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** On the DVDCommentary, Yeardley Smith asks Helen Slater if she ever felt exploited doing the swimming scene. . Helen replies "I'll never look that good again."
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** On the DVDCommentary, Yeardley Smith asks Helen Slater if she ever felt exploited doing the swimming scene. . Helen replies "I'll never look that good again."
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A 1985 film starring Helen Slater and Creator/ChristianSlater (no relation in real life), about a small group of Texas teens who become outlaws after they are accused of attempted murder.
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A 1985 film starring Helen Slater and Creator/ChristianSlater (no relation in real life), about a small group of Texas teens from Corpus Christi, Texas, who become outlaws after they are accused of attempted murder.
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* TeamMom: Billie Jean fills this role for her friends at times. Obviously she's the CoolBigSis for Binx.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Hubie seems to be disgusted by how his father exploited Billie Jean by the end]].
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* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Even Hubie seems to be disgusted by how his father exploited Billie Jean by the end]].end. He smiled when Billie Jean stood up to Pyatt in the climax and joined the rest of the onlookers in walking away from him.]].
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* KickTheDog: When Billie Jean goes to turn herself in, in exchange for the money owed for the scooter, Mr. Pyatt instead get Hubie to [[WouldHitAGirl sneak attack her]] right there in the mall. They couldn't not be {{Jerkass}}es for that one meeting?
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* KickTheDog: When Billie Jean goes to turn herself in, in exchange for the money owed for the scooter, Mr. Pyatt instead get Hubie to [[WouldHitAGirl sneak attack her]] right there in the mall. They couldn't not be {{Jerkass}}es for that one meeting?meeting? A furious Ringwald tears Pyatt a new one for that little stunt as everything could've ended right there.
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* LovableRogue: How tons of kids and teens in the Corpus Christi area see Billie Jean, with girls even adopting her hairstyle en masse. That said, Billie Jean herself is more of a HumbleHero. Her fame isn't something she really asked for, or embraces to a significant degree - she and Binx just got themselves into a bad situation that spiraled out of control. She is, however, grateful for the support, especially since her fans pay dividends in the third act.
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* LovableRogue: How tons of kids and teens in the Corpus Christi area see Billie Jean, with girls even adopting her hairstyle en masse. That said, Billie Jean herself is more of a HumbleHero. Her fame isn't something she really asked for, or embraces to a significant degree - she and Binx just got themselves into a bad situation that spiraled out of control. Indeed all she wants is the money to repair her brother's scooter from Pyatt directly and she would turn herself in quietly. She is, however, grateful for the support, especially since her fans pay dividends in the third act.
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** Lloyd's father is a minor one. He's a DA and while he has no doubt that Lloyd is far from an innocent kidnapping victim (assuming immediately he's a willing accomplice) but he can't bear bad publicity, and uses this to show publicly that he's unwilling to bend to criminals to get his son back.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Billie Jean and her friends break into Lloyd's house, and Lloyd (wearing a monster mask) sneaks up on her, and she gives him a GroinAttack. Without having the realization that she broke into this guy's house, she bitched him out for scaring her.
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* GroinAttack: Billie Jean knees Hubie in the groin after he beats up her brother. [[spoiler: And in her big standoff at the end with Mr. Pyatt, she gives him an even bigger one.]]
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* GroinAttack: To the point of being a running gag. Billie Jean knees Hubie in the groin after he beats up her brother. She gives Lloyd one for sneaking up on her, [[spoiler: And in her big standoff at the end with Mr. Pyatt, she gives him an even bigger one.]]
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** HumbleHero: That said, it's not a status she really asked for, or embraces to a significant degree - she and Binx just got themselves into a bad situation that spiraled out of control. She is, however, grateful for the support, especially since her fans pay dividends in the third act.
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* LovableRogue: How tons of kids and teens in the Corpus Christi area see Billie Jean, with girls even adopting her hairstyle en masse.
** HumbleHero:masse. That said, it's not Billie Jean herself is more of a status HumbleHero. Her fame isn't something she really asked for, or embraces to a significant degree - she and Binx just got themselves into a bad situation that spiraled out of control. She is, however, grateful for the support, especially since her fans pay dividends in the third act.
