Billy eventually gets out of jail and once again comes to the defense of a Native American getting kicked around by local rednecks. It’s a paean to the grassroots Nader’s Raiders ethos, which makes it feel one very long promotional reel for Laughlin’s endeavors in the Southwest U.S.
This 170-minute jumble of good intentions finds Billy Jack’s Freedom School carrying on in his absence (after he’s sent to jail for involuntary manslaughter due to the āss-whuppin’ events of the previous movie). His four Billy Jack movies are sincere indictments of bigotry and corruption, and he vehemently believed in the transformative power of cinema as a means of combating these ills.
