hugejohnson5011

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourhandlehere1 But don't steel toed boots concentrate the force well, for a person who isn't a Kung Fu guy? I mean, just for a straight on kick?

Rest in Peace Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin)

I grew up and spent a Lot of time with guys like him...back in the '60's we called men like that Special Forces and Recon...and they were that badass and more...great men..

You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to take my right hand and smash the like button and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

My uncle was a green beret in the 80's, I was in my teens, he turned me onto Billy Jack. RIP Tio Ray.

@tcon2809

3 жыл бұрын

my friend suggested i watch billy jack. i punched him when i saw him the next time. he hadn't even unfurled his ridiculous roundhouse kick by the time he was hit.

Filmed in Prescott AZ. Love that place. Spent 20 yrs there.

@tonygareth221

3 жыл бұрын

And in Santa Fe that’s where the square was the grassy area and ice cream shop ???

In all of the movies I've ever watch, that right foot to the right side of butter cup's face line is my favorite.

Grand Master Bong So Han! thank you Sir R.I.P.

Blast from my childhood. Billy Jack got me interested in martial arts. Epic scene.

I was 12 when this came out in the theaters.....what a great movie....R.I.P. Billy/Tom

Let's hear it for Bong Soo Han who doubled in all the fight scenes!

@bobbys4327

3 жыл бұрын

I saw a crazy martial arts exhibition in Albuquerque back in the 70's with Master Han and some other martial artists. He did a bunch of the kicks from this movie.

@mdv5845

3 жыл бұрын

It is Han Bong-Soo. In Korea the last or sir name is always first. I was stationed at the same base in 1983 where Chuck Norris trained from 1959 to 1960 and met his instructor/Master and saw Chuck's picture on his wall of fame in the very room he trained in. He asked me if I would like to train but my job there was way too busy. I regret not signing up.

@jimbigboystoys4077

3 жыл бұрын

HE DID?! I never knew that!

@americanpancakelive

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimbigboystoys4077 run this clip in .25 speed and you will notice- love this movie

@jimbigboystoys4077

2 жыл бұрын

@@americanpancakelive I’ll have to do that. I was into the martial arts big time in the late 70’s and early 80’s. And I used to have two or three martial art magazine subscriptions. And I remember Bong Soo Han being mentioned in a lot of the articles. In fact, some of the articles were about him exclusively. I just never knew he had involvement with the Billy Jack movies. I’ll definitely check that out though… Thanks buddy! 👍😎👍

No fancy dance moves nothin flashy no trash talkin. Just straight forward ass kicking.

I was young when this came out. I lived in Prescott where this was filmed! Just realized tonight watching this. Thank you.

@Kelly-nm4kw

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Cecilia, How are you doing?

I went to college in Prescott, AZ, where "Billy Jack" had been filmed. They ran the movie on the dorm CCTV all the time. Rest In Peace, Tom.

we came outta the theater more pumped up than from any other movie before and 50 years since!

I'm 56 , I was a kid when my parents saw this in a Drive in. And it still moved me when I see that clip

So gratifying... every time.

When Tom Laughlin died at 82 in 2013 I thought WOW man i'm getting old he was a childhood hero. To this day that movie holds up what was so cool about Billy Jack that is lacking in movies today was his humility he didn't go around acting like he was all that and a bag of chips until someone messed with him. The Hollywood tough guys of the modern era go around like their poop don't stink that doesn't make for a good hero

@Stussmeister

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Reed Indeed. Billy Jack's character reminds me of a quote by Arthur Ashe: "True heroism...is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but to serve others at whatever cost."

@Mike81581

8 жыл бұрын

+Stussmeister I like that.

@Rareed63

8 жыл бұрын

Yess

@smotnick

6 жыл бұрын

Actually as far as his filmmaking was concered, he WAS something of a control freak!

@dalekundtz760

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Reed : In 100% agreement!

Those kicks were very convincing. Very fast and they looked hard hitting. Love that hat too.

Loved that movie and loved that scene. Billy Jack fought against corrupted people. We need real people like him today.

My favorite part of the whole movie...love it.

I never get tired of this clip

One of my all-time favorite scenes/clips ever (i.e., most watched). I never ever grow tired of seeing it. Tom Laughlin is brilliant.

