The Most important thing I learnt from the incredible tale of Billie Jean - cool red scooters are very, very, very inspirational! Especially in 1985! Secondly, if your scooter gets trashed by a bunch of unduly ruffians and unwieldy scallywags in the greater Texas expanse in the ripping 80's, and if you just happen to have a sister named Billie Jean, your in luck! Cause 80's producers will make the coolest style over content movie ever! Thirdly, a puerile Christian Slater really really really loves red scooters! and Vermont! Fourthly, in the 80's if you are a very cute blond rebelgirl on the lamb, you can go into underground dank where-houses anywhere in the greater USA expanse and meet up with tons of your fav fans, how VERY! And if you are on the lamb and a member of your seditious gang is Billie Jean, cute lil' bebe gingers can be a great asset! And if you are on the lamb and need help, don't worry if you are like Billie on any street in any state, across the country, there is someone just like you who savors your plight and is always, always ready to save you! God Bless Billie forever!

This film was fantastic! I was only 6 years old when it came out, but the film still to this day has had a huge impression on me, the music was great, the acting and cast were great. I love the story line; it was different from the 80's films, it gave a little darkness to it if you look between the lines, I am sure they could have made it a darker film but I don't think they wanted to appeal to that audience. Growing up in the 1980's I feel was a very fantastic time for film, it was almost like the boundaries that were put up against film ideas were torn down and some of the greatest films were made then. The legend of Billie Jean was really a great film and I have to say that the lead role of a female actress at that time as the hero was refreshing. ~Brian Hewitt~ HEWITT FILMS

Teenage siblings in Texas are wanted by the police after one of the kids shoots and wounds an auto mechanic--this following a sexual proposition on Billie Jean (who is nearly raped) and the beating of her brother by a group of peers, which the cops have shrugged off. Teen-rebellion with a low-budget, candy-coated sheen. Screenwriters Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner occasionally have tongue in cheek, and display a curious penchant for oddball character names like Binx and Putter, but too often fall back on melodrama (which helps to derail the entire final reel). Despite constantly flashing her bright, nice-girl smile playing Billie Jean, Helen Slater is a fairly convincing rabble-rouser until the script gives her too much to handle. The film has a misshapen feel, with yahoo comedic moments targeted at the drive-in crowds. Far from being a teenage variant of "The Sugarland Express", which may have been fascinating, the movie instead takes the low road. It is unambitious and amateurish--and seems perfectly satisfied with being both. ** from ****

Keith Gordon, Helen Slater. Christian Slater...young and beautiful.This is a well done film that gives these young actors and actresses a chance to get started.Cult status is assured from the first viewing.Once again, Keith Gordon does a wonderful job.When Helen Slater appears as "Joan of Arc", it's an almost magical moment.Enjoy "The Legend..." on whatever level it works for you.You will also enjoy Keith Gordon in "All That Jazz", "Static", and other unusual films.Here's Harry Dean Stanton again (remember "Christine"?) These folks work well together.