A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.
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- TriviaDirector Alfred Hitchcock was so impressed with this film that as a result director Robert Altman was hired to direct episodes of Hitch's television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and gave Altman more television work over the ensuing 1960s decade.
- GoofsAbout the 13:30 mark, when Scotty (Tom Laughlin) is being invited out of Janice's house by her dad, the front door (interior) is a beautiful leaded glass number. As he walks away from the house (exterior) the door is solid. Not Glass.
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Narrator: The story you are about to see is about violence and immorality - teenage violence and immorality, children trapped in the half-world between adolescence and maturity - their struggle to understand, their need to be understood. Perhaps in its rapid progression into the material world, man has forgotten the spiritual values which are the moral fiber of a great nation: decency, respect, fair play... Perhaps he has forgotten to teach these values to his own; he has forgotten to teach his children their responsibility before God and society. The answer may lie in the story of the delinquents, in their violent attempt to find a place in society. This film is a cry to a busy world - a protest, a reminder to those who might set the example.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Altman (2014)
- SoundtracksA Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
Written by James P. Johnson and Andy Razaf
Performed by the Bill Nolan Quintet Minus Two
Sung by Julia Lee in the opening sequence
Of course we don't have the budget or production values of Dean's "Rebel" but the compact story and action move along swiftly.
It's interesting to watch such a young Billy Jack, and of course Dick Bakalyan turns in a great performance of, what else, a punk.
And yes some of the other cast members, besides Lauglin, DID continue on in the business quite successfully...Miller stayed busy, finally landing a recurring role in a soap, and all you have to do is turn your set on any time any day and you can find Bakalyan in something, the guy must be filthy rich.
A good flick.
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- Nov 8, 2009
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- Budget
- $65,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1