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14 November 1985 (West Germany) moreTagline:
It's not just a man's world anymore.User Comments:
Another 80's teen flick, yay! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Betsy Russell | ... | Tomasina 'Tommy' Boyd aka Tomboy |
 | Gerard Christopher | ... | Randy Starr |
 | Kristi Somers | ... | Seville Ritz |
| Richard Erdman | ... | Chester |
| Philip Sterling | ... | Earl Delarue |
 | Eric Douglas | ... | Ernie Leeds Jr |
| Paul Gunning | ... | Frankie |
| Toby Iland | ... | Harold |
| E. Danny Murphy | ... | Pimples |
| Rory Barish | ... | Jennifer |
| Cynthia Thompson | ... | Amanda (as Cynthia Ann Thompson) |
| Cory Hawkins | ... | Carlos |
| Shane McCabe | ... | Goodley |
| Aaron Butler | ... | Tod |
 | Dennis Hayden | ... | Bartender |
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Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (re-rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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The race car Tommy drives in the movie is a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair with a V-8 Conversion. moreSoundtrack:
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Betsy Russell, the 80's B-film queen who provided two of the only three reasons that Private School is worth seeing (Michael Zorek is the other) is miscast as Tomasina "Tommy" Boyd, a young woman who works as a mechanic and dreams of being a stock car driver and meeting her idol Randy Starr. She is also the tomboy of the film, who acts like a jock with her love of athletics than the usual girl things, unlike her friends.
Once again, this is an 80's film, so get ready for the requisites of the best decade of the 20th century. You'll see an aerobic style dancing display, shower scenes, a party, feathered hair, horrible fashions, music in the background almost half the time, etc. At least it's easier to take than the cheeziness you'll see in teen-pop videos, but it's cheddar all the way.
Betsy Russell, even with the Joel Polnochek hairstyle, just can't play a realistic tomboy. She's a gorgeous looking woman. Granted, I may be stereotyping here, but she's not the type who conveys it properly. I'd say that Drew, Lucy, and Cameron of "Charlie's Angels" fame are more "tomboyish".
While nothing more than poor, there are a few good scenes, such as the silly donut commercial that Tommy's friend Seville does, a scene where Tommy eyes her Randy Starr poster and the camera pans it down to a certain area. Also, if the makers of Gran Turismo are reading this, please put the cars featured in this movie in your next game, they rock. I'd love to drive one of those instead of a $2,000,000 F1. Otherwise, pass!