The Legend of Billie Jean Page #4

Synopsis: Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's 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.
Genre: Action, Drama
Director(s): Matthew Robbins
Production: TriStar Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
1985
96 min
723 Views


I'm running for attorney general

and he knows he can screw me.

Please, dad, do whatever they say.

These are some heavy duty criminals. Oh god.

Are we going to do this thing or what?

Listen, this was your idea be serious.

Daddy, just remember, if you get somebody's ear

in the mail - it's mine.

You guys are really boring.

Hey listen to this?

Listen to Billie Jean! C'mon down to the C-101 in beautiful

Corpus Christi and collect yourself on a brand new Yamaha.

courtesy of Douglas Motorcycles on North Avenue.

And from all us jocks: Fair is fair!

Did you hear that?

A Yamaha? Are you serious?

Hey!

We're rich! We are so rich!

He's worth $10,000.

From your dad?

Only 10.

Wow, straight A's.

President of the Drama Club.

You're father is the district attorney?

Temporarily. Plans to be attorney general.

So how come you didn't say anything?

You're supposed to be taking your medication.

Your father says, 'Please give him his pills.'

I haven't had a pill since I left the house.

Haven't wheezed once.

'No negotiations.' What a hard ass.

He never negotiates.

He's worried about you.

Not him. Hey! You getting too famous.

I'll buy you a wig.

Ease it down, ease it down.

Here pull it. Pull it.

Don't get me wrong - I'm real sorry about your son.

But the minute I heard about it

I knew the people would sit up there and listen.

You mean come in and buy.

You think it's just the money - you're wrong.

The average citizen is sick and tired

of seeing kids running wild.

Look at this, looks what's been coming in.

See that! Look at that.

That's from all over the country.

Parents, educators, businessmen -

it's John Q public.

And all them voting age.

What's that suppose to mean?

Means if you running for office you better damn well

pay attention, because people want the filth cleaned away.

Hell you in law enforcement? Well Do something!

Why don't you crawl back into the woodwork?

Why don't you do your job?

Can't do it maybe somebody else can.

Simmer down, Lieutenant.

Mr. Pyatt?

Yes sir.

I appreciate your concern.

Lieutenant - I want road blocks, helicopters,

and additional men assigned.

Amen.

If it's not a real kidnapping...

We don't know that, for sure. Do we?

I do.

For sure?

We have to act on the bases on the worse possible case.

Anything else I'd be advocating my responsibilities.

Yes sir.

And it's the C-101 Billie Jean hotline.

Have you seen her?

Call the Judge! Day or night.

She's out there somewhere.

This could be your lucky day.

Line 4, Youre on the air!

Billie Jean, I don't feel so good.

I wonder why, you've only had 12 Kit-Kats.

Are you Billie Jean?

You got it bud.

Someone's got to help, Kenny.

He's in a lot of trouble.

Hey look it's Billie Jean! Come on you guys.

Let's go! No, man, Billie Jean!

I'll run with you anyday, Billie Jean.

Billie Jean, show us your gun.

Get your hands off it!

No. It's mine!

Who the hell are you?

I'm Billie Jean.

You're not her. Get out of here.

Get your things. We're leaving.

You stay put!!!

Jesus Christ, you are her. Is that your gang or what?

Don't bring them in here. I don't want any trouble.

You thirsty? I got some sodas out back.

Kenny going to be spending some time

at his grandma's.

Did you guys rob that liquor store in Galveston?

Yeah that was us.

We did not.

What about that school in Laredo?

Did you burn it down? No way, guy. We don't do schools.

Here you go!

Souvenirs from the Billie Jean gang!

Stop the car it's her!

Who? Billie Jean! Back there.

You kidding me?

Goddamn!

What in the hell are you doing?

Making us a down payment on a house. $10000 dollars.

You can't shoot them!

Let go of me! I'm going for the tires.

Try it on.

Holy sh*t!

Son of a b*tch!

Have you lost you mind?

Get rid of that gun? Just let them go!

Get down! Those are real bullets!

I don't know what's gone on with you.

I don't want it! Take the wheel!

You are crazy!

He shot out the tire!

Oh my god, Putter, your bleeding.

She's been shot.

No I haven't. But there's blood.

Oh my God, Putter, it happened.

It's about time.

Gross.

You keep quiet, Binx.

It's wonderful!

Ok. Let it down.

I want you to take it easy.

You can stretch out in the back of the car.

When can I get a diaphragm?

I don't know what'll done if you were hurt.

When they have a blizzard, everything is white.

The ground. The sky. Even the air.

And you can't hear anything but the wind.

And the hiss of the snowflakes

as they land all around you.

I was scared. So was I.

Why were they shooting at us?

Have you ever been to Vermont?

Sure. Skiing.

Maybe we should go there tonight.

I mean all us - hitchhike.

You can't. Not now.

Everybody knows about you.

They want to see you get that money.

They want to see us dead.

Remember Joan of Arc?

Why did this have to happen?

I'm glad it happened.

This isn't working.

That's cause we're standing up.

Not us. Putter and Ophelia,

I-I have to get them out of this.

What? You going to turn them in?

Whew.

All right, girls, off you feet! Wake up!

Come on.

Watch your hands!

Surprised? You know how I found you?

Billie Jean called me.

Liar! She wouldn't do that.

She did it.

Now you tell me where she is?

Where is she!!!

Everywhere.

No you getting this all mixed up. We start stealing cars,

who's going to care about a motor scooter?

We got to have wheels.

It's not stealing. It's borrowing.

What we do - leave and I.O.U. for a car?

If that's what you want I'll pay for it!

You think this is all a game.

Your money let's you get away with anything.

I'm doing this for you.

You running away from home.

I can do that without you.

Then do it.

You're not mad at me, you're mad at yourself

what you did to the girls. Hurry up and get in!

Oh don't tell me what I'm mad at!

OK. If that's how you want it,

then I'm not your hostage any more.

Great! I'll see you in jail.

There they are!

Run!!!

There they are!

Oh sh*t!

Come on!

Through the gates!

Get in! Well get in.

What are you waiting for?

I want to tell you something... Billie Jean called me

cause you she was worried about you.

She doesn't want you to get hurt.

Now you have to tell me something.

Is Binx using a real gun?

Lieutenant. We got her.

Billie Jean.

They all say they're Billie Jean.

Call their parents. Send them home.

Putter Jacks!

Mommy!

Putter, don't. Putter!

Oh my god.

Where are you Billie Jean?

This is C-101, your station, waiting for your call.

Hello who's this?

Tina.

Where you calling from, Tina?

Tyler.

Tina from Tyler. You're terrfic. Talk to me Tina.

Billie Jean is the best! Fair is fair!

Fair is fair at C-101.

Hello who's this? This is Dave and I think she's hot!

Give her the money man!

Are you listening, Billie Jean?

There is 608$ here. Get over here girl and pick it up.

That's right. It's been pouring in

from all over the state.

C-101's Billie Jean Scooter Fund. You stay out there long

enough, you'll have enough to buy your brother 10 scooters.

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Mark Rosenthal

Mark David Rosenthal is an American screenwriter and film director and long-time writing partner of Lawrence Konner. more…

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