# Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

> A jailed counterculture hero is installed as a compliant senator, then turns his new office against the political machinery that recruited him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54934

## Facts

- Runtime: 155 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Tom Laughlin
- Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, E.G. Marshall, Teresa Kelly, Sam Wanamaker, Richard Gautier, Kathy Cronkite, Peter Donat
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075754/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: earnest, rhetorical, confrontational, political cinema marathon, cult film night

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