I guess Tom Laughlin thought he was as good of an actor as Jimmy Stewart which he isn't anywhere close to. High school actors are MUCH better than Laughlin and his wife. I had to force myself to watch all of the movie as the terrible acting became humorous the more I watched it. I can't believe the owners of "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" let such a bunch of amateurs do a remake of such a great movie that had professional/talented actors. I should have known how bad the movie was going to be as I thought the original "Billy Jack" movie was also terrible due to the amateur acting. Don't waste your time watching this movie or any other of Tom Laughlin and his wife's pathetic movies!