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1974

The Trial of Billy Jack

Directed by Tom Laughlin
It takes up where Billy Jack left off

After Billy Jack in sentenced to four years in prison for the "involuntary manslaughter" of the first film, the Freedom School expands and flourishes under the guidance of Jean Roberts. The utopian existence of the school is characterized by everything ranging from "yoga sports" to muckracking journalism. The diverse student population airs scathing political exposes on their privately owned television station. The narrow-minded townspeople have different ideas about their brand of liberalism. Billy Jack is released and things heat up for the school. Students are threatened and abused and the Native Americans in the neighboring village are taunted and mistreated. After Billy Jack undergoes a vision quest, the governor and the police plot to permanently put an end to their liberal shenanigans, leaving it up to Billy Jack to save the day.

Duration

2h 50m

Released

November 13, 1974

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5.9

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Cast13

  • Tom Laughlin
  • Delores Taylor
  • Victor Izay
  • Teresa Kelly
  • Sara Lane
  • Geo Anne Sosa
  • Riley Hill
  • Sparky Watt
  • Gus Greymountain

Part ofThe Billy Jack Collection

Includes Billy Jack (1971), The Trial of Billy Jack (1974), Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977), and The Born Losers (1967).

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