The Legend of Billie Jean/Trivia


 * Breakaway Pop Hit: Pat Benatar's "Invincible".
 * Dawson Casting: 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.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Inverted. Putter was played by Yeardley Smith shortly before her unmistakable voice was forever linked to the character of Lisa Simpson.
 * Keep Circulating the Tapes: The film has never gotten a DVD release and most people have only seen it from TV airings.
 * It finally got a DVD release in 2011.
 * Vindicated by Cable: Flopped at the box office, but became a favorite of HBO and similar channels.