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PhilJ

In Reply to: RE: R.I.P. Tom Laughlin - aka Billy Jack posted by Condorsat on December 15, 2013 at 21:28:40

for sure hokey but I enjoyed it too back then

RIP

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In the rather fucked up hippie world, it made sense to be extremely violent while professing peace and love. n - tinear 13:50:09 12/20/13 (2)
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- RE: In the rather fucked up hippie world, it made sense to be extremely violent while professing peace and love. n - Condorsat 13:59:01 12/20/13 (1)
  That point was actually covered in one of Laughlin's latter films (trial of Billy Jack I believe). As I recall ... a hippie girl was vandalizing a car or something ... Billy Jack tired to stop her (saying it was not the way to solve problems) ... she said "why not, that's what you do".
  As stated in an earlier post ... I liked the movie Billy Jack in my youth. Over many years the movie did not age well ... it was a product (time capsule) of it's time. I probably disagreed with Mr Laughlin's point of view on things 80% of the time. But I always thought he spoke to what he thought was right and never backed down.
  It took him 17 years to obtain the financing to make the movie Billy Jack. He was turned down by everybody in Hollywood ... he & his wife were the only ones who believed in the project. The movie was made in 71 and still had to sue the movie companies to get it released in 1973 ... I give him credit for never giving up on his dream.
  He had some interesting (bizarre) points of view for sure. I will miss his passion.
  
  If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
  --Zen Proverb
  
  Edits: 12/20/13
  - Hey, I liked the films, ikn their day. I also liked Easy Rider. Man, have those films aged, and not - tinear 11:16:43 12/23/13 (0)
    kindly.

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