The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) - Turner Classic Movies

The Legend of Billie Jean


1h 36m 1985

Brief Synopsis

A Texas teenager becomes a local hero when she takes on local bullies.

Film Details

Also Known As
Legend of Billie Jean, Legend of Billy Jean, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Gordon F Webb
Location
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

A spunky young woman and her teenage brother are wrongly implicated for some crime in their Texas town and hit the road. Their adventures turn them into rebel heroes and they set out to prove their innocence.

Crew

Andy Aaron

Sound Effects

Missy Alpern

Assistant

Christina Amphlett

Song

Michael Arbogast

Special Effects

J Tom Archuleta

Assistant Director

Sandina Bailo-lape

Sound

Larry Barbier

Photography

Pamela Barlow

Song

Bobby Bass

Stunt Coordinator

Christopher Beaver

Sound

Pat Benatar

Song Performer

David Bergad

Sound Editor

Mark Berger

Sound

Walter Bernstein

Screenplay

Jay Boekelheide

Sound Editor

Johnny Boy

Production Assistant

Karen A Brocco

Adr

Jolene Cherry

Music Supervisor

Doug Claybourne

Assistant Director

Simon Climie

Song

Wynn Cochran

Assistant

Rob Cohen

Producer

Burt Colmenero

Swing Gang

Bud Conley

Craft Service

James R Connell

Camera Operator

Duane Scott Cox

Swing Gang

Gloria D'alessandro

Sound

Rick Derby

Assistant Editor

Oscar Diaz

Art Department

Melissa Dietz

Sound Editor

David Dresher

Assistant Editor

William J Durrell

Set Designer

Ken Fischer

Sound Effects Editor

Jeanne Fitting

Assistant

Robin Forman

Post-Production Supervisor

Alan Friedman

Makeup

Alan Friedman

Makeup Supervisor

Susy Friedman

Sound

Rob Fruchtman

Foley Editor

Kathleen Gallagher

Other

Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam

Adr Editor

Kristin R Glover

Assistant Camera Operator

William F Gocke

Boom Operator

Stanley Gonsales

Electrician

Joseph F Griffith

Visual Effects

Peter Guber

Executive Producer

Larry Hand

Auditor

Edward S. Haworth

Production Designer

Gary Hellerstein

Transportation Coordinator

Paula Herold

Casting

Steve Housewright

Video

Billy Idol

Song Performer

Billy Idol

Song

Louise Jaffe

Script Supervisor

Ken S Johnson

Music Editor

Lynn Del Kail

Hair

Barbara Kalish

Assistant

Kevin Kelley

Best Boy

Jeffrey L Kimball

Director Of Photography

Holly Knight

Song

Lawrence Konner

Coproducer

Lawrence Konner

Screenplay

Philip Kos

Sound Editor

Dennis J Laine

Assistant Camera Operator

Paul Lani

Music

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Jennifer Levant

Casting Associate

Donna Linson

Costume Designer

Laura Louis

Sound Editor

Tom Mack

Assistant Director

William Maldonado

Construction Coordinator

Alfred N Martin

Costumes

Steve Mcafee

Production Assistant

Marilyn Mccoppen

Sound Editor

Mark Mcentee

Song

Janet Minto

Song

Dianna Mitzner

Casting Associate

Gary Moglovkin

Accounting Assistant

John Morris

Sound

Mark Mueller

Theme Lyrics

John Nutt

Sound Editor

Jean Oppenheimer

Production Assistant

Pat Orseth

Casting

John Panzarella

Location Manager

David Parker

Sound Effects

George Parra

Location Assistant

Diana Pellegrini

Foley Editor

Kenneth Pepiot

Special Effects Coordinator

Jon Peters

Executive Producer

Lee Phillips

Gaffer

Diane Popelka

Production Assistant

J Michael Popovich

Dolly Grip

Scott Prophet

Grip

Thomas Prophet

Key Grip

Mark Radcliffe

Assistant Director

Matthew Robbins

Screenplay

Sara Roberts

Sound Effects Editor

Sara Roberts

Sound Editor

Mark D. Rosenthal

Screenplay

Mark D. Rosenthal

Coproducer

Paul Rylander

Props Assistant

Craig Safan

Music

Mark Safan

Song Performer

Rosalie Samplin Wallace

Costumes

Kim Samson

Hair

Charles Sanford

Song Performer

Charles Sanford

Song

Cynthia Scheider

Editor

Jude Schneider

Assistant

Kenneth V Searle

Transportation Captain

Gene Simmons

Song

Greg Smith

Sound Effects

Karen Spangenberg

Adr Editor

Paul Stanley

Song

Steve Stephens

Song

Gary Summers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Larry Sweet

Grip

Allen E Taylor

Assistant

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Joe Valentine

Other

Ronald Vidor

Other

Tony Wade

Production Manager

Sheila A Warner

Production Coordinator

John Watson

Sound Editor

Gordon F Webb

Cable Operator

Lori Weintraub

Associate Producer

Robert Christopher Westlund

Set Decorator

Steven R Westlund

Property Master

Charles M Wilborn

Sound

Wendy O Williams

Song Performer

Bruce Witkin

Song

Film Details

Also Known As
Legend of Billie Jean, Legend of Billy Jean, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Gordon F Webb
Location
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer July 19, 1985

Released in United States Summer July 19, 1985