This movie is one of my favorite films of the 80's,a great story on how a person can be a hero,not intending to be.A great cast, story line and directing. I really love the songs in the movie too, great song by Pat Benatar, "Invincible".
The movie starts out in Texas as Billie Jean Davy,played by the beautiful Helen Slater(Supergirl, The Secret Of My Success, and Parallel Lives), and her brother, Binx, played great by Christian Slater(Pump Up The Volume, Young Guns II, and True Romance)are riding a scooter and are being bothered by a fellow teen named Hubie Pyatt, played by Barry Tubb(Mask, Top Gun, and Truce), he tries to touch Billie Jean where he shouldn't, Binx dumps his milkshake on him and the take off. Later, Billie Jean and Binx go to the lake and swim, Hubie shows up and takes off with Binx's motor scooter. Billie Jean, Binx, and their friends, Putter, played by Yeardly Smith(Maximum Overdrive and The Simpsons), and Ophelia, played by Martha Behman(The Flamingo Kid, F/X, and Practical Magic), go to the police to report the scooter being stolen, Det. Ringwald, played by Peter Coyote(Jagged Edge, Heart Of Midnight, and The 4400), is a nice cop who wants to help them.
Late that night,Binx goes to get his scooter and gets beat up by Hubie and his scooter is trashed by Hubie. Billie Jean and Binx go over to the place of business where Hubie Pyatt's dad, played by Richard Bradford(The Untouchables, Internal Affairs, and Hoodlum) works. Billie Jean tells Mr Pyatt what his son did to her brother's scooter and gives him the bill, he takes Billie Jean up to the upstairs part and nearly rapes her. Binx opens up the register and gets a gun in it, he accidentally shoots Mr Pyatt, and that is where things get all crazy. Billie Jean.Binx, Putter, and Ophelia become fugitives and have to hide out.
They end up in a big house and hide their. The gang get a surprise when the young man name Lloyd, played superbly by Keith Gordon(Dressed To Kill, Christine, and Back To School), who lives their, scares them a little, but they become friends with Lloyd. Lloyd's father, played by Dean Stockwell(Beverly Hills Cop II,and Quantum Leap), is a Senator of the state of Texas. Lloyd gets the idea where he can play the hostage, to go along with them. Bille wants to deliver a message to the police about what has happened, Billie gets her hair cut real short.
Billie's tape gets delivered to the police, she become a hero to all people, not just the teenagers. The gang get help from a lot of people, who believe them, that they are good people. The teenage girls get their hair cut short just like Billie Jean. Billie Jean has become a celebrity.
This movie really shows how being a teenager is still rough but,it shows how a person has dignity, courage and humanity, the ending of the film really did show how a greedy person pays the price.
I give this movie 2 thumbs up and 10/10 stars, I hope this movie will be out on DVD very soon.
The songs in the film are super, "Invincible" by Pat Benatar is the greatest song they could bring to the theme of the movie. "It's My Life" by punk rocker Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics, and "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol is another great song in this movie too.
The movie starts out in Texas as Billie Jean Davy,played by the beautiful Helen Slater(Supergirl, The Secret Of My Success, and Parallel Lives), and her brother, Binx, played great by Christian Slater(Pump Up The Volume, Young Guns II, and True Romance)are riding a scooter and are being bothered by a fellow teen named Hubie Pyatt, played by Barry Tubb(Mask, Top Gun, and Truce), he tries to touch Billie Jean where he shouldn't, Binx dumps his milkshake on him and the take off. Later, Billie Jean and Binx go to the lake and swim, Hubie shows up and takes off with Binx's motor scooter. Billie Jean, Binx, and their friends, Putter, played by Yeardly Smith(Maximum Overdrive and The Simpsons), and Ophelia, played by Martha Behman(The Flamingo Kid, F/X, and Practical Magic), go to the police to report the scooter being stolen, Det. Ringwald, played by Peter Coyote(Jagged Edge, Heart Of Midnight, and The 4400), is a nice cop who wants to help them.
Late that night,Binx goes to get his scooter and gets beat up by Hubie and his scooter is trashed by Hubie. Billie Jean and Binx go over to the place of business where Hubie Pyatt's dad, played by Richard Bradford(The Untouchables, Internal Affairs, and Hoodlum) works. Billie Jean tells Mr Pyatt what his son did to her brother's scooter and gives him the bill, he takes Billie Jean up to the upstairs part and nearly rapes her. Binx opens up the register and gets a gun in it, he accidentally shoots Mr Pyatt, and that is where things get all crazy. Billie Jean.Binx, Putter, and Ophelia become fugitives and have to hide out.
They end up in a big house and hide their. The gang get a surprise when the young man name Lloyd, played superbly by Keith Gordon(Dressed To Kill, Christine, and Back To School), who lives their, scares them a little, but they become friends with Lloyd. Lloyd's father, played by Dean Stockwell(Beverly Hills Cop II,and Quantum Leap), is a Senator of the state of Texas. Lloyd gets the idea where he can play the hostage, to go along with them. Bille wants to deliver a message to the police about what has happened, Billie gets her hair cut real short.
Billie's tape gets delivered to the police, she become a hero to all people, not just the teenagers. The gang get help from a lot of people, who believe them, that they are good people. The teenage girls get their hair cut short just like Billie Jean. Billie Jean has become a celebrity.
This movie really shows how being a teenager is still rough but,it shows how a person has dignity, courage and humanity, the ending of the film really did show how a greedy person pays the price.
I give this movie 2 thumbs up and 10/10 stars, I hope this movie will be out on DVD very soon.
The songs in the film are super, "Invincible" by Pat Benatar is the greatest song they could bring to the theme of the movie. "It's My Life" by punk rocker Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics, and "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol is another great song in this movie too.