To TV that is…
Showtime in the U.S. (and Astral in Canada) are about to begin the first airings of the Billy Jack movies in almost a decade. We’re very excited to have the films back in ‘circulation’. In addition, it’s the first time any of the films other than ‘Billy Jack’ will be seen in HD. It’s taken a lot of work, but we thank you Showtime!
PS: Also showing are ‘The Master Gunfighter’ and ‘The Young Sinner’, Tom Laughlin’s second film made in 1958 featuring the screen debut of Stephanie Powers.
We have a few important events and announcements: We are restoring ALL of Tom Laughlin’s films to glorious 1080p HD We are close to a deal for the films to begin playing on TV again (and could use your help, see below) Tom Laughlin turns 80! Restoration A few years back we undertook a complete…
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BillyJackRights.com has become the #7 website for the search term “Billy Jack” on Google! We’re very excited about this. As a family-owned, family-run, family-funded website, this is quite an accomplishment in a few short months. (Try getting a startup website onto Google’s first page and you’ll know what we mean. :-)) We are getting close…
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Do you recognize the incredible child performers in this clip from Tom Laughlin’s early film, ‘The Young Sinner’? One of them would go on to star in the ‘Billy Jack’ movies, singing songs and being wonderful. The other would
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How cute is Stephanie Powers? I may have seen this film before, but I have no memory of it. It’s like seeing a brand new movie from 52 - yes, FIFTY-TWO years ago.
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It is still very early in the production process, we still have a lot of work to do restoring the picture and sound, but I couldn’t resist putting together some preliminary cover art. Our preliminary restoration work suggest the picture is going to polish up beautifully.
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Tom Laughlin’s second film, Young Sinner, is about to be available again! We recovered the only surviving elements from the film in our deal with Warner Brothers, and we’ve transferred the film to HD video, and are about to get the sound transferred to digital file. Once complete, we’ll begin restoration on the film to…
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This is it! The ad that started it all!
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Thirteen weeks ago we posted the post-rape scene between Jean and Cindy (Delores Taylor and Susan Foster) from Billy Jack. I mentioned how Marlon Brando stood up in a crowded theater, stopped the film, and announced for all to hear that Delores’ performance in this scene was THE yardstick by which…
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington had an endless list of great performances, from Lucy Arnaz in her first starring role in a movie, to veterans like Peter Donat and Pat O’Brien, to the two masters pictured below, Sam Wanamaker and E.G. Marshall. The pair starred as …
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