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Just One of the Guys (1985)

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User Rating: 5.8/10 (2,889 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Lisa Gottlieb
Writers:
Dennis Feldman (screenplay) and
Jeff Franklin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 April 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Terry Griffith is about to go where no woman has gone before.
Plot:
Terry Griffith has got it all -- looks, popularity, the perfect college boyfriend, and an article that's... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
A slice of 80s life, but not a laugh riot more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Joyce Hyser ... Terry Griffith

Clayton Rohner ... Rick Morehouse
Billy Jayne ... Buddy Griffith (as Billy Jacoby)
Toni Hudson ... Denise
William Zabka ... Greg Tolan
Leigh McCloskey ... Kevin

Sherilyn Fenn ... Sandy
Deborah Goodrich ... Deborah

Arye Gross ... Willie

Robert Fieldsteel ... Phil
Stuart Charno ... Reptile

John Apicella ... Coach Mickey Morrison
Kenneth Tigar ... Mr. Raymaker
Steven Basil ... Mark (as Steve Basil)
J. Williams ... Julian & Prom Band - Brock / Davis
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min | Sweden:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | UK:15
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sandy mentions that Terry looks like the Karate Kid. William Zabka, playing school bully Greg, appeared as the bully in The Karate Kid (1984). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Terry's cup of punch at the prom has a frog in it. In the close-up, the frog has completely changed positions and is a much lighter color of green before returning to its original position and color in the wide shot. more
Quotes:
Buddy: [on the phone] Hey yo scumbag! Suck your own! Eat me.
[Terry stares at him in bewilderment]
Buddy: Mom says 'hi.'
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Movie Connections:
References "60 Minutes" (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Way Down more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A slice of 80s life, but not a laugh riot, 17 December 2004
5/10
Author: M. C. Brennan (penelopedanger) from Grover Beach, CA

The 1980s were full of role-reversal comedies where black became white, father became son, rich became poor, old became young, male became female. "Just One Of The Guys" expands on the latter theme, suggesting the best way to battle rampant sex discrimination is to switch sides. "Valley Girl" and "Spinal Tap" veteran Joyce Hyser was already pushing 30 when she starred as teenager "Terry/Terri," whose rapturous beauty made her a reject in the beauty-hating world of high school journalism, but somehow didn't keep her from passing as a guy who looks eerily like Ralph Macchio.

The expected "Three's Company"-esquire comic misunderstandings arise, where "Terry" has to hide being in love with "his" new best friend Rick, but must also constantly avoid boy-crazy stalker Sherilyn Fenn. The film takes such tortured pains to avoid the merest hint of homosexuality that the results are sometimes a little painful to watch.

The film has funny moments, though, and through its extensive location shooting at Coronado and Scottsdale High Schools in Scottsdale, Arizona, it perhaps inadvertently captures a genuine slice of teenage life, 1985-style. (Not that at age 16 I was an uncredited extra in this movie or anything like that.)

For sheer 80s teen movie nostalgia, give "Just One Of The Guys" a chance, if you come across it on TV. It's not Shakespeare, but it's better than watching C. Thomas Howell as a black man.

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