One of the more memorable scenes in the film is the ceremony where Billy becomes a ‘brother to the snake’. The scene was overseen by Rolling Thunder who had been through the ceremony himself, and guided many…
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Snake Bite Ceremony from Billy Jack
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…
Snakes on a Film
So when the Snake Man (as we all referred to him) arrived on the set with snakes in boxes (scariest boxes ever), everyone knew. And most people left. There was a lot of discussion about how they were going to film the snakes, what the snakes were likely to do, how fast they were, if they could jump, squirt, or in any way kill us just because…
TC (Teresa) at Last!
First, Teresa Kelly, aka Teresa Laughlin, aka TC Laughlin, will heretofore be referred to by her given name (given by her brother, me…): TC. How’d that come to be? I was three when she was born…
Snake-clad Bellydancer from BJGW
The first cut of Billy Jack Goes to Washington was well over 3 hours long. Well over. There were tons and tons of scenes that didn’t make the final cut. Included among them was a snake-wearing bellydancer dancing outdoors, in front of what looks like…
