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The Legend of Billie Jean

  • 19851985
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
10K
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The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
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A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Matthew Robbins
  • Writers
    • Mark Rosenthal
    • Lawrence Konner
  • Stars
    • Helen Slater
    • Christian Slater
    • Keith Gordon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Matthew Robbins
  • Writers
    • Mark Rosenthal
    • Lawrence Konner
  • Stars
    • Helen Slater
    • Christian Slater
    • Keith Gordon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 92User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    The Legend of Billie Jean
    Trailer 1:39
    The Legend of Billie Jean

    Photos92

    The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Helen Slater in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Peter Coyote in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Peter Coyote and Barry Tubb in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Richard Bradford in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Helen Slater in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Martha Gehman and Yeardley Smith in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Helen Slater in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Christian Slater in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Barry Tubb in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
    Helen Slater in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

    Top cast

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    Helen Slater
    Helen Slater
    • Billie Jeanas Billie Jean
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Binxas Binx
    Keith Gordon
    Keith Gordon
    • Lloydas Lloyd
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Pyattas Pyatt
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Ringwaldas Ringwald
    Martha Gehman
    Martha Gehman
    • Opheliaas Ophelia
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Putteras Putter
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Muldauras Muldaur
    Barry Tubb
    Barry Tubb
    • Hubieas Hubie
    Mona Lee Fultz
    Mona Lee Fultz
    • Donna Davyas Donna Davy
    Bobby Jones
    • Kennyas Kenny
    John M. Jackson
    John M. Jackson
    • Kenny's Fatheras Kenny's Father
    Rodney Rincon
    • Police Sergeantas Police Sergeant
    Caroline Williams
    Caroline Williams
    • Woman in Pickupas Woman in Pickup
    Rudy Young
    • Man in Pickupas Man in Pickup
    Bobby Fite
    • Mini-Mart Boyas Mini-Mart Boy
    Kim Valentine
    Kim Valentine
    • Mini-Mart Girlas Mini-Mart Girl
    Janet Smalley
    • Putter's Motheras Putter's Mother
    • Director
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Writers
      • Mark Rosenthal
      • Lawrence Konner
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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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. —Jennifer Valley
    • female vigilante
    • female protagonist
    • accidental shooting
    • teenage heroine
    • injustice
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    • Taglines
      • When you're seventeen, people think they can do anything to you. Billie Jean is about to prove them wrong.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • PG-13
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Christian Slater stated in an interview that while filming this movie he thought he was fated to marry Helen Slater because their last names were the same.
    • Goofs
      When Billie Jean is running from the security at the golf course she gets picked up in the blue Pontiac. After the car drives away the boom mic is visible on the passenger side.
    • Quotes

      Boy: Did you rob that liquor store in Galveston?

      Binx: Yep, that was us.

      Billie Jean: We did not.

      Guy: What about that school in Laredo? You burn it down?

      Binx: No way, guy. We don't do schools.

    • Connections
      Featured in Pat Benatar: Invincible (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Invincible (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean)
      Music and Lyrics by Holly Knight and Simon Climie
      Performed by Pat Benatar
      Produced by Mike Chapman
      Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

    User reviews92

    Review
    Top review
    This movie rocks!
    I love this movie the very first time I watched this movie I was 12 years old (almost 12 years ago-sh*t I'm getting old) But any way If you haven't seen this movie please rent it, trust me. My best memories of this movie, every time me and my best friend had a slumber party we would beg my mom to rent it for us, we picked our men out of this movie she liked Christian Slater and I picked Keith Gordon
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    • sweetie_grl_23
    • May 31, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fair Is Fair
    • Filming locations
      • 2175 W Wheeler Ave, Aransas Pass, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gomillion Studios
      • Delphi III Productions
      • The Guber-Peters Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,099,497
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,466,884
      • Jul 21, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,099,497
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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