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Overview

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Director:
Herb Freed
Writer:
Ben Zelig (writer)
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Release Date:
14 November 1985 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
It's not just a man's world anymore.
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User Comments:
Plot is silly, but Betsy Russell is worth it... more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Betsy Russell ... Tomasina 'Tommy' Boyd aka Tomboy

Gerard Christopher ... Randy Starr
Kristi Somers ... Seville Ritz
Richard Erdman ... Chester
Philip Sterling ... Earl Delarue

Eric Douglas ... Ernie Leeds Jr
Paul Gunning ... Frankie
Toby Iland ... Harold
E. Danny Murphy ... Pimples
Rory Barish ... Jennifer
Cynthia Thompson ... Amanda (as Cynthia Ann Thompson)
Cory Hawkins ... Carlos
Shane McCabe ... Goodley
Aaron Butler ... Tod

Dennis Hayden ... Bartender
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (re-rating) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Crown International Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Eric Douglas himself was no fan of this movie. In 1994, when asked whether the critics were right to pan it as they'd done, Douglas answered by bursting into exaggerated death-groans. more
Soundtrack:
CURIOSITY more

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Plot is silly, but Betsy Russell is worth it..., 19 August 2009
8/10
Author: ca_skunk from United States

I've dated women like "Tommy." They're fun for a while.

This is a guy movie. Women will be jealous of Russell's red-hot looks and will nit-pick the movie's lack of plot and acting talents (who would bring a Rolls Royce to a gas station to be repaired, unless the mechanic looked like Tommy?), but for us guys, all Betsy Russell has to do is stand there and breathe. I liked the way women dressed during the 1980s, and the hairstyles are cute as well.

The title song is catchy, and whoever stunt-doubled for Betsy Russell on the motorcycle knew what they were doing. I saw "Tomboy" the first time on HBO, so the price was right, but this low-budget movie grossed over $14 million. Not bad.

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