The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

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, Keith Gordon

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

kneed in the groin | bare midriff | fight | boy | texas | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fair Is Fair

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,466,884, 21 July 1985, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$3,099,497

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gomillion Studios, Delphi III Productions, The Guber-Peters Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The radio station in the movie C101 is an actual station in Corpus Christi.

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Goofs

When Billie Jean turns the TV channel and the movie Saint Joan appears, the TV is on channel 5. Whenever it's shown again on screen, it's on channel 6.

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Quotes

Ophelia: Would you look at those tits?
Putter: I think they're gross.
Ophelia: That's because you don't have any.

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Connections

Features Saint Joan (1957)

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Soundtracks

Closing in
Music by Craig Safan
Lyrics by Mark Mueller
Performed by Mark Safan

User Reviews

Never Sell Out or Give Up -Reliving my twenties with a smile and a nod to Pat Bentar

Some days I just want to take it easy and remember the good old days when I was a teenager and had no real problems. This film takes me back 20 years, when in the heat of the summer night we used to sneak out the 2nd story window to adventure and excitement.

The acting is believable, characters well cast and film nicely shot. Its a getaway for forty something women, with an awesome but not egotistical heroine, a solid loyal sibling and a sweet sincere romantic guy that we all dream of meeting someday.

The song "Invincible" from the soundtrack by Pat Bentar stirs up even more memories of a time when MTV was young and the short hair cut was a sign of rebellion and the contrary move for strong young women. Thank god I grew up in a time when I didn't have to tattoo my body or pierce my face to show I was tough or different or independent.