The Legend of Billie Jean

The Legend of Billie Jean

96 mins | Drama | July 19, 1985

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.

The Legend of Billie Jean

96 mins | Drama | July 19, 1985

The Legend of Billie Jean
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers TriStar Pictures, Delphi III Productions, The Guber-Peters Company
Original title The Legend of Billie Jean
Directors Mark Radcliffe, J. Tom Archuleta, Louise Jaffe, Thomas J. Mack, Matthew Robbins
Writers Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner

Cast

Helen Slater

as Billie Jean Davy

Christian Slater

as Binx Davy

Yeardley Smith

as Putter

Martha Gehman

as Ophelia

Peter Coyote

as Lt. Larry Ringwald

Dean Stockwell

as Muldaur

Barry Tubb

as Hubie Pyatt

Richard Bradford

as Pyatt

Mona Lee Fultz

as Donna Davy

Keith Gordon

as Lloyd Muldaur

Caroline Williams

as Woman in Pickup