Secret Admirer (1985)
- Starring:
- C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Greenwalt
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Produced at the height of the teen sex comedy cinema craze in the mid-1980s, Secret Admirer (1985) was the directorial debut of David Greenwalt, who would later move from screwball comedy to horror with the television series The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. C. Thomas Howell stars as Michael Ryan, a high school student who receives an anonymous love note in his locker. Hoping that it's from Deborah Ann Fimple (Kelly Preston), a gorgeous but air-headed classmate who only dates college boys, Michael hatches a scheme with Toni (Lori Loughlin), who is friendly with both him and Deborah, to write her back. What Michael doesn't know, however is that the first letter was really from Toni, who has more than friendship in mind. In the meantime, the unsigned missives fall into the wrong hands, leading Michael's mother, Connie (Dee Wallace-Stone) to believe that her husband George (Cliff De Young) is having an affair with his night school teacher, Elizabeth (Leigh Taylor-Young), who is none other than Deborah's mother. George had better watch his back, however, as Elizabeth's husband is Lieutenant Lou Fimple (Fred Ward), a tough cop who's having a very bad week. As the romantic complications pile up, Toni becomes Michael's Cyrano de Bergerac, penning his letters but pining for him as he gets closer to winning Deborah over. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast of Secret Admirer
- C. Thomas Howell - Michael Ryan
- Fred Ward - Lou Fimple
- Dee Wallace - Connie Ryan
- Leigh Taylor-Young - Elizabeth Fimple
- Scott McGinnis - Steve Powers
- Rodney Pearson - Kirkpatrick
- Corey Haim - Jeff
- Ken Lerner - Waiter
- Gipsi de Young - Mrs. Henderson
- Keith Mills - Mailman
- Mike Toto - Toni's Father
- Dermott Downs - Ungrateful Teen
- John Terlesky - Rick
- Janet Carroll - Toni's Mother
- Lori Loughlin - Toni
- Kelly Preston - Debora Anne Fimple
- Cliff De Young - George Ryan
- Casey Siemaszko - Roger Despard
- Geoffrey Blake - Ricardo
- Courtney Gains - Doug
- Ernie Brown - Guard
- Ron Burke - Mr. Henderson
- Arvid Malnaa - Norwegian Dock Worker
- Michael Moore - Leon
- Michael Menzies - Mr. Simpson
- Leslie Allan - Girl
- Doug Savant - Boy
- J.J. Cohen - Barry
- Director(s):
- David Greenwalt
- Writer(s):
- M. James Kouf Jr., David Greenwalt
- Producer(s):
- Stephen J. Roth
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Questionable for Children, Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Nudity)
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