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The Legend of Billie Jean

Year:

1985

Duration:

96 min

Genres:

Action

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Matthew Robbins

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1985-07-19

Filming Locations: 10306 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $1,466,884 (USA) (21 July 1985)

Gross: $3,099,497 (USA) (11 August 1985)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dean Stockwell

The Legend of Billie Jean

Helen Slater

Billie Jean

Keith Gordon

Lloyd

Christian Slater

Binx

Richard Bradford

Pyatt

Peter Coyote

Ringwald

Martha Gehman

Ophelia

Yeardley Smith

Putter

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

Bobby Fite

Mini-Mart Boy

Kim Valentine

Mini-Mart Girl

Janet Smalley

Putter's Mother

Charles Redd

News Announcer

Joshua Butts

Tape Delivery Boy

Ray Hanna

Jimmy J. Judge

B.J. Thompson

Interview Boy

Celia Newman

Interview Girl

Tony Slowik

Interview Teen

Steve Uzzell

Poster Customer

Robert Scott Cate

Boy #1

Jim Miller

Boy #2

Rod Pilloud

Robbery Victim

John Wolfshohl

Kid #1

David Lee Morgan

Kid #2

Barbara Durham

Teen Customer

Cass Gabriel

Young Boy

Thomas M. Jarrett

Policeman #1

Forrest Patton

Policeman #2

Antony Peraino

Kid in Crowd #1

Kenneth Beall

Kid in Crowd #2

Robert Wassell

Parking Attendant

Sage Parker

TV Reporter

John Edson

Marksman

Cathleen Sutherland

Girl in Camaro

Angela Churchill

Cadillac Driver

Stephanie Shook

Cadillac Passenger

Sharon-Marie Stolar

Teen Girl

Peter Bonanno

Reporter #1

Sharon Holmin

Reporter #2

Joy Swan

Young Customer

Kathryn Childers

Anchor Woman

J.C. Minter

Bert

Kenny Searle

Worker #1 (as Kenneth Searle)

Al Geatano

Worker #2

Sonya Robbins

Young Girl

Andy Andersen

Extra (uncredited)

Rick Olmos

Mall Customer

Michael Worth

Surfer

Did you know?

Trivia

Pat Benatar states at her concerts before belting into "Invincible", "This is from the worst movie ever made."

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Helen Slater had to wear a wig in several scenes that were reshot after principal shooting had wrapped. Moreover, Yeardley Smith also wore a wig after her character Putter cuts her hair short.

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The movie Billie Jean and the others watch about Joan of Arc is Saint Joan (1957).

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Goofs

When Bynx and Lloyd are walking in the lot by the beach, and Bynx holds the gun towards Hubie, the closeup shot of Bynx's clothes are just a t-shirt when actually he has a dress over it.

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The majority of characters are depicted to have heavy southern accents. However, in the South Texas region where Corpus Christi is located, not many residents have an accent.

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Ringwald's hand reaches into the frame toward the little boy, who is handing over the paper sack that contains a VHS tape from Billie Jean. But Ringwald is still standing by the window, snacking.

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Quotes

Billie Jean: Lloyd, do you make videos?

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Putter: Is that a boy or a girl?

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Billie Jean: I'm Billie Jean Davy, and I wanna set the record straight.

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