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Title: The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
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| 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 | |
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Bobby Jones | ... | Kenny |
| John M. Jackson | ... | Kenny's Father | |
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Rodney Rincon | ... | Police Sergeant |
| Caroline Williams | ... | Woman in Pickup | |
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Rudy Young | ... | Man in Pickup |
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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In Texas, the hot teenager Billie Jean Davy (Helen Slater) lives with her brother Binx (Christian Slater) and her mother in a trailer. In a hot day, she rides with Binx on his scooter to swim in a lake. However, the bully Huble Pyatt (Barry Tubb) steals the scooter with his friends. Billie Jean goes to the police but Detective Ringwald (Peter Coyote) does not give much attention to her. When Binx tries to retrieve his scooter, Huble trashes the scooter and beats Binx up. Billie Jean goes with her brother Binx and her friend Ophelia (Martha Gehman) to the store of Huble's father Pyatt (Richard Bradford) with the repair bill and the old man lures Billie Jean and brings her to his office. Then he harass and tries to rape her. Meanwhile Binx finds a gun in the cash register and her accidentally shoots Pyatt. Billie Jean, Binx. Ophelia and their teenage neighbor Putter (Yeardley Smith) flee from Ophelia's car. They meet the teenager Lloyd (Keith Gordon), who is the estranged son of the D.A. Muldaur (Dean Stockwell), he proposes to be their "hostage" so that the runaway teenagers could get some money for their journey. When Billie Jean watches Otto Preminger 's "Saint Joan" at Lloyd's television, she cuts her hair short and makes a video with her explanation and demands, becoming and icon worshiped by the teenagers. Meanwhile Detective Ringwald finds the mess, he realizes that he should have listened to Billie Jean and tries to fix the situation.
"The Legend of Billie Jean" is a super-cult movie from the 80's and maybe Helen Slater's best film in her career. The plot entwines action and drama and it is delightful to watch. In the 80's, many viewers believed that Helen Slater and Christian Slater were siblings since they have the same last name. The story of a wronged teenager that cuts her hair in Joan of Arc's style and becomes an idol of the youth has not aged and is still wonderful to watch. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Lenda de Billie Jean" ("The Legend of Billie Jean")