Just One of the Guys (1985)

Release date: 1985-04-26
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Lisa Gottlieb
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Summa Entertainment Group, Triton
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: 6.5/10
Length: 1h 40min

Storyline

Terry Griffith has got it all -- looks, popularity, the perfect college boyfriend, and an article that's a shoo-in to win her a summer internship at the local newspaper... or so she thinks. When Terry's journalism teacher passes her article up in favor of a couple of pieces written by boys, Terry is convinced that sexism is to blame. Determined to win the internship at any cost, Terry goes undercover at a rival high school to resubmit her article... as a boy. But Terry gets more than she bargained for when she finds herself fending off a bully and the advances of an oversexed female admirer, and falling for her new pal Rick.

Plot Keywords

cross dressing, gender disguise, breasts, gender bender, jock strap, role reversal, impersonation, flashing breasts, bully, high school, newspaper, female frontal nudity, tucson arizona, newspaper article, reference to bruce springsteen, arizona, cafeteria, lizard, gym class, gym

Short Review

Joyce Hyser, affecting a lower register, a short haircut, and a subtle swagger, is not totally convincing as a boy because she's too pretty and too chic.