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* TheThemeParkVersion: Billie Jean's followers who wear her t-shirts and cut their hair only do so because they think she's a cool rebel. When [[spoiler: the truth comes out]] all of them are disgusted at how she was exploited and burn all the merchandise.
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* TheThemeParkVersion: Billie Jean's followers who wear her t-shirts and cut their hair only do so because they think she's a cool rebel. When [[spoiler: the truth comes out]] out, all of them are disgusted at how she was exploited and burn all the merchandise.]]
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* KickTheDog: When Billie Jean goes to turn herself in, in exchange for the money owed for the scooter, Mr. Pyatt instead get Hubie to [[WouldHitAGirl sneak attack her]] right there in the mall. They couldn't not be {{Jerkass}}es for that one meeting?
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* GroinAttack: Billie Jean knees Hubie in the groin after he beats up her brother. [[spoiler: And in her big standoff at the end with Mr. Pyatt, she gives him an even bigger one.
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* AttemptedRape: A leering Mr. Pyatt offers to repay the six hundred to Billie Jean and Binx with installments, in exchange for... well, he calls it "lessons." She resists, and it turns into a struggle, which ends up with Binx intervening and shooting him in the shoulder by accident.
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* ConsummateLiar: As Mr. Pyatt himself said:
-->'''Mr. Pyatt:''' Hubie and the truth have a way of not gettin' along with each other.
** Of course, where do you think Hubie got it from? Mr. Pyatt masterfully bullshits the police and his Billie Jean-loving clients the whole movie, until [[spoiler: Billie Jean exposes him in front of hundreds of fans, who promptly burn all the merchandise.]]
* {{Corpsing}}: InUniverse. Lloyd tries to record a fake hostage message but can't stop laughing at what he's saying.
-->'''Mr. Pyatt:''' Hubie and the truth have a way of not gettin' along with each other.
** Of course, where do you think Hubie got it from? Mr. Pyatt masterfully bullshits the police and his Billie Jean-loving clients the whole movie, until [[spoiler: Billie Jean exposes him in front of hundreds of fans, who promptly burn all the merchandise.]]
* {{Corpsing}}: InUniverse. Lloyd tries to record a fake hostage message but can't stop laughing at what he's saying.
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** Billie Jean does this halfway through the movie. It serves two purposes: 1) the new look invokes comparisons to Joan Of Arc (more specifically, a Classic Hollywood depiction of her); and 2) it marks her shift from passive, fleeing DamselInDistress to tough "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" badass (see SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic in the YMMV tab).
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** Billie Jean does this halfway through the movie. It serves two purposes: 1) the new look invokes comparisons to Joan Of Arc (more specifically, a Classic Hollywood depiction of her); and 2) it marks her shift from passive, fleeing DamselInDistress to tough "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" badass (see SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic in the YMMV tab). How important is this haircut? It becomes a huge local fad.
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* LovableRogue: How tons of kids and teens in the Corpus Christi area see Billie Jean, with girls even adopting her hairstyle en masse.
** HumbleHero: That said, it's not a status she really asked for, or embraces to a significant degree - she and Binx just got themselves into a bad situation that spiraled out of control. She is, however, grateful for the support, especially since her fans pay dividends in the third act.
* MouthyKid: Putter's raison d'être.
-->'''Putter:''' Hubie won't bring [the scooter] back.
-->'''Ringwald:''' How do you know?
-->'''Putter:''' 'Cause he's a [[PrecisionFStrike fucker]], that's how I know!
** HumbleHero: That said, it's not a status she really asked for, or embraces to a significant degree - she and Binx just got themselves into a bad situation that spiraled out of control. She is, however, grateful for the support, especially since her fans pay dividends in the third act.
* MouthyKid: Putter's raison d'être.
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-->'''Putter:''' 'Cause he's a [[PrecisionFStrike fucker]], that's how I know!
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Billie Jean, in her climactic confrontation with Mr. Pyatt, does a textbook example of this trope.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Putter takes Billie Jean's escape as an easy way of getting the hell away from her physically abusive mom.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Putter takes Billie Jean's escape as an easy way of getting the hell away from her physically abusive mom.
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* GirlsNeedRoleModels: Likely this is why Billie Jean became so popular in-universe. In a twist, some guys considered her a role model as well. In-universe, she's still smart and law-abiding - and stresses that they're not to steal or do anything else illegal while on the run. Although she shoplifts toys, she leaves an IOU for them.
