The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

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19/07/1985 (US)•Action, Comedy, Drama•1h 36m

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When you're seventeen, people think they can do anything to you. Billie Jean is about to prove them wrong.

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Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father refuses to pay them back the price of the scooter. The fight for "fair is fair" takes the teens around the state and produces an unlikely hero.

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Helen Slater
Billie Jean Davy
Christian Slater
Binx Davy
Keith Gordon
Lloyd Muldaur
Yeardley Smith
Putter
Martha Gehman
Ophelia
Peter Coyote
Lt. Larry Ringwald
Dean Stockwell
Muldaur
Barry Tubb
Hubie Pyatt
Richard Bradford
Pyatt

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A review by Wuchak

5.0

Written by Wuchak on Oct 3, 2018

Just kill Binx and problem solved A blonde teen from Gulf Coast Texas named Billie Jean and her little brother, Binx (Helen Slater and Christian Slater), become outlaw fugitives after a mishap. Two other girls go on the lam with them wherein Billie Jean cuts her hair and, unexpectedly, becomes a cultural sensation. Keith Gordon, Peter Coyote and Dean Stockwell have peripheral roles. Being released in 1985, the movie screams mid-80’s on every front. The soundtrack, for instance, includes cuts like “Invincible” by Pat Benatar and “Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol. The first act is interesting eno...