The Legend of Billie Jean

The Legend Of Billie Jean (1985)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (9,122 ratings)

With their father dead and their mother busy trying to land a steady beau, pretty teen Billy Jean Davy (Helen Slater) and her younger brother, Binx (Christian Slater), spend their time riding Binx's moped and dreaming of life in Vermont -- several climate zones away from the humid, omnipresent… More

In Theaters
Jul 19, 1985 Wide
TriStar Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

    Has a straight faced camp about itself that makes it a blast from the past worth sitting through

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Em seu esforço risível para criar um ícone de independência, rebeldia e juventude, o filme soa apenas incrivelmente absurdo, artificial e patético, mesmo que Helen Slater seja uma protagonista obviamente sedutora.

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Above average teen melodrama

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    A memorable movie with some fine performances

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    Strident, borderline campy drama, complete with a raging Pat Benatar theme song

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I loved this movie, Helen Slater is fantastic as the strong young woman trying to get justice. This is a great adventure, it's a teen road movie and crime drama sort of movie. I love it and I highly recommend it.

  • Michael S


    Enjoyable little 80's rebel yell, despite what the critics (and most everyone) said.

  • Jason S


    It was cheap but fun to watch.

  • Allison B


    Oh my god, FAIR IS FAIR! When the hell will this be on dvd?

  • Donna D


    A true 80's tale, starring Helen Slater and her brother that get accused of a crime they didn't commit, and end up being on the run from the law, trying to prove their innocence. Their true rebellion causes other teens to look up to their image as true heroes as they rebel… More

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