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Just One of the Guys

1985 · 100 min

A breezy, playful teen comedy that mixes gender-bending hijinks with sweet romance and light social commentary.

Directed by
Lisa Gottlieb
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
She's about to go where no girl has gone before!
Overview
When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps her pass as a guy so well that she is soon making friends with the boys at school, including the attractive Rick, who becomes her new best friend. But her gender-swapping makes things difficult when she falls in love with him.

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Directed by
Lisa Gottlieb
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Lisa Gottlieb
Written by
Dennis Feldman, Jeff Franklin
Starring
Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, William Zabka, Toni Hudson, Leigh McCloskey, Sherilyn Fenn, Deborah Goodrich
Music
Tom Scott
Cinematography
John McPherson
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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