I watched "Billy Jack" (1971) last night...some things never change...

[hexola]

Great edgy flick - even had Howard Hesseman in one of his classic hippie roles.

But the premise of the story - Indians, Blacks and Hippies fighting bigoted locals, police and government.

The bad guys in this movie are today's TRUMP supporters...to a "T" - but this movie is from 1971!

But - it just shows...these losers have always been there...and todays problems are NOTHING NEW!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Jack

FWIW -Trump supporters are passing a graphic meme around FB with a picture of Tom Laughlin as Billy and quote from Billy Jack (shared from some "southern man" site or something)...I informed the dude that shared it about the plot of the movie - and said Trump supporters were basically the bad guys in this movie - and they lose...

He deleted the post!

[Penn Voter]

1. I Love the Song "One Tin Soldier"

the lyrics include: "do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end." This is how right-wing Christians justify their vote for someone like Trump.

[hexola]

2. Yeah - I was thinking of learning those tunes...

They're great - and easy!

Love the scene where the whole school sings the cops out of the building...

[teach1st]

3. Billy Jack, Ice Cream Shop

Students from the free school are refused service and mistreated by future Trump supporters. Billy Jack to the rescue!

[lillypaddle]

4. I loved that movie at the time

I forget how it ended, though. Did Billy Jack get killed?

[teach1st]

5. Didn't he get hauled away by the police?

I haven't seen it in forever, either, but I seem to remember a shoot out and the ending scene with Billy Jack being hauled out of the school in a police car with the school's students lined up on either side of the road raising their fists in solidarity.

[hexola]

6. No - he gets shot, surrenders after getting some attention from national media - set up the sequel

And the next sequel is called "Billy Jack Goes To Washington" - that was on last night too - but I fell asleep!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Jack_Goes_to_Washington

[lillypaddle]

8. Thanks

I didn't remember that at all. Didn't watch the sequel.

[teach1st]

7. Entire Billy Jack movie for free

I have a lot of security software guarding my browsing. None raised alarms at this link:

http://ffilms.org/billy-jack-1971/

Also on Youtube, but reduced quality:

[lillypaddle]

9. thanks, teach

bookmarked for later.

[hfojvt]

10. but the bad guys

are the government.

One thing I always notice about the ice cream shop. Before that disturbance in the ice cream shop, Bernard tries to hit on a cute girl. "Little miss up yours" slaps him down hard. Which not only publicly humiliated him, but also cost him $50, which is almost $300 in today's money.

Had she been more civil or kind to him, he might have bought ice cream for all of them.

Also I never understood why he allowed himself to be surrounded in the park. Given his skills, why not just fight your way past the first guy who tries to stop you?

Also, I am no sort of martial artist or fighter. I don't even play one on TV, but the way he kicks Posner in the face. That does not seem like a move that would have that much power behind it.