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The Legend of Billie Jean
The Legend of Billie Jean
The Legend of Billie Jean
Film credit
Yeardley Smith
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 2
- Movies in this archive
- 2
Rewatchables episodes featuring Yeardley Smith’s films
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Apex Mountain
Honda Elite scooters and self-haircuts: yes
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:11Read transcript
- Helen Slater prompts debate among this film, Supergirl and The Secret of My Success, with box-office failures weighed against the Michael J. Fox opportunity. — Bill Simmons
- City Slickers is counteroffered; expectations for Slater are compared to Elizabeth Shoe and Kelly Preston, with a hypothetical Working Girl role. — Bill Simmons
- Christian Slater is rejected. — Bill Simmons
- Honda Elite scooters are endorsed and Lou Reed’s 1985 advertisement is recalled. — Bill Simmons
- Billie Jean’s self-haircut is called unmatched and immediately iconic, leading to COVID haircut memories. — Chris Ryan
- Peter Coyote is weighed against Ken Burns narration and E.T.; E.T. is preferred. — Bill Simmons
- Billie Jeans prompt comparison of the film, song and tennis player, with uncertainty about the filmmakers’ reaction to the shared name and a Billy the Kid interpretation. — Bill Simmons
- Fair being fair and short-haired women are proposed; specific haircut memories remain uncertain. — Chris Ryan
- Sturby Beach and Corpus Christi movies are endorsed; Yeardley Smith’s apex is The Simpsons, Barry Tubb’s Top Gun, and Keith Gordon’s Christine; Joan of Arc has other peaks. — Bill Simmons
Half-Assed Internet Research
A real slap, concealed hair, vanished locations and uncertain Benatar/haircut stories
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:20Read transcript
- Putter’s mother reportedly slapped Yeardley Smith for real, leaving her face numb; Smith reportedly refused a haircut and used a concealed ponytail. — Bill Simmons
- Smith’s comic timing is praised; City Slickers and an uncertain sitcom memory are discussed. — Bill Simmons
- The miniature golf course is reported replaced by the Texas State Aquarium, and an abandoned-mall video is mentioned. — Chris Ryan
- The claim that Benatar called this the worst movie ever made is repeated with explicit doubt and a settle-down response. — Bill Simmons
- Fast-Rewind accepts visitor-submitted anecdotes, so stories about Helen Slater’s haircut opinions are treated as unverified. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:58:50Read transcript
- Yeardley Smith as Putter is recognized primarily as Lisa Simpson. — Bill Simmons
- Barry Tubb is already known as Wolfman in Top Gun; Richard Bradford as Mr. Piat is recalled from the cop-bar scene in The Untouchables. — Bill Simmons
- The responses settle on Bradford because the actor was recognizable without his name being known. — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
The abused-child rescue and bounty-seeking couple sequences are nominated.
In the discussion (3)
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- The Kenny rescue or couple shooting for the reward are offered, with a qualification that the latter is enjoyable despite taking the movie sideways. — Bill Simmons
- Yeardley Smith is reported to have questioned Putter’s first-period subplot. — Bill Simmons
- Saving Kenny while on the run strains the story, and the grandmother placement prompts a dark joke that she could be worse. — Bill Simmons
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