The Legend of Billie Jean
1985 · Movie · PG-13 · 95 min · ★ 6.6
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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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-07-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (202 votes)
- Box office
- $3,099,497
Themes
- sexual abuse
- chase
- runaway
- texas
- fugitive
- girl heroine
- female protagonist
- false accusations
- attempted rape
- social justice
- brother sister relationship
- accidental shooting
Cast & crew
Helen Slater
as Billie Jean
Keith Gordon
as Lloyd
Christian Slater
as Binx
Richard Bradford
as Pyatt
Martha Gehman
as Ophelia
Yeardley Smith
as Putter
Barry Tubb
as Hubie
Dean Stockwell
as Muldaur
Peter Coyote
as Ringwald
Mona Lee Fultz
as Donna Davy
Directed by Matthew Robbins