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Above: The police detective played by Peter Coyote confronts Hubie inside 
Dockside; Below-Left: The Legend of Billie Jean was the film debut for Christian 
Slater (Heathers, Interview with a Vampire) and Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson).
Above: The site where Funtrackers is now, at SPID and Flour Bluff Dr., was once 
Magic Isles amusement park, complete with a roller coaster; Below: Hundreds of 
Corpus Christians on the beach at Padre Balli Park for the film’s climactic scene.
Public facilities and other structures are positioned much 
differently these days, with Bob Hall Pier the only large 
structure located directly on the beach. The movie’s closing 
beach scenes were filmed from Whitecap Beach, south to 
where the ballards and parking lot are now located.

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