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The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

PG_13 96 min  -  Action  -   19 July 1985 (USA)
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A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.

Director:

Matthew Robbins

Writers:

Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner

Stars:

Helen Slater, Christian Slater and Keith Gordon
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Helen Slater ...
Keith Gordon ...
Lloyd
Christian Slater ...
Richard Bradford Richard Bradford ...
Pyatt
Peter Coyote ...
Ringwald
Martha Gehman Martha Gehman ...
Ophelia
Yeardley Smith ...
Putter
Dean Stockwell ...
Muldaur
Barry Tubb Barry Tubb ...
Hubie
Mona Lee Fultz ...
Bobby Jones Bobby Jones ...
Kenny
John M. Jackson ...
Kenny's Father
Rodney Rincon Rodney Rincon ...
Police Sergeant
Caroline Williams ...
Woman in Pickup
Rudy Young Rudy Young ...
Man in Pickup
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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. Written by Jennifer Valley  

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Plot Keywords:

Texas | Scooter | Teen | Outlaw | Sniper  | See more »

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The last thing she ever expected was to become a hero. See more »

Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La leyenda de Billie Jean See more »

Filming Locations:

10306 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,466,884 (USA) (21 July 1985) (903 Screens)

Gross:

$3,099,497 (USA) (11 August 1985)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Delphi III Productions, Guber-Peters Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Christian Slater's film debut. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The GI Joe walkie-talkies' range would not have been able to reach from inside the middle of mall all the way out to the outside parking garage. See more »

Quotes

Putter: Billie Jean, I don't feel so good.
Billie Jean: I wonder why, you only ate 12 Kit-Kats.
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Connections

References "G.I. Joe" (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

"Invincible"
(Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean)
Music and Lyrics by Holly Knight and Simon Climie
Performed by Pat Benatar
Produced by Michael Chapman
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records See more »