▁style ▁and ▁presence ▁to ▁be ▁bel iev able ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁who ▁is ▁taken ▁for ▁a ▁modern ▁Joan ▁of ▁Arc . ▁As ▁Bill ie ▁Jean , ▁she ' s ▁got ▁the ▁clear ▁eyes ▁of ▁a ▁dream er ▁and ▁the ▁t ough ness ▁of ▁a ▁winner ." ▁Jan et ▁Mas lin ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁" comp et ently ▁made , ▁sometimes ▁attract ively ▁acted ▁( part icular ly ▁by ▁Peter ▁Co y ote ). .. ▁and ▁bank rupt ▁beyond ▁belief . ▁It ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁imagine ▁that ▁even ▁the ▁film ▁mak ers , ▁let ▁alone ▁aud ien ces , ▁can ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁sweet , ▁self less ▁hero ine ▁who ▁just ▁can ' t ▁help ▁becoming ▁a ▁super star ." ▁The ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁ 4 0 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Bet am ax ▁and ▁V HS ▁home ▁video ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁released ▁in ▁Europe ▁a ▁Spanish - t itled ▁DVD ▁La ▁Ley enda ▁de ▁Bill ie ▁Jean , ▁with ▁ 4 : 3 ▁open ▁mat te ▁image , ▁but ▁without ▁any ▁bonus ▁material . ▁A ▁rem aster ed ▁N T SC ▁DVD ▁including ▁comment ary ▁by ▁Helen ▁Sl ater ▁and ▁Ye ard ley ▁Smith ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁via ▁their