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The Legend of Billie Jean [VHS]

5 star:		(50)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I love this movie and have periodically checked back to see if it's been released on DVD yet. I have an old VHS copy and would love to see the studio release this in DVD format. It's on my all-time favorite list. PLEASE, PLEASE RELEASE THE DVD - FAIR IS FAIR!!!

As of November 17th, 2009; The Legend of Billie Jean has NOT been released on DVD. Purchase at your own risk. When it is released, Amazon will offer it. Until it is released you may want to look for it on cable or a used VHS copy.
Good luck. FAIR IS FAIR.

I saw The Legend of Billie Jean for the first time when I was 16 and, 200 viewings later, it is hands down my favorite movie of all time. Sure the plot may seem a bit formula -- fugitive teens on the quest for justice -- but it's the earnestness and outright sincerity of the characters, particularly Helen Slater as Billie Jean, that gets you. Here are four podunk Texas trailer kids with hearts of gold that get f***ed with by a bunch of podunk rich kids and end up having to fight for dignity and respect. It doesn't get any better than this. Watch it, love it. The Pat Benatar soundtrack rocks.

My VHS copy just bit the dust. They can release all sorts of less than spectacular movies on dvd, but not a classic like The Legend of Billie Jean?

I gave two stars just because the product arrived. However, the dvd case was cracked and the dvd was moving freeling inside collecting scratches. Willing to forgive the cracked case, I put it in the dvd player discovering that the quality of the dvd is that of vhs and was supremely disatisfied. The entire product looked like it was created on a home computer and was not worth my 19.99 plus shipping. Will not order again.

A great small film. The premise is a little corny but over all, the movie is a classic. It a starts when a brother ( Christian SLater) and Sister Bille Jean(Helen Slater) are chilling at a lake when the town bully who has a crush on the Bille messes up the brothers vespa. They want him to pay for the damages and he and the bully's father refuses, So THE LEGEND OF BILLE JEAN begins standing up to the police, the community, their parents, with the help from their friends leave town because of another incident which they are to blame injuring the Bully's father find salvation on the Media and turn into a Joan Of Ark stance.
Haven't since this in a while,,waiting on its offical DVD release.

"Te Legend of Billie Jean" is one of my favorite movies because it is so different from any other movie I've seen. It's extremely funny in places where it's probably not supposed to be(just watch the interaction between Putter and Ophelia). I thought the town they were in was very cool(I wonder if they were actually in Corpus Christi). Some parts were confusing-for example,how did the little boy with the red hair get the tape with Billie Jean on it, how did the teens get into the mansion, etc. The movie itself made the viewer want to raise their fist in the air. In other words, it felt like an 80s movie geared towards rockers and teenagers from that era. Now if this movie can only get released on DVD!!!! It is a hidden gem that can only be found on cable tv or in few video stores.

A creepy guy vandalizes her kid brother's dirt bike, so Billie Jean (Helen Slater, who was never better) tries to get repair money from creepy guy's dad, who tries to tries to assault her and is accidentally shot. Billie Jean, her brother, and friends go on the lam. While they're trying to turn themselves in to an understanding cop (Peter Coyote, very good), they turn into outlaw folk heroes to all the kids in South Texas.

Not cliched, even with the "Joan of Arc" subtext. Holds up pretty well even after close to 20 years. Watch especially as Putter (Yeardley Smith, better know as the voice of Lisa Simpson) steals every scene she's in.

I just love this movie! I saw this movie when I was younger, like 6, but watching it as a young 19 year old I love the movie. I was so feeling how Helen Slater took a simple sweet girl and turned her into one of the greatest teen rebels of all-time. To think it was just over a motor scooter was one, but to get the respect is something way bigger. If you watch this movie now as a teen you would feel what Billie Jean and her gang was going through in this movie. The movie soundtrack was great as well!

Sony Screen Classics delivers the goods with this underrated '80s favorite of mine. "The Legend of Billie Jean" finally makes its way to DVD and although its a Made-to-Order DVR the print looks flawless (NOTE: See the screen grabs I posted in the Images section of this product) and this is the first MOD disc I own that contains bonus features. There's a commentary by Helen Slater and Yeardley Smith, and while it's not exactly captivating stuff, it is fun to hear them waxing nostalgic about the experience of filming this.

Other '80s films such as "Pretty in Pink", "The Breakfast Club" or "Ferris Bueller" have been overexposed and rerun to death on cable, and TLOBJ has been hiding away for years and never really achieved the cult status it deserved, so if you've forgotten this film, I recommend it as a fun time capsule. The script is well-paced, the characters are well-defined and the performances are excellent all-around.

A great story about justice and retribution in small-town Texas, though some of the plot points are a little far-fetched. Plus it's got a great theme song from Pat Benatar that also deserves to be better-remembered than it is.