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:

flashing breasts | cross dressing | girl disguised as a boy | woman disguised as a man | gender disguise | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song 'Tonight You're Mine Baby', sung by Ronnie Spector, plays in the final scene of when Rick drives away with Terry in her car. The song first plays when Terry drives Rick home from school after she befriended him in the cafeteria. It's the only scenes both are in a car together.

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Goofs

In scenes where the setting is the cafeteria, there is a white banner in the background that reads "Seniors '85". Later, when Rick is trying to find a prom date but is repeatedly turned down, he says "How about any night in the year 1987?" This is because he is being sarcastic while attempting to illustrate the young lady will never be available to go out on a date with him.

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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 30 Rock: Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish (2010)

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Soundtracks

Jealous
Written by John Crawford
Produced by Richie Zito
Performed by Berlin
Courtesy of Geffen Records and Phonogram International

User Reviews

sweet fun comedy

I really enjoyed this when I saw it and would highly recomend. Very good,sweet welldone comedy that could have been cheezy but isn't. It's not heavy at all, just a sweet teen comedy that's better then alot of them because it's actually funny and very sweet at the same time. Most of the reviews here seem to be positive as well.

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

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,307,171, 28 April 1985

Gross USA:

$11,528,900

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,528,900

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Summa Entertainment Group, Triton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1