This rather pedestrian film about motorcycle gang violence did serve to introduce
the classical hero Billy Jack to the cinema. Tom Laughlin who directed The Born
Losers then took his character and made an iconic 60s film with him and then
some not as good sequels.
But Billy Jack starts here and we meet him tangling with Jeremy Slate and his motorcycle gang. This bunch makes Marlon Brando's crowd look like the kids from Covington. They take their pleasures from unwilling young women and have a whole Pacific coast town in terror.
Having seen Billy Jack's martial arts skills in the Billy Jack movie I was surprised to see how little was employed here. Left me disappointed.
Jane Russell looking a bit the worse for wear got a pay day out of this as Elizabeth James's mom. James was one of the rape victims and she is the love interest for Billy Jack.
From most humble beginnings a cinema masterpiece emerged as a sequel.
But Billy Jack starts here and we meet him tangling with Jeremy Slate and his motorcycle gang. This bunch makes Marlon Brando's crowd look like the kids from Covington. They take their pleasures from unwilling young women and have a whole Pacific coast town in terror.
Having seen Billy Jack's martial arts skills in the Billy Jack movie I was surprised to see how little was employed here. Left me disappointed.
Jane Russell looking a bit the worse for wear got a pay day out of this as Elizabeth James's mom. James was one of the rape victims and she is the love interest for Billy Jack.
From most humble beginnings a cinema masterpiece emerged as a sequel.