Just One of the Guys (1985)

Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at Sun Tribune go to 2 guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".

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 | girl disguised as a boy | woman disguised as a man | gender disguise | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Terry Griffith is about to go where no woman 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 USA:

$11,500,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Summa Entertainment Group, Triton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This major motion picture was filmed in chronological order.

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Goofs

When Terry reveals her breasts to Rick, she is obviously not wearing a bra. A few seconds later, the lace of a bra is visible beneath her shirt.

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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

Referenced in The Goldbergs: The Kara-te Kid (2017)

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Soundtracks

Turn Out Right
Written by Paul Shaffer and Jack Butler
Performed by Private Domain
Courtesy of Gold Mountain Records, Ltd.

User Reviews

gender bender

This amusing 1985 gender bender is a reminder of Victor/Victoria, but only as a comedy not a musical. Terry played by Joyce Hyser, believes her teachers don't take her very serious because she's a pretty girl. She fails to win a journalism contest and decides to switch schools - and gender. She does make a very handsome guy, and plays her role so well and is accepted as one of the guys. She can be very tough also. Even the guy Rick, played by Clayton Rohner, is fooled by her. It's not until the last reel that he realizes that she loves him.

I had never seen this before until today on The Comedy Channel, and although I did not know any of the stars, it's such an amusing tale of high school graduates, that it held my interest. Good for some laughs!