The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. It is a retelling of The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, with Kohlhaas' wounded horses replaced by a damaged motorcycle.
The movie begins with Billie Jean Davy (Helen Slater), a Corpus Christi, Texas high school girl, riding with her younger brother, Binx (Christian Slater), on a Honda Elite. They stop at an ice cream stand and are having fun until a group of boys, led by Hu...
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The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. It is a retelling of The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, with Kohlhaas' wounded horses replaced by a damaged motorcycle.
The movie begins with Billie Jean Davy (Helen Slater), a Corpus Christi, Texas high school girl, riding with her younger brother, Binx (Christian Slater), on a Honda Elite. They stop at an ice cream stand and are having fun until a group of boys, led by Hubie Pyatt (Barry Tubb), start trouble with them. Hubie tries to grab Billie Jean, but Binx dumps his milkshake on Hubie, and they ride off. Later, they stop to take a swim in a lake. After their swim, Billie Jean tells Binx about Vermont, and Binx expresses a desire to go there. During their conversation about travelling there, Hubie and his friends arrive, apparently looking to settle a score with Binx.
They find Binx's scooter, and begin to ride it violently across the lake's shore. Billie Jean and Binx swim across the lake to try and stop...
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