Mr. Howat performed the scene with members of The Committee (including Howard Hessman) who had been performing that skit nightly, but didn’t miss a beat. I was very impressed that someone who seemed like a poster child of the ‘older generation’ could get so hip so easily…
Category Archives: History
Bert Freed (Stewart Posner)
Bert Freed was a very accomplished actor with a long career behind (and ahead of him). He had appeared in over a hundred films before ‘Billy Jack’, and half as many…
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Ghost Dance in The Pit
After Billy is bitten by the snake – and (spoiler alert) lives – he comes back to pass along the message he received in the vision following the bite. Billy talks of reaching through the ‘thin veil’ that separates the material world from the spirit world. What Tom didn’t know when he created and scripted ‘Billy Jack’ were the incredible…
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Original ‘Billy Jack’ TV Ads #2 – Testimonials
Another of the incredibly successful TV ads used during the 1973 re-release of ‘Billy Jack’. This one features testimonials from folks who had just seen the film and been surprised by a camera crew waiting in the lobby asking them to talk about the film. My favorite is the…
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Julie & Debbie on location
Julie Webb & Debbie Schock during downtime on location in Prescott, AZ. I love these old Polaroids.There’s something about the wrong color that looks so real and so… right…
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I Just Go BESERK!! Classic Billy Jack Clip in HD
Okay… You KNEW this was coming… Clips from the films, and in 1080p24 HD!! The first clip: The classic ‘I Just Go BERSERK!!’ scene from ‘Billy Jack’. What most people don’t know is this scene…