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* GunsAreBad: The plot gets kicked off by Binx accidentally firing off a gun at Hubie's father. A redneck shoots at the teens with his shotgun while they're on the road and [[spoiler: Binx gets shot by a SWAT sniper]] who thinks he's Billie Jean. All because he stole a toy gun and fooled the police with it.
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* KarmaHoudini: Yes, she was harassed and nearly raped. But Billie Jean and her gang broke plenty of laws. Even if you figure that Lloyd went willingly and wasn't kidnapped, and that the car they stole belonged to their own family...they still ran away. They committed vandalism. They incited a riot. They broke traffic laws. And their punishment for all of this? [[spoiler: Nothing.]]
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* BlondGuysAreEvil: Inverted. Good guy Binx is blond while asshole Hubie is brunet.
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* {{Bathos}}: Putter getting [[spoiler: her first period]] (see below) is both played for drama and comedy.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: It's never said who's older but the plot is kicked off by Billie Jean sticking up for her brother. Binx also has instinct for his sister, threatening Mr Pyatt with a gun when he tries to rape her.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: It's never said who's older but the plot is kicked off by Billie Jean sticking up for her brother. Binx also has instinct for his sister, threatening Mr Pyatt with a gun when he tries to rape her.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Billie Jean is blonde, Putter is brunette and Ophelia is redhead.
* BrickJoke: Binx and Billie Jean talk about Vermont at the start, and Binx wants to run away to Vermont after they shoot Mr Pyatt. [[spoiler: They're shown taking a vacation there at the end]].
* BrickJoke: Binx and Billie Jean talk about Vermont at the start, and Binx wants to run away to Vermont after they shoot Mr Pyatt. [[spoiler: They're shown taking a vacation there at the end]].
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* GirlishPigtails: Putter.
* GirlsNeedRoleModels: Likely this is why Billie Jean became so popular in-universe. In a twist, some guys considered her a role model as well.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Hubie seems to be disgusted by how his father exploited Billie Jean by the end]].
* {{Fanservice}}: Both Billie Jean and Binx get a scene where they're both in swimsuits relaxing by the creek. Also as it's in the middle of a hot summer in Corpus, mostly everyone else is wearing summer clothes too.
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* GirlsNeedRoleModels: Likely this is why Billie Jean became so popular in-universe. In a twist, some guys considered her a role model as well. In-universe, she's still smart and law-abiding - and stresses that they're not to steal or do anything else illegal while on the run. Although she shoplifts toys, she leaves an IOU for them.
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* GirlsNeedRoleModels: Likely this is why Billie Jean became so popular in-universe. In a twist, some guys considered her a role model as well. In-universe, she's still smart and law-abiding - and stresses that they're not to steal or do anything else illegal while on the run. Although she shoplifts toys, she leaves an IOU for them.
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* HollywoodHealing: Subverted. Binx has visible bruises on his face throughout the film, having just gotten beaten up by Hubie before the plot starts.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Mr Pyatt refuses to pay the $608 his son owes in damage to the scooter, after he gets shot. Yet he's still happy to sell merchandise of Billie Jean even though he tried to rape her.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Mr Pyatt refuses to pay the $608 his son owes in damage to the scooter, after he gets shot. Yet he's still happy to sell merchandise of Billie Jean even though he tried to rape her.
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* ImportantHaircut: Billie Jean does this halfway through the movie. It serves two purposes: 1) the new look invokes comparisons to Joan Of Arc (more specifically, a Classic Hollywood depiction of her); and 2) it marks her shift from passive, fleeing DamselInDistress to tough "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" badass (see SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic in the YMMV tab).
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** Billie Jean does this halfway through the movie. It serves two purposes: 1) the new look invokes comparisons to Joan Of Arc (more specifically, a Classic Hollywood depiction of her); and 2) it marks her shift from passive, fleeing DamselInDistress to tough "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" badass (see SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic in the YMMV tab).
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* KarmaHoudini: Yes, she was harassed and nearly raped. But Billie Jean and her gang broke plenty of laws. Even if you figure that Lloyd went willingly and wasn't kidnapped, and that the car they stole belonged to their own family...they still ran away. They committed vandalism. They incited a riot. They broke traffic laws. And their punishment for all of this? [[spoiler: Nothing.
