Just One of the Guys (1985)

Terry Griffith has got it all -- looks, popularity, the perfect college boyfriend, and an article that's a shoo-in to win her a summer internship at the local newspaper... or so she thinks.... See full summary »

Director:

Lisa Gottlieb

Writers:

Dennis Feldman (screenplay), Jeff Franklin (screenplay)

Stars:

Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne

3 nominations.

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

Storyline

Terry Griffith has got it all -- looks, popularity, the perfect college boyfriend, and an article that's a shoo-in to win her a summer internship at the local newspaper... or so she thinks. When Terry's journalism teacher passes her article up in favor of a couple of pieces written by boys, Terry is convinced that sexism is to blame. Determined to win the internship at any cost, Terry goes undercover at a rival high school to resubmit her article... as a boy. But Terry gets more than she bargained for when she finds herself fending off a bully and the advances of an oversexed female admirer, and falling for her new pal Rick.

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Plot Keywords:

cross dressing | gender bender | girl disguised as a boy | woman disguised as a man | jock strap | 

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Taglines:

She's about to go where no girl has gone before!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Was a Teenage Boy

Filming Locations:

2210 N 9th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$11,500,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Summa Entertainment Group, Triton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie spawned two sequels, He's My Girl (1987), and Just One of the Girls (1993), which is aka "Just One of the Girls", a title similar to Just One of the Guys (1985).

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Goofs

When Buddy answers the door and it's Terry, he's holding a slice of pizza and a can of Coca-Cola. Immediately after that when Buddy and Terry walk upstairs, Buddy is now holding and drinking a can of Fosters Beer, while still eating the same slice of pizza.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Denise: [Terry's best friend Denise interrupts Terry in her writing class] Terry...
Terry: Denise, why aren't you in Science?
Denise: They're showing a film strip. Everyone left. I have to talk to you.
Terry: [Terry scoffs] Denise, I'm really into this article.
Denise: I know, but I need your advice and you are my best friend. And I tried to deal with this myself, okay, and I'm really stressed out. Three guys want to take me out Saturday night and I'm not too thrilled about any of them, but I think I should go out with ...

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Connections

Followed by He's My Girl (1987)

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Soundtracks

Trouble
Written by Lindsey Buckingham
Produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut
Performed by Lindsey Buckingham
Courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products and Phonogram International

User Reviews

Fun & Funny Time Capsule

This is a charming little movie that never fails to make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I've seen it. Terrific acting by the entire cast. Why none of them became big stars is a mystery to me. The fashions, hairstyles and language are a 1985 time capsule.

I suggest you see it for yourself, but not on commercial television, because they edit out all the good jokes!