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Just One of the Guys

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When Terry Griffith (Joyce Hyser) loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy (Billy Jacoby), helps her pass as a guy so well that she is soon making friends with the boys at school, including the attractive Rick (Clayton Rohner), who becomes her new best friend. But her gender-swapping makes things difficult when she falls in love with him.
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Variety Staff Variety 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. Jul 24, 2007 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times The film is a bit too fashion conscious to make a very strong point about appearances not meaning anything. Rated: 2/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Michele Meek Ms. Magazine This film offers potential to address head-on the considerable differences between transgender identities and Terry’s gender disguise. Feb 22, 2023 Full Review Gay Community News Staff Gay Community News (Boston) A sassy, funny beginning for the summer film season. Sep 22, