x_engineer_x Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Tom Laughlin, who invented and played the movie character "Billy Jack" a half-white, half Native American Vietnam veteran who used martial arts skills to battle racists died last week. Late Sunday, that Laughlin's daughter said "he died Thursday at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Laughlin was 82 and Teresa Laughlin, who acted in the Billy Jack movies, said the cause of death was complications from pneumonia." As , Laughlin "drew a huge following for his movies about the ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist Billy Jack. ... Laughlin starred in and co-produced the four films of the 1960s and '70s showcasing Billy Jack, a troubled Vietnam veteran who quietly promotes a message of peace when he's not throwing bad guys through plate-glass windows." The character's most famous line is likely "I ... just ... go ... BERSERK!" said just "before beating the @#$% out of racist bullies," . The first Billy Jack movie included a song One Tin Soldier that was a one-hit-wonder for the rock band Coven. Edited December 17, 2013 by x_engineer_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoJoe Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) RIP TomIMO this is what Billy Jack fans remember most: Trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1FFWkVhn2U#t=2 Edited December 17, 2013 by locoJoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thank you for this information. The first movie was very good even thought the acting and dialogue were a bit lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoJoe Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thank you for this information. The first movie was very good even thought the acting and dialogue were a bit lame Yea the sequel sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 saw that movie a dozen times all the theater as there was not even vcr's back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoJoe Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Actually the title should read:Tom Laughlin 1931 to 2013 RIP...he is most remembered for his movie "Billy Jack" which was released in 1971.http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/15/billy-jack-star-tom-laughlin-dies/4033965/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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