Activist Tom Laughlin (from Billy Jack Movies) Passed Away.

[billyjack]

Tom Laughlin (the writer, director, producer, distributor, and star of the movie "Billy Jack") passed away this week at 82 years old. In his obituary, it says he was born in Milwaukee and actually played on the Marquette football team.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/movie ... aries&_r=0

"All of the films treat issues of the day — ecology, war, pacifism, the generation gap, gun control, police corruption, drug abuse, the occult, the mistreatment of minorities — with blunt force clarity epitomized by the “I just go berserk” scene in “Billy Jack,” which became a cult favorite."

Brilliant mind and cutting edge thinking. And he actually re-wrote the playbook on how to market and distribute films-- really an interesting, brilliant guy. Just wanted to pass this along. I chose my handle here as a tip of the hat to him.

[TheHall]

BJ = BE, Other dude = ACC