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* SixthRanger: Lloyd joins the crew, passing himself off as a hostage, about halfway through the film.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Lt.Ringwald.Ringwald, who just wants to help Billie Jean come home. The mess would have been solved by him sooner - if not for Mr Pyatt's KickTheDog moment in the mall.
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* BreakawayPopHit: PatBenatar's "Invincible"
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* DawsonCasting: Of the principal cast, only Christian Slater was a teenager (15). Everyone else was over 20. Particularly {{egregious}} is Yeardley Smith playing a girl who gets her first period during the movie...she was 21 in real life.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The film has never gotten a DVD release and most people have only seen it from TV airings.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Binx, pointing a gun with the safety off right at Hubie's father. And Lloyd's father, [[spoiler: bringing in the SWAT team that shoot Binx by accident]].
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Utterly averted; furthermore, the moment is [[PlayingWithATrope simultaneously]] PlayedForDrama ''and'' [[PlayedForLaughs For Laughs]].
* OneSteveLimit: No this film is not about the Michael Jackson song, nor is it about Billie Jean King.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Utterly averted; furthermore, the moment is [[PlayingWithATrope simultaneously]] PlayedForDrama ''and'' [[PlayedForLaughs For Laughs]].
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done done, Binx, pointing a gun with the safety off right at Hubie's father. And Lloyd's father, [[spoiler: bringing in the SWAT team that shoot Binx by accident]].
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* ShallowLoveInterest: Lloyd.
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* HairOfGold: Binx is a male example. Billie Jean is a combination of this and PowerBlonde.
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* DisproportunateRetribution: Hubie steals Binx's scooter and trashes it because Binx threw a milkshake on him when he made frequent passes at Billie Jean.
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* DisproportunateRetribution: DisproportionateRetribution: Hubie steals Binx's scooter and trashes it because Binx threw a milkshake on him when he made frequent passes at Billie Jean.
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* BigNO: Billie Jean when [[spoiler: Binx gets shot]].
* CallBack: Billie Jean is inspired by the scene of Joan of Arc being burned at the stake. [[spoiler: A statue of Billie Jean is burned once the truth is exposed]].
* {{Corpsing}}: Lloyd tries to record a fake hostage message but can't stop laughing at what he's saying.
* DisproportunateRetribution: Hubie steals Binx's scooter and trashes it because Binx threw a milkshake on him when he made frequent passes at Billie Jean.
* DisproportunateRetribution: Hubie steals Binx's scooter and trashes it because Binx threw a milkshake on him when he made frequent passes at Billie Jean.
* GirlsNeedRoleModels: Likely this is why Billie Jean became so popular in-universe. In a twist, some guys considered her a role model as well.
* GoodIsNotDumb: The teens are actually smarter than you'd think, or at least Billie Jean is with most of their problems being solved by her quick thinking.
* GoodIsNotDumb: The teens are actually smarter than you'd think, or at least Billie Jean is with most of their problems being solved by her quick thinking.
* GunsAreBad: The plot gets kicked off by Binx accidentally firing off a gun at Hubie's father. A redneck shoots at the teens with his shotgun while they're on the road and [[spoiler: Binx gets shot by a SWAT sniper]] who thinks he's Billie Jean. All because he stole a toy gun and fooled the police with it.
* HairOfGold: Binx is a male example. Billie Jean is a combination of this and PowerBlonde.
* HairOfGold: Binx is a male example. Billie Jean is a combination of this and PowerBlonde.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The film has never gotten a DVD release and most people have only seen it from TV airings.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Binx, pointing a gun with the safety off right at Hubie's father. And Lloyd's father, [[spoiler: bringing in the SWAT team that shoot Binx by accident]].
* OneSteveLimit: No this film is not about the Michael Jackson song, nor is it about Billie Jean King.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The [[spoiler: statue of Billie Jean and all her merchandise being burnt up]] when the truth about her comes out.
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->Fair is ''fair''!
A 1985 film starring Helen Slater and Christian Slater (no relation in real life), about a small group of Texas teens who become outlaws after they are accused of attempted murder.
