The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

Based on the novella Michael Kohlhaas, by Heinrich von Kleist, first published in complete form in 1810 (which in turn was based on a 16th century real event). There is no credit for this in the film, though.

A young woman (the titular character) and her teenage brother are harassed by a young man and his gang, who steal her motor scooter and damage it. She demands financial compensation from the boy's shop owner father, but is sexually harassed instead. Her brother picks a gun from the shop's cash register and, after an altercation, shoots at the owner. Billie and her brother, plus two other teenage girls, flee in a borrowed car, and are pursued by the police.

This is an absolutely ridiculous film, and yet I can't say it hasn't its share of entertainment value in the form of self-parody. It is also an early example of a now prevalent trend that seeks the emasculation of America, in fact, of the civilized world as a whole (I counted three hits on a male character's testicles throughout the film!).

Rating: 30