Billy Jack

Billy Jack is the second, and highest grossing, in a series of motion pictures centered around a fictional character of the same name, invariably played by Tom Laughlin. The film was released in 1971.

Films in the series

• The Born Losers (1967)
• Billy Jack (1971)
• The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
• Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

Billy Jack (1971) was the first movie to be marketed with the "BlockBuster" technique; To release a movie at thousands of theaters on the same day. Before Billy Jack, movies would test the market at a few theaters and blossom to more if the reaction proved positive. BlockBusters would get a much stronger reaction and result in a more popular acceptance. This marketing got Billy Jack its top grossing credit. It could not stand up to any present movie today, all of which are opened in thousands of theaters at one time.

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