Movies That Made Us Gay

295. The Legend of Billie Jean with special guest Jesse Krempel from Cult Cinema Circle


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"Fair is fair! We didn't start this, we didn't mean it to happen, but we're not giving up until you pay. FAIR IS FAIR!" We watched "The Legend of Billie Jean" with Jesse Krempel, the wonderful host of "Cult Cinema Circle," and we need to make an appointment with our hairstylist. This often overlooked gem from the 1980s chronicles outlaw teens on the run from the cops, their parents, and a sleazy businessman while going "viral" in a pre-social media world. Billie Jean, played by a drop-dead gorgeous Helen Slater, and her brother Binx (teeny-teen Christian Slater - no relation) run afoul of some local dirtbags who then steal and trash Binx's prize Honda Elite scooter. The stakes are actually sort of low - but it's the principle of the matter which makes Billie Jean and company local folk heroes. In a key moment, Billie Jean chops off her hair after being inspired by Joan of Arc; she is giving us some Vidal Sassoon, Sally Hershberger realness that would make Miss Tyra Banks herself proud. The kids in this movie are so '80s it would make the costumers on "Stranger Things" heads spin, and the soundtrack features the absolute BANGER "Invincible" by the legendary Pat Benatar. Stay tuned for the latest Weekly Rewind at the end of the episode!

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