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
“When you're seventeen, people think they can do anything to you. Billie Jean is about to prove them wrong.”
Overview
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.
Director
Matthew Robbins
Revenue
3.1M
Status
Released
Production
TriStar Pictures, Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions, The Guber-Peters Company
Cast
Helen Slater
Billie Jean
Keith Gordon
Lloyd
Christian Slater
Binx
Richard Bradford
Pyatt
Martha Gehman
Ophelia
Yeardley Smith
Putter
Barry Tubb
Hubie
Dean Stockwell
Muldaur
Peter Coyote
Ringwald
Mona Lee Fultz
Donna Davy
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 Perry 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
Al Geatano
Worker #2
Sonya Robbins
Young Girl
Michael Worth
Surfer (uncredited)
Video Gallery
"The Legend of Billie Jean" (1985) TV spot
