"When you're seventeen, people think they can do anything to you. Billie Jean is about to prove them wrong."
This morning I caught the tail end of 1985's classic, the Legend of Billie Jean starring both Christian (in his film debut) and Helen Slater (probably in her career best). I really forgot most of this movie and think we might need to add it to the list. Anyway, we know the basic premise is that Billie Jean is pretty much the town's hottest piece of tail and her real and fictional brother has to defend her honor, gets his scooter trashed by the BMOC and Billie Jean & Co. try to get justice for that and the beating Slater Jr. takes for trying to get it on his own.
Somewhere in all this mayhem, BMOC's father tries to rape BJ (heh) and Slater Jr. accidentally shoots him and they become fugitives with the awesomely annoying Putter played by the voice of Lisa Simpson. Of course things get out of control and they pick up a rich kid, who obviously falls for BJ in the process. Complications!
My favorite things about this movie, to the best of my recollection are as follows:
1. Helen Slater's wig
2. The theme song by badass Pat Benetar
3. The idea that a trailer park runaway can be viewed as a modern (1985 anyway) day Joan of Arc.
In my mind though, perhaps the greatest part of the movie is when the kids are in their stolen station wagon and shots are fired. Everyone thinks that Putter has been shot because she's bleeding all over the place but it turns out, she just got her period for the first time. Could it get any better?
I can't remember much else about it other than that Peter Coyote was in it so I'm going to nominate it for the list. Agreed?
This morning I caught the tail end of 1985's classic, the Legend of Billie Jean starring both Christian (in his film debut) and Helen Slater (probably in her career best). I really forgot most of this movie and think we might need to add it to the list. Anyway, we know the basic premise is that Billie Jean is pretty much the town's hottest piece of tail and her real and fictional brother has to defend her honor, gets his scooter trashed by the BMOC and Billie Jean & Co. try to get justice for that and the beating Slater Jr. takes for trying to get it on his own.
Somewhere in all this mayhem, BMOC's father tries to rape BJ (heh) and Slater Jr. accidentally shoots him and they become fugitives with the awesomely annoying Putter played by the voice of Lisa Simpson. Of course things get out of control and they pick up a rich kid, who obviously falls for BJ in the process. Complications!
My favorite things about this movie, to the best of my recollection are as follows:
1. Helen Slater's wig
2. The theme song by badass Pat Benetar
3. The idea that a trailer park runaway can be viewed as a modern (1985 anyway) day Joan of Arc.
In my mind though, perhaps the greatest part of the movie is when the kids are in their stolen station wagon and shots are fired. Everyone thinks that Putter has been shot because she's bleeding all over the place but it turns out, she just got her period for the first time. Could it get any better?
I can't remember much else about it other than that Peter Coyote was in it so I'm going to nominate it for the list. Agreed?
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