Just One of the Guys

This is such a fun movie. I've seen it many times but held off on the purchase because the price seemed a little high. Finally on sale, I had to pick it up.

Just one of the Guys is, partly, a cookie-cutter 1980s teen comedy, but it does deviate partly from being completely cookie-cutter. The story does not start as the "typical" teen romantic comedy, it actually starts out with a theme of sexism as a journalism student named Terri, played by Joyce Hyser, is not entered in a competition by her teacher that would land her an internship at a newspaper, she decides that it is because she is a girl, and decides to enroll at a different school as "Terry" and hopefully get entered into the competition on her journalistic merit. From there it does get into the cookie-cutter 80s teen comedy with Teri falling for one of her classmates Rick Morehouse, played by Clayton Rohner, having to fend off a bully Greg, William Zabka, and being pursued as Terry by another classmate, Sandy, played by Sherilyn Fenn. Of course, hilarity ensues as she tries to hide being a guy and then in the end has to reveal, in spectacular fashion, that she is not a boy. For those looking to get the movie on disc, there is a Blu-Ray version out there that does have a commentary track with at least some of the cast members included. The DVD version just has the movie itself, no extras. It would be nice if there were a bit of behind-the-scenes material, but given that the movie was not anywhere near as big as some of the other 1980s teen comedies, it is not surprising that the release is pretty bare bones. Overall, the movie is good. Probably better than it got credit for being at the time. It definitely does require some suspension of disbelief, just like movies like Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead require. It is definitely not something that a kid could pull off in real life. But, if you accept it for what it is and do not overanalyze it too much, the movie is enjoyable. The acting is very good, with Billy Jacoby who plays Terri's little brother, Buddy stealing nearly every scene he is in, and Fenn doing sultry about as well as she did in Twin Peaks. While I would not call it a must-see, if you are into 80s comedies, especially the coming of age movies like Fast Times, this is a good one to check out.

Haven't seen this movie in years. Forgot how great it was. Joyce Hyser plays Teresa- an inspiring writer who wants to become a top journalist for the Sun Tribune. Her essay article wasn't selected as one of the finalist and she feels it's because she's a female. Convinced that her gender played a major part of the outcome, Teresa pretends to be "Terry" to prove her point that guys get more leeway than girls do. She transfers to another school giving her article to the head editor and quickly finds out 2 things: 1st, it's pretty tough being a guy. And 2nd, her writing technique is perfect but she has a lot to learn about how to captivate readers. She's told that her material is really boring and uninteresting were it's just not good enough to send to the Sun Tribune. So even as a guy, she failed her goal. But determined to prove herself as a writer, Teresa continues staying at her new school looking for a major story as Terry doing research. She befriends Rick (played by Clayton Rohner) and they instantly hit it off. She teaches him how to be hip and cool and in the process, actually falls for Rick as a result. But how do you tell your best friend you're really a girl pretending to be a guy using him for research for a writing contest? Everything that could go wrong does. Whether it's getting hit on by one of the hottest girls in school, Sandy (played by Sherilyn Fenn) or being bullied by Greg, the most popular jock in school (played by William Zabka better known to the world as Johnny Lawrence from the Cobra Kai dojo in Karate Kid). Not to mention always being hounded by her horny brother, Buddy (played by Billy Jayne) who's constantly trying to sleep with every woman he sees. This is a classic 80's film that never gets old and a must have for any old school fan in their collection.

Total 1980's rewind. Funny original movie.

