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The Legend of Billie Jean
“When you're seventeen, people think they can do anything to you. Billie Jean is about to prove them wrong.”
6.6 / 10• 1985• 1h 35m•PG-13• English
ActionComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Helen Slater
Billie Jean
Lead
Keith Gordon
Lloyd
Christian Slater
Binx
Richard Bradford
Pyatt
Martha Gehman
Ophelia
Yeardley Smith
Putter
Barry Tubb
Hubie
Dean Stockwell
Muldaur
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthew Robbins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Legend of Billie Jean is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
