The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) - Helen Slater, Christian Slater

John*P · 07-31-2004, 07:31 PM

Who else here wants to see The Legend of Billie Jean on DVD? The movie, starring Helen and Christian Slater, seems to have a bit of a cult following, and I've seen used VHS copies sell on eBay for around $30! (there are also bootleg DVDs of TLOBJ on eBay) I like this movie, and would buy it for sure. I hope that Columbia TriStar releases it on DVD soon.

Here is a plot summary from the IMDB...

Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, (Helen) is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harassed around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's (Christian) 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.

Check out the Legend of Billie Jean page at IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0089470/

Daniel`D · 07-31-2004, 11:29 PM

I looked this up the other day to see if a dvd release was out and there wasn't one. I wouldn't mind having it.

John Kilduff · 08-01-2004, 02:52 AM

Helen Slater (in her babelicious 80s prime), a killer retro soundtrack with a rocking Pat Benatar theme, Dean Stockwell, Peter Coyote, Keith Gordon and some damn good action scenes...

I'd buy it (as long as it was in its' OAR, since the movie was filmed in 'Scope).

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

Then again, this IS a TriStar title we're talking about.

Keith Paynter · 08-02-2004, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Dean Stockwell, Peter Coyote, Keith Gordon

And a very young Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson)...

Ric Bagoly · 08-02-2004, 02:57 AM

A must-buy within two seconds of the UPS truck pulling up to the store...

"We can't afford to be innocent,
Stand up and face the enemy,
It's a do or die situation,
We will be invincible!"

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DaViD Boulet · 08-02-2004, 08:31 AM

Watched it about as many times as Beastmaster when we first got cable in the mid 80's. I'd buy this DVD in a heartbeat!

-dave

Todd_B · 08-02-2004, 11:12 AM

Count me in as one that would gladly snatch up a copy of this flick!

I've watched it countless times on TBS, but would gladly pay for a nice DVD edition!

Todd B

Brian_L_Kleis · 08-02-2004, 12:25 PM

This seemed to be the only thing ever on HBO back in the mid 80's when that was the big novelty - My grandfather was the only one to have HBO in a town of about 1500 people and TLOBJ was on a seemingly endless loop...

I'd buy it in a heartbeat too...!!!

Fair is fair

ChrisRose · 08-03-2004, 05:52 PM

Another buyer here!