‹ All people

Film credit

Helen Slater

Stats

Episodes featuring their films
1
Movies in this archive
1

Mentioned in discussions

The Legend of Billie Jean poster
The Legend of Billie Jean

Apex Mountain

The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables

Helen Slater is disputed; Christian Slater is rejected, while Honda Elite scooters and self-haircuts are endorsed.

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.
  • City Slickers is counteroffered; expectations for Slater are compared to Elizabeth Shoe and Kelly Preston, with a hypothetical Working Girl role.
  • Christian Slater is rejected.
  • Honda Elite scooters are endorsed and Lou Reed’s 1985 advertisement is recalled.
  • Billie Jean’s self-haircut is called unmatched and immediately iconic, leading to COVID haircut memories.
  • Peter Coyote is weighed against Ken Burns narration and E.T.; E.T. is preferred.
  • 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.
  • Fair being fair and short-haired women are proposed; specific haircut memories remain uncertain.
  • 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.
The Legend of Billie Jean poster
The Legend of Billie Jean

Half-Assed Internet Research

The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables

A real slap, concealed hair, vanished locations and uncertain Benatar/haircut stories are discussed.

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.
  • Smith’s comic timing is praised; City Slickers and an uncertain sitcom memory are discussed.
  • The miniature golf course is reported replaced by the Texas State Aquarium, and an abandoned-mall video is mentioned.
  • The claim that Benatar called this the worst movie ever made is repeated with explicit doubt and a settle-down response.
  • Fast-Rewind accepts visitor-submitted anecdotes, so stories about Helen Slater’s haircut opinions are treated as unverified.
The Legend of Billie Jean poster
The Legend of Billie Jean

Apex Mountain

The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables

Five personal teenage-crush favorites are discussed, with additions and eligibility exclusions.

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:20:26Read transcript
  • The retrospective list is framed around the speaker’s own high-school years and five favorite high-school movie characters.
  • The five named favorites are Kelly Preston in Secret Admirer and Mischief, Helen Slater in Billie Jean, Joyce [transcribed Heiser] in Just One of the Guys, an garbled Karate Kid actress, and Mia Sarah in Ferris Bueller.
  • Jennifer Gray in Ferris Bueller is added.
  • Rebecca D. Moray in Risky Business is excluded because her character is not in high school; Molly Ringwald was not a favorite, and Sean Young in Stripes is excluded as an adult.
  • Winona Rader in Lucas and Amanda Peterson in Can't Buy Me Love are additional examples.
Displaying all 4 discussions

Films in the archive

The Legend of Billie Jean

1985

Rewatchables episodes featuring their films

Displaying 1 episode