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A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, Metacritic 45/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father refuses to pay them back the price of the scooter. The fight for "fair is fair" takes the teens around the state and produces an unlikely hero.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes39%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
213 audience votes
Key crew
- Matthew RobbinsDirector
- Mark RosenthalWriter
- Lawrence KonnerWriter
- Craig SafanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Helen SlaterBillie Jean
- Keith GordonLloyd
- Christian SlaterBinx
- Richard BradfordPyatt
- Martha GehmanOphelia
- Yeardley SmithPutter
- Barry TubbHubie
- Dean StockwellMuldaur
- Peter CoyoteRingwald
- Mona Lee FultzDonna Davy
- John M. JacksonKenny's Father
- Rodney RinconPolice Sergeant
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Themes
sexual abusechaserunawaytexasfugitivegirl heroinefemale protagonistfalse accusationsattempted rapesocial justicebrother sister relationshipaccidental shooting