Just One of the Guys
Just One of the Guys is a 1985 American teen comedy movie. It was directed by Lisa Gottlieb and written by Dennis Feldman and Jeff Franklin. Although according to Gottlieb, she also co-wrote the screenplay together with her writing partner Mitch Giannunzio. But later he was supposedly denied writing credit by the producers. Just One of the Guys is a loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
The movie ranked number 48 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Best High School Movies".
Cast
Joyce Hyser as Terri/Terry Griffith
Clayton Rohner as Rick Morehouse
Billy Jacoby as Buddy Griffith
Toni Hudson as Denise
William Zabka as Greg Tolan
Leigh McCloskey as Kevin
Sherilyn Fenn as Sandy
Arye Gross as Willie
Deborah Goodrich as Deborah
Stuart Charno as Reptile
Kenneth Tigar as Mr. Raymaker
Soundtrack
"Just One of the Guys" by Shalamar - 3:55
"Girls Got Something Boys Ain't Got" by Midnight Star - 3:56
"Tonight You're Mine, Baby" by Ronnie Spector - 4:57
"Prove It to You" by Dwight Twilley - 3:20
"Jealous" by Berlin - 4:23
"Way Down" by Billy Burnette - 3:34
"Burning" by Brock/Davis - 4:20
"Thrills" by Greg French - 3:15
"Hard Way" by Brock/Davis - 4:48
"Guy Talk" by Tom Scott - 2:29
The songs and music that were played in the movie but not on the soundtrack.
"Trouble" by Lindsey Buckingham
"Down on the Street" by The Stooges
"Turn Out Right" by Private Domain
"Comb My Hair" by Johnny Lyon
"Buns" by Bonedaddys
"Gone Too Far" by Neurotica
Release
Just One of the Guys was released on April 26, 1985. The movie was released on Blu-ray Disc under Sony Pictures on April 28, 2020. Special features include filmmaker and cast commentary and theatrical trailer.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a score of 54% based on reviews from 13 critics, with an average rating of 4.80/10. On Metacritic it has a score of 57% based on reviews from 6 critics, which indicates as "mixed or average reviews".
References
External links
1985 comedy movies
American comedy movies
Movies set in Arizona