The America of 1971 was a place of deep divisions. A war dragged on in a far-off land, conservative values were pitted against the politics of personal freedoms and the youth were restless. It was ...

Tom Laughlin, a filmmaker who drew a huge following for his movies about the ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist Billy Jack, died Thursday at a Thousand Oaks hospital. He was 82. He had been in ...

In the mid-to-late '60s, outlaw biker movies were all the rage, and by every expectation that existed, the debut of Billy Jack in 1967's Born Losers would hit theaters and drive-ins, make a few bucks ...

Delores Taylor, who co-starred with her husband Tom Laughlin in his productions of the “Billy Jack” series of films, has died in Southern California, her daughter said Monday. She was 85. Teresa ...

On Dec. 12, 2013, Tom Laughlin died. Years back this would have been much bigger news than it was, but time does affect the stature of cultural archetypes. Laughlin had played Billy Jack in four ...

Filmmaker Tom Laughlin, who shot to fame as the rugged half-breed action hero “Billy Jack,” died Thursday in Thousand Oaks, Calif., surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. While involved at one ...

Welcome to Flopcorn, where Reader writers and contributors pay tribute to our very favorite bad movies. In this installment, social media editor Brianna Wellen tries to find the appeal in her father’s ...

After he completes a pair of sequels to futuristic hit “The Matrix,” Keanu Reeves is looking to go retro, in the form of “Billy Jack.” Jersey Films and 3 Arts are in discussions with Tom Laughlin to ...

Younger movie buffs may have no idea how popular the Billy Jack movies were in the early ’70s but BILLY JACK and THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK were the cool films to see when I was in middle school. The ...

Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of “Billy Jack” set a standard for breaking the rules on and off screen, has died. Laughlin’s daughter told The Associated Press that ...