The trouble starts when Billie Jean and her brother Binx get into a squabble with a local bully, Hubie Pyatt. Hubie escalates the war by beating up Binx and vandalizing his motor scooter. When Billie Jean goes to seek reimbursement from Hubie's father, a local businessman, the [[{{Jerkass}} sleazy Mr. Pyatt]] instead attempts to rape her; and, in the process of trying to rescue her, Binx accidentally shoots him.
Now the siblings, along with their friends Putter and Ophelia, are on the run from the law, as Mr. Pyatt quickly sics the cops (who had previously [[PoliceAreUseless refused to pursue the vandalism]]) on them. While on the lam, they meet Lloyd, the son of the District Attorney, who chooses to join them as a "hostage". At this point Billie Jean, inspired by an old movie about Joan Of Arc, [[ImportantHaircut cuts her hair, changes her whole persona]] and begins making her own demands for justice. But can a bunch of kids really stand up to the long arm of the law?
!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbusiveParents: Putter's mom, and the father of a little boy, Kenny, that Billie Jean rescues.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: It's never said who's older but the plot is kicked off by Billie Jean sticking up for her brother.
* BitchAlert: Putter's mother whose introduction is an offscreen "where were you!" followed by a slap to the face.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Inverted. Good guy Binx is blond while asshole Hubie is brunet.
* BreakawayPopHit: PatBenatar's "Invincible"
* ChekhovsGun: Putter's marbles.
* DyeOrDie: Subverted. Billie Jean cuts her hair (see ImportantHaircut below) while on the run but then immediately films a video of herself with her new hairstyle and sends it to the police.
* GirlishPigtails: Putter.
* GroinAttack
* IAmSpartacus: Several teenage girls turn themselves in to the police claiming to be Billie Jean, but Lt. Ringwald knows her and sends them home.
* ImportantHaircut: Billie Jean does this halfway through the movie. It serves two purposes: 1) the new look invokes comparisons to Joan Of Arc (more specifically, a Classic Hollywood depiction of her); and 2) it marks her shift from passive, fleeing DistressedDamsel to tough "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" badass (see CrowningMusicOfAwesome, above).
** More soberingly, when Putter is struck by [[spoiler: her own mother]], the younger teen grabs some scissors, holds them up defiantly as if to ward off -- or strike -- another blow, and then grimly uses them to hack off her own hair.
* JeanneDArchetype
* {{Jerkass}}: Hubie and, later, his father
* LettingHerHairDown: Putter after she [[spoiler: gets her period]].
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Utterly averted; furthermore, the moment is [[PlayingWithATrope simultaneously]] PlayedForDrama ''and'' [[PlayedForLaughs For Laughs]].
* PoliceAreUseless: The scooter vandalism which sparks off the whole plot is dutifully reported to the local police, but they choose not to act. Subverted when the cop Billie Jean reports it to eventually ends up helping solve a lot of the mess.
* ShallowLoveInterest: Lloyd.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Lt. Ringwald.
* TagAlongKid: Putter who appears to be younger than the rest of the teens. If she isn't she's definitely a wee bit more immature than them so she still fits.
* TheThemeParkVersion: Billie Jean's followers who wear her t-shirts and cut their hair only do so because they think she's a cool rebel. When [[spoiler: the truth comes out]] all of them are disgusted at how she was exploited and burn all the merchandise.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Putter and Ophelia
* WigDressAccent: Taken quite literally as the gang sets up a public hostage exchange; Billie Jean wears a wig to infiltrate the crowd, and Binx wears a dress to impersonate Billie Jean.
* WouldHitAChild: Putter's mother.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Semi-example, with copious amounts of NeverMyFault: Mr. Pyatt's gunshot wound, which he plays up for sympathy, is very real and was actually caused by those he accuses. Nonetheless, the trope is played straight as A) the gunshot was accidental yet he paints it as intentional; and B) he uses it as an excuse to persecute the heroes and also to downplay his and his son's own wrongdoings.
* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: While on the run, Billie Jean and her gang break into a home to steal food, shoplift toys to use during an amateur sting operation, and try to steal a car. For the toys, at least, Billie Jean leaves IOU notes.
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->Fair is ''fair''!
