Just One of the Guys (1985)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Lisa Gottlieb

Writers:

Dennis Feldman (screenplay) and
Jeff Franklin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 April 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Terry Griffith is about to go where no woman has gone before.

Plot:

Terry Griffith has got it all -- looks, popularity, the perfect college boyfriend, and an article that's...

Plot Keywords:

Bully | High School | Writing Contest | Sexism | Male Drag

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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
Don Blanton	...	Jimmy
Ramon Chavez	...	Mr. Mendoza
Frank Sprague	...	Mr. Grasso
Emily Ragsdale	...	English Teacher
Richard Blake	...	Janitor
Mickey Guinn	...	Security Guard
Stacey Blythe	...	Linda
Anthony Galde	...	Ralph
Linda Kelly	...	Betty
Kim Norwitz	...	Jill
Kim Studer	...	Beth
Joseph Finsterwald	...	Freshman
Katy Boyer	...	Jeanine
Troy Clegg	...	Cool Guy #1
Randy Mooers	...	Cool Guy #2
Brian Melrose	...	Boy in Locker Room
Tony Brock	...	Prom Band - Brock / Davis
Jay W. Davis	...	Prom Band - Brock / Davis (as Jay Davis)
John Coury	...	Prom Band - Brock / Davis
James Michael Zavala	...	Prom Band - Brock / Davis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
M.C. Brennan	...	Student At Dance (uncredited)
Eli Cross	...	Student (uncredited)
Travis Dutch	...	Freshman (uncredited)

Directed by
Lisa Gottlieb

Writing credits
Dennis Feldman		(screenplay) and
Jeff Franklin		(screenplay)
Dennis Feldman		(story)

Produced by
Dennis Feldman	....	co-producer
Andrew Fogelson	....	producer
Jeff Franklin	....	executive producer
Don McFarlane	....	associate producer
Peck Prior	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Tom Scott

Cinematography by
John McPherson

Film Editing by
Tony Lombardo

Casting by
Annette Benson

Production Design by
Paul Peters

Set Decoration by
Richard Reams

Makeup Department
David Quashnick	....	makeup artist
Marvin C. Thompson	....	makeup artist (as Tommy Thompson)
Yolanda Toussieng	....	hair stylist
Frank Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Don Goldman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Capps	....	second assistant director
Bill Scott	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Bruce Andrews	....	lead man
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator (as Bruce Gfeller)
Fred Lucky	....	illustrator
Vic Petrotta Jr.	....	property master

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Bullock	....	sound editor
Neil Burrow	....	sound editor
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anna R. Delanzo	....	cable person (as Anna Delanzo)
Doreen A. Dixon	....	adr editor
Mark Gordon	....	sound editor (as Mark S. Gordon)
Petur Hliddal	....	production sound mixer
Joseph Holsen	....	sound editor
Tom McCarthy Jr.	....	supervising sound editor
Roger Pietschmann	....	boom operator
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Frazier	....	special effects

Stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Matt Johnston	....	stunts
Diane Peterson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer (as Ronald Batzdorff)
Mitchell Block	....	second assistant camera
Carl Fischer	....	playback operator
Jud Kehl	....	first assistant camera
Norman G. Langley	....	camera operator
Dave MacDonald	....	dolly grip
Ron Record	....	key grip
Keith Roverud	....	best boy
Jack S. Schlosser	....	chief lighting technician (as Jack Schlosser)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
George L. Little	....	costumer: men
Linda Matthews	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
Gina Lombardo	....	apprentice editor
Kenneth C. Paonessa	....	first assistant editor
Stephen M. Tucker	....	assistant editor (as Stephen Tucker)

Music Department
Kevin Benson	....	music supervisor
Jay Graydon	....	music arranger
Jay Graydon	....	music producer
Irwin Mazur	....	music supervisor
Ted Whitfield	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Lonnie Gray	....	transportation captain: Phoenix
Tom Marshall	....	transportation captain
Frank Mejerski	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kay Cox	....	animal wrangler
Sue Donoghue	....	unit publicist
Patricia Fay	....	location manager
Barbara George	....	assistant to producer
Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch	....	executive assistant to Mr. Franklin (as Jeff Kiehlbauch)
Margaret Linn	....	assistant: Ms. Gottlieb
Kristi Morais	....	production intern
Barbara Raynard	....	production assistant
Dorothy Schlom	....	location auditor
Marshall Schlom	....	script supervisor
Barbara Scott	....	production assistant
Jennifer Stace	....	choreographer
Anita Terrian	....	production coordinator
Zelig Walters	....	caterer
Rusty Warren	....	location auditor

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Summa Entertainment Group
• Triton

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bobby Ball Talent Agency  Arizona casting service
• Modern Film Effects  opticals
• Movie Magic  titles
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks
• Variety Cinema Catering  catering

Runtime:

90 min | Sweden:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The plot of this film (very) loosely correlates to that of the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, with Terry analogous to Viola/Cesario, Rick analogous to Orsino, Sandy analogous to Olivia, and Terry's brother Buddy analogous to Viola's brother Sebastian.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

[Buddy is trying to show Terry how to act like a guy by getting her to scratch her "balls". She's not doing too good a job at it]
Terry: Look, maybe my balls don't itch.
Buddy: All balls itch! It's a fact!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Girls Got Something Boys Ain't Got

One of my favs of the '80s

I got this movie at a rental store in 1985. It had already been out and I guess didn't do well so it went straight to video. We asked the guy at the counter what was a good movie to see. He recommended this one. Good choice. I must have seen it about 25 times now.

It's a cute movie about a girl who thinks she's a hot shot school reporter but she gets shot down during a school contest. Winner of the contest gets to work at a real paper during the summer. So she gets in drag(?) as a boy and goes to another school to resubmit it there. Still doesn't get accepted. So the teacher tells her to think of another story with an interesting angle. This is how she turns her future experences as a boy at that new school into "I was a teenage boy for eight weeks"!

This has old stars and new ones in it. Old being Leigh McCloskey from "Dallas" (as the boyfriend) and Toni Hudson of "Cross Creek" and "Places In the Heart" (as the girlfriend). The new stars are Arye Gross from TV's "Ellen" (as one of the geeks), William Zabka of the "Karate Kid" (as the bully), and Sherilyn Fenn of Twin Peaks (as girl who wants the new kid).

Clayton Ruhner is very good in his second ever role. Joyce Hyser is cute and funny as the girl/boy. Though her character is a bit stuckup, she changes her view in at the end. After all, beauty has fallen for the beast, er.. I mean geek. The rest of the cast is good and together makes this movie fun to watch.

Special mention to Billy Jayne as the horny brother who is so desperate to have sex he will try anything to get it. If you get a chance to see it unedited, do it and I know that you will enjoy this cute look at '80s teenage life. Though I don't remember school being like this.