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Billy Jack Goes to Washington is a american film of genre Drama directed by Tom Laughlin released in USA on 16 april 1977 with Tom Laughlin
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 april 1977
Length 2h35
Directed by Tom Laughlin
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Rating44%
Billy Jack Goes to Washington is a 1977 film starring Tom Laughlin, the fourth film in the Billy Jack series, and although the earlier films saw enormous success, this film did not. The film only had limited screenings upon its release and never saw a general theatrical release, but has since become widely available on DVD. The film is a loose remake of the 1939 Frank Capra film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Synopsis
Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is appointed a United States Senator to fill out the remaining term of another Senator. It is hoped that he will quietly vote the party line, but his term in the Senate runs into trouble when he proposes a bill to fund a national youth camp which happens to be on the property where a nuclear power plant is also being proposed. His fellow Senator Joseph Paine (E. G. Marshall) claims to oppose nuclear power but is secretly taking graft to influence his votes in favor, and moves to try to keep Billy Jack out of the way when the bill is being debated.Actors
Tom Laughlin
(Billy Jack)
E. G. Marshall
(Sen. Joseph Paine)
Lucie Arnaz
(Saunders)
Delores Taylor
(Jean Roberts)
Suzanne Somers
(Sue)
Tom Laughlin
(1960)
(1967)
(1971)
(1974)
(1975)
(1977)
(1986)Comments
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