I saw Billy Jack when it first came out. I think I was 15 or so. I couldn't believe how some of my friends went back to see that POS movie repeatedly.
I was in the navy at the time. Half of us were conservative “American, Love it or Leave It” types. The other half were hippies who joined the navy to avoid being drafted into the army. They not only loved BILLY JACK, they were really pissed. They were also really pissed when “Captain America” died in the motorcycle crash.