1985年日本公開作品。日本タイトルは「彼女はハイスクールボーイ」。VHSでセリフを覚えるくらい何回見ても面白い、壺にはまった映画です。主演のテリー(ジョイス・ハイザー)は、大学生の恋人(リー・マクロスキー「インフェルノ」)がいるイケてる高校生。美人でスタイル抜群で学園の人気者。それがある出来事をきっかけによその高校へ男性として転入することに。そこでいろんな大騒動が繰り広げられます。ウィリアム・ザブカが「ベストキッド」に続き、いじめっ子役で登場します。また、この後セクシー路線へ変更したシェリリン・フェンが初々しい印象に残る役で登場します。一番の魅力は、出演者全員がしっかりキャラ立ちしていて、それぞれがとても印象に残る場面を配されていることです。特にテリーの弟バディ(ビリー・ジャコビー)が、何ともいいキャラで、姉に男の仕草を指南する所は大爆笑ものでした。何やかんや言っても姉を大切に思っていて、姉の危機にかけつけ姉を助けようと相手に向かっていくところなんかとてもグッと来ちゃいます。彼が登場する場面はワクワク感が止まりませんでした。最初から最後まで飽きさせず、心地よい楽しい気分を提供してくれる稀有な作品です。子どもが見るアニメまで人が殺される描写が描かれる昨今、殺伐したニュースが後を絶ちませんが、ぜひ皆さんに、人が死なず見ていて楽しく爽やかな気分にさせてくれる本作を見て欲しいです。今だからこそこのような映画が必要だと感じています。残念ながらDVDソフト化されていないため、海外版blu-rayを購入、セリフは覚えているため、楽しく視聴しました。もし業界の方が、このコメントを見ていらっしゃったら、ぜひ日本語吹替blu-rayソフト化を熱望します。どうぞよろしくお願い致します。

Se ve bien y el idioma original suena decente pero el castellano es mexicano y no mola nada.

When Terry, a young attractive 18yr old girl thinks that she'd have a better chance at being taken seriously has a writer if she were a boy, she decides that for her last year in high school she'll transfer to a new school disguised as a boy. Her sex starved hilarious younger boy keeps her on her toes, as she juggles love triangles, bullies, along with her old & new identities. This film never fails to put a smile on my face. A great time capsule. The bluray edition was released in 2020 containing cast/crew/directors commentary

Un clásico ochentero. Hoy ya no es tan divertida como antes, pero cumple su función nostálgica.

Nach dem sensationellen Erfolg von »Tootsie« (Regie: Sydney Pollack) erteilte Columbia Pictures einigen Autoren Aufträge, ähnlich gelagerte Stoffe zu entwickeln. Parallel dazu erwiesen sich Filme wie »The Breakfast Club« (Regie: John Hughes), »Pretty in Pink« (Regie: Howard Deutch) und »Some Kind of Wonderful« (Regie: Howard Deutch) als unerwartet lukrativ. Es lag also nahe, die Strickmuster von College- und Gender-Komödien zu verquicken und daraus eine launige Posse zu kreieren. Das Ergebnis kann sich in seiner Originalität wirklich sehen lassen und auch 30 Jahre nach seiner Uraufführung noch spritzig und pfiffig — trotz der im Grunde recht vorhersehbaren Story. Joyce Hyser, die damalige Freundin Bruce Springsteens, spielt Terry Griffith, eine ehrgeizige Schülerin mit journalistischen Ambitionen, die auf ein Lern-Stipendium bei einer renommierten Tageszeitung hofft, aber aufgrund der Tatsache, ein Mädchen zu sein, von ihrem sexistischen Lehrer übergangen wird. Wütend ob der Ungerechtigkeit schreibt sich Terry an einer anderen High School ein, um sich, diesmal als Junge verkleidet, noch einmal um die begehrte Ausschreibung zu bewerben. Aus ihrer Charade entwickeln sich einige ebenso prekäre wie amüsante Situationen, die sich zuspitzen, als Terry sich in einen neuen Mitschüler (Rohner) verguckt, der in ihr/ihm allerdings nur einen guten Kumpel sieht… »Just One of the Guys« war ein moderater Erfolg, etablierte sich im Laufe der Jahre jedoch vor allem in den USA als Kultfilm. Joyce Hyser und Billy Jacoby, der als Terrys dauernotgeiler pubertierender Bruder zu sehen ist, geben eindrucksvolle Vorstellungen, konnten aber — ähnlich wie Regisseurin Gottlieb — ihre Karrieren nicht auf Erfolgskurs halten: Hyser übernahm noch hin und wieder Gastrollen im US-Fernsehen, während Jacoby seinen größten Erfolg als sexy Sidekick in der TV-Serie »Parker Lewis« verbuchen konnte. In einer Nebenrolle mit dabei: die blutjunge Sherilyn Fenn, die kurz darauf in David Lynchs »Twin Peaks« für Furore sorgte.