Omgosh. The BEST movie from so long ago! Lines around the block all day every day for weeks...all over America! 🌟

Man I just found out Billy Jack died. My father LOVED him!! RIP Tom Laughlin and the badass hat.

"Watch his feet. He'd kill you with his feet." Awesome!!

now that is entertainment, about every 6 months i always return to watch this. those were the days.

Billy Jack! Long time ago, and I still love that show. It’s funny how you get the “West Side Story,” vibe as the actors prance around.

He never really received the notoriety he deserved. :( RIP brother.

@BBBYpsi

6 жыл бұрын

He actually ran for President of the United States many times. I believe the first time was trying to go as the representative from the democratic party in 1991 if my memories serve me right.

@dogfacedsoldier327

4 жыл бұрын

Because he went against everything that Hollywood stands for

@charleshutton284

4 жыл бұрын

@CD Smith To think a "what if" in regards to Tom vs little Billy Clinton, who needed a few hundred kicks to his head. Maybe he wouldn't have molested so many underage girls and women.

@kittypryde571

4 жыл бұрын

@@dogfacedsoldier327 What are you talking about? He was a liberal Democrat.

That was very sweet of all those other guys to come at him one at a time instead of all rushing him.

"There's not a damn thing you're going to be able to do about it." 😁😂🤘🔥🔥

I remember seeing Billy Jack around the same time Enter the Dragon came out. When Billy Jack said *_I'm going to take my right foot and put it on that side of your face._* I'm sitting there thinking "how the heck you gonna' do that?" And *_WHAP!_* he did it too! I always say many of these movies we can see on KZread or DVDS are nothing like seeing this movie or Bruce Lee films on a 50 ft screen with surround sound. There were certain scenes in movies where the audience went absolutely ballistic or were scared stiff: - 1978 Superman when he first opened up his shirt revealing the *_S_* and the audience seeing Bruce Lee using the nunchucks for the first time. I remember when Jaws came out and the shark took its first bite out of someone a woman started screaming, jumped up out of her seat and ran out of the theater! Those Jaws mealtime scenes were so horrific I was just that much from being right in behind her!

Loved this movie when I was a kid. Yeah, it was new then.

The camera work was amazing in that scene.

@jtc1947

3 жыл бұрын

Incredible CAMERA WORK! I would be interested to know HOW much of the stunt work on that KICK ASS deal was actually done by Mr, HAN???

I was six years old when I seen this movie. Billy Jack was an iconic character, special. Rest in peace Mr. Tom Laughlin.🙏

I'm with ya! 58 now and he was my first hero too. Love that movie! Haven't seen it for a long time.... thanks!

I ain't watched Billy Jack in a long time....great show. .. One Tin Soldier rides away.

Tom At His best here. Set good examples of not takin shit from no one. I do miss him and his Billy Jack Movies. One of a kind. RIP Tom

Wow when I was a kid I loved these movies truly did. One of my favorite lines and I’m 60 now and watching this seemed like it was just yesterday.

Back in the days of CB radios, my handle was "Billy Jack." Huge fan of his kickin' b u t t.

Billy Jack will always be a hero! One of the best movies ever!

@thegreatbamboozler4837

4 жыл бұрын

Han shot first

Brings back the memories......

@detour1962vg

9 жыл бұрын

oldies but goodies

I love it! Brings back memories from years gone by. Billy Jack is a badass!

Such a charismatic actor and a truly memorable role in a great film.

I was in the army 7th brigade when this came out I've never forgotten the movie and never will

@joey0077d

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@joannemcfadden6405

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for your service.🇺🇸

@ronsteuer3140

3 жыл бұрын

@@joannemcfadden6405 thank you Joanne wouldn't trade that period in my life for a million dollars and you're a good person please stay well greetings from north western onion happy holidays

One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.

@RPMac

4 жыл бұрын

Wow.....you need to get out more !.... You're kidding right ? Absolute crap !!!

@scottdunn2178

4 жыл бұрын

@@RPMac Ok Hipster

@jerrywoods4066

3 жыл бұрын

Agree 4 the 70s

Billy Jack looks around and thinks to himself "I'm not surrounded, your surrounded"

I'm 53, and I remember seeing this film with my parents at the drive in. This is one of many scenes from the film that has stayed etched in my memory. Good stuff.