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.[1] Just One of the Guys is a loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.[2][3]
| Just One of the Guys | |
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| Directed by | Lisa Gottlieb |
| Produced by | Andrew Fogelson |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Dennis Feldman |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Tom Scott |
| Cinematography | John McPherson |
| Edited by | Tony Lombardo |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11,528,900 |
The movie ranked number 48 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Best High School Movies".[4]
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 | |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | 1985 |
| Genre | Rock, pop, R&B |
| Label | Elektra |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
- "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.[5]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a score of 54% based on reviews from 13 critics, with an average rating of 4.80/10.[6] On Metacritic it has a score of 57% based on reviews from 6 critics, which indicates as "mixed or average reviews".[7]
References
- ↑ "18 Things You Might Not Know About Just One of the Guys". mentalfloss.com. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ "Joyce Hyser in Just One of the Guys (1985)". New York. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ↑ Lewsen, Simon (2013-06-03). "Shakespeare Helps Us Fumble Through Life". Random House of Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ↑ 50 Best High School Movies from Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ "Just one of the guys (1985) Blu-ray USA". April 28, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Just One of the Guys (1985)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "Just One of the Guys". Metacritic.