A 1985 film starring Helen Slater and Christian Slater (no relation in real life), about a small group of Texas teens who become outlaws after they are accused of attempted murder.
The trouble starts when Billie Jean and her brother Binx get into a squabble with a local bully, Hubie Pyatt. Hubie escalates the war by beating up Binx and vandalizing his motor scooter. When Billie Jean goes to seek reimbursement from Hubie's father, a local businessman, the [[{{Jerkass}} sleazy Mr. Pyatt]] instead attempts to rape her; and, in the process of trying to rescue her, Binx accidentally shoots him.
Now the siblings, along with their friends Putter and Ophelia, are on the run from the law, as Mr. Pyatt quickly sics the cops (who had previously [[PoliceAreUseless refused to pursue the vandalism]]) on them. While on the lam, they meet Lloyd, the son of the District Attorney, who chooses to join them as a "hostage". At this point Billie Jean, inspired by an old movie about Joan Of Arc, [[ImportantHaircut cuts her hair, changes her whole persona]] and begins making her own demands for justice. But can a bunch of kids really stand up to the long arm of the law?
!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbusiveParents: Putter's mom, and the father of a little boy, Kenny, that Billie Jean rescues.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: It's never said who's older but the plot is kicked off by Billie Jean sticking up for her brother.
* BitchAlert: Putter's mother whose introduction is an offscreen "where were you!" followed by a slap to the face.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Inverted. Good guy Binx is blond while asshole Hubie is brunet.
* BreakawayPopHit: PatBenatar's "Invincible"
* ChekhovsGun: Putter's marbles.
* DyeOrDie: Subverted. Billie Jean cuts her hair (see ImportantHaircut below) while on the run but then immediately films a video of herself with her new hairstyle and sends it to the police.
* GirlishPigtails: Putter.
* GroinAttack
* IAmSpartacus: Several teenage girls turn themselves in to the police claiming to be Billie Jean, but Lt. Ringwald knows her and sends them home.
* ImportantHaircut: Billie Jean does this halfway through the movie. It serves two purposes: 1) the new look invokes comparisons to Joan Of Arc (more specifically, a Classic Hollywood depiction of her); and 2) it marks her shift from passive, fleeing DistressedDamsel to tough "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" badass (see CrowningMusicOfAwesome, above).
** More soberingly, when Putter is struck by [[spoiler: her own mother]], the younger teen grabs some scissors, holds them up defiantly as if to ward off -- or strike -- another blow, and then grimly uses them to hack off her own hair.
* JeanneDArchetype
* {{Jerkass}}: Hubie and, later, his father
* LettingHerHairDown: Putter after she [[spoiler: gets her period]].
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Utterly averted; furthermore, the moment is [[PlayingWithATrope simultaneously]] PlayedForDrama ''and'' [[PlayedForLaughs For Laughs]].
* PoliceAreUseless: The scooter vandalism which sparks off the whole plot is dutifully reported to the local police, but they choose not to act. Subverted when the cop Billie Jean reports it to eventually ends up helping solve a lot of the mess.
* ShallowLoveInterest: Lloyd.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Lt. Ringwald.
* TagAlongKid: Putter who appears to be younger than the rest of the teens. If she isn't she's definitely a wee bit more immature than them so she still fits.
* TheThemeParkVersion: Billie Jean's followers who wear her t-shirts and cut their hair only do so because they think she's a cool rebel. When [[spoiler: the truth comes out]] all of them are disgusted at how she was exploited and burn all the merchandise.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Putter and Ophelia
* WigDressAccent: Taken quite literally as the gang sets up a public hostage exchange; Billie Jean wears a wig to infiltrate the crowd, and Binx wears a dress to impersonate Billie Jean.
* WouldHitAChild: Putter's mother.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Semi-example, with copious amounts of NeverMyFault: Mr. Pyatt's gunshot wound, which he plays up for sympathy, is very real and was actually caused by those he accuses. Nonetheless, the trope is played straight as A) the gunshot was accidental yet he paints it as intentional; and B) he uses it as an excuse to persecute the heroes and also to downplay his and his son's own wrongdoings.
* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: While on the run, Billie Jean and her gang break into a home to steal food, shoplift toys to use during an amateur sting operation, and try to steal a car. For the toys, at least, Billie Jean leaves IOU notes.
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