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The Legend of Billie Jean
No, not the legend of an American tennis star, nor of the heroine of a Michael Jackson song, but rather of a Texas teenager who, in trying to collect $608 to repair her brother's "trashed" scooter, finds herself on the wrong side of the law but on the right side of justice: "We may be outlaws, but we're not crooks." The legend doesn't take long to start growing, and it makes great headway when the heroine gets an idea for a new haircut from Saint Joan on television, and when she coins a new slogan, "Fair Is Fair." Helen Slater, a.k.a. Supergirl, has considerable appeal, more so before the haircut, but she needs better help than this to attain "legend" status. With Christian Slater and Peter Coyote; directed by Matthew Robbins. 1985.
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MPAA Rating: PG-13
