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Podcast: Two for the Road: Movies with Matt and Adam
Episode: 129: Night of the Comet (1984) and The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Description: Text Matt & Adam!"Bad ass chicks" is the theme with two 80's films suggested by a listener. "Night of the Comet" (1984) is the story of a comet that whizzes by Earth and turns most people to dust, but others to zombies. Two teenage sisters battle zombies and find love along the way. "The Legend of Billie Jean" (1985) shows what can happen when a teenage girl fights back against those who have wronged her and becomes famous along the way. A good cast, including a young Christian Slater and Yeardly Smith (voice of Lisa Simpson), saved the film f...