SnoopyStyle Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is an ex-Green Beret back home after Vietnam. There is a motorcycle gang 'Born to Lose' who are terrifying a small California coastal town. The gang is led by Danny Carmody and his second-in-command Child. Only Billy Jack is willing to stand up to them as they call him an Indian. He's sentenced and fined for vigilantism which is more than even the gang members. College student Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) in her white bikini riding a motorcycle attracts the attention of the gang. She gets raped along 3 other girls. The girls are pressured out of testifying except for Vicky. Billy Jack's friend Crawford has a daughter that is one of those girls. The gang kidnaps Vicky from Deputy Fred and then she's rescued by Billy Jack.The acting is generally bad in this movie. The gang is rough at times and then at other times, they're doing a version of West Side Story. Elizabeth James is a bad actress but she's great at wearing that white bikini. On the other hand, her character is well written. She's able to write a character that isn't simply a damsel in distress and also not a simple heroine either. She's a smart mouth and a coward in her own words. Also watch out for a Jane Russell cameo. Even though this is a badly made and badly acted movie, I still root for these characters. I think there is the bare bones of a good movie inside of here.

darryllmonroe I saw this movie on TCM cult movie Friday nights just last Weekend. I am beyond mystified why anyone would regard this pompous horse dung of a movie and character as quality film making...Yet, there it is. Tom Laughlin is easily the most arrogant , high and mighty excuse for an actor who has ever walked the earth. The acting in this movie , and every other Billy Jack movie is sooooo amateur, no, that is too kind a word....It's not even acting. You would get substantially better acting in your average Junior High School play. All this said, I nearly broke a rib laughing while viewing "Born Losers" so as high camp uber trash it performs brilliantly. I wanted to find a copy of the Billy Jack collection just so I could make some tape loops but the average price of 29$ I saw on Amazon and Ebay was about 28 $ too much....Anybody that likes these movies on a serious level is insane, and , apparently, a lot of people like these movies, thus we live in an insane world......

mikaldhuber This film is something that Tarentino ought to remake, not updated but a simulacrum of the original. Make a nice follow-up to DEATH PROOF. (Where is Tom McLaughlin now?) The "martial arts" in this flick are pretty feeble, consisting of a few judo chops--the action on BILLY JACK was much more intense. That Billy ends up shooting the gang leader between the eyes (he DID warn him, though) is so anti-heroic that it rather spoils the film in some ways.Some of the camera work in BORN LOSERS borders on amateurish, the FAR side of amateurish that is. The sound quality is at times atrocious, and the Beachhouse/clubhouse is absurd- I've hung out with bikers, and believe me that place was ridiculously clean--the hardwood floors actually shine! The Deputy (who pokes Danny in the gut) seems like he SHOULD have been more heroic, but like all of the lesser roles he is completely undeveloped.Note that Elizabeth James has a co-writing credit on this!But for all of that, it still ranks among my favorite biker films.I find it patently absurd to see the subcategories listed as NIPPLE, PUBIC HAIR, NUDITY and so on, since there is very little actual nudity.BTW: I had a bit part (hippie kid #4) in BILLY JACK since they filmed parts of it at the new Buffalo Free School where I was in attendance. To anyone who keeps an eye open, you might also see that the swimming hole (where Jean was raped) is the very same pool as in EASY RIDER. I think I received about $140 for my three days on set.

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) The legend of Billy Jack all started from this movie, "The Born Losers". A fellow instructor told me about this character, and this is what took it off. Here you got a soldier named Billy Jack(Tom McLaughlin), an ex-Army Ranger, half-breed the towns-folks know of him very well. This man is a fighting machine so don't get in his way! A group of bikers come into the small coastal California town, and stir up some trouble. One victim is named Vicky Barrington(Elizabeth James), a spoiled rotten princess who has plenty of attitude to back herself up. She is very tough, but when she was raped, Billy Jack gives her courage to do the right thing, even if she sacrifices herself to the gang. Since everyone in town dreads Billy Jack, the gang thought they have the upper hand. They Don't! A solider is always a better shooter than a hood. I liked it when he shoots the leader right between the eyes! And left Child(William Wellman, Jr.) in charge. Disturbing scenes and violence don't tend to faze me a bit, this 60's movie is all right! A keeper! 4.5 out of 5 stars!