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 was Yeardley Smith playing a girl who gets her first period during the movie...she was 21 in real life. (To be fair, she looked younger.)
• 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 didn't get a DVD release until 2011. Most people have only seen it from TV airings.
• Vindicated by Cable: Flopped at the box office, but became a favorite of HBO and similar channels.