Just One of the Guys (1985)

Synopsis of Just One of the Guys

In this uneven teen comedy, an aspiring female high-school journalist assumes a fake male identity after her essay on just that subject -- a woman posing as a male jock -- is rejected in a contest. Miffed by what she assumes is a bias against her gender in the rejection of her essay, Terry (Joyce Hyser) dons the right garb, gets a new haircut, drops her voice down to a suitable male-sounding register and passes herself off as a guy (okay, not believably, but one is willing to go along with the conceit to see what happens). As she soon discovers, moments in the locker room and at phys ed classes can be harrowing, but worse yet, she becomes seriously enamored of Rick (Clayton Rohner) a quiet, good-looking guy who does not run with either the macho or preppie pack. How can she broach the subject of her real identity? Terry's friends have their own romantic interests, all of which are resolved at the high school prom. It just had to be -- this film was followed by one titled Just One of the Girls with another director, and a male cross-dresser as the featured protagonist. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

100 mins

Director(s):

Lisa Gottlieb

Writer(s):

Jeff Franklin, Dennis Feldman

Producer(s):

Andrew Fogelson

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Questionable for Children, Sexual Situations, Profanity, Mild Violence, Adult Humor, Brief Nudity)

Categories:

Comedy

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