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- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.
Directed By: Matthew Robbins
Written By: Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
The Legend of Billie Jean
45
7.0
Summary A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.
Directed By: Matthew Robbins
Written By: Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The Legend of Billie Jean is trashily manipulative and utterly preposterous, so much so that, until the end (when it begins to sour on you), it's a thoroughly enjoyable hoot. Add a splendid cast and good air conditioning, and it's a perfectly mindless way to spend a muggy summer evening.
The Legend of Billie Jean is a ridiculous caper that borrows a snippet of the sublime only to make itself more ridiculous. [20 July 1985]
Director Matthew Robbins keeps the pace light, nonviolent, and more entertaining than a made-for-TV movie. The fashion show's the action. His film is really about a face, and a look, and a haircut. [19 July 1985, p.D4]
Teenagers, who may not have seen this picture's many hero/outlaw predecessors, might like its the pop soundtrack, better-than-average acting and modest punk attire. Everyone else is likely to find Billie Jean the very thing that becomes a legend least. [22July 1985, p.3C]
The Legend of Billie Jean' is competently made, sometimes attractively acted, and bankrupt beyond belief. It's hard to imagine that even the film makers, let alone audiences, can believe in a sweet, selfless heroine who just can't help becoming a superstar.
Four-letter words and gags about periods fail to disguise the adolescent wish-fulfilment quality of script and direction.
Though obviously designed for the teenage market, Billie Jean should insult the intelligence of all but the most irredeemable mall rats.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
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20% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Gomillion Studios,
Delphi III Productions,
The Guber-Peters Company
Release Date Jul 19, 1985
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Tagline When you're seventeen, people think they can do anything to you. Billie Jean is about to prove them wrong.
