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OK the guesses are gettin' good! But my answer is:

140.241.225.100

Billy Jack!

Tom Laughlin wrote, directed and starred in this initially ill-fated, totally self-financed 1971 film. It opened and shut within a couple weeks. A later (can't recall exactly how long) and highly-self-publicized release got it shown on dozens of independent screens like the Orson Welles in Cambridge, where its popularity soon migrated to general release. There were two subsequent films in the series, the last of which I believe did *not* achieve theatrical release.

There was also a prologue, made in 1967, called Born Loser.

I've seen Billy Jack twice and, absent its semi-cartoonish villains, it stands up quite nicely. And now: All four are out on DVD with (I read) Laughlin's extensive commentary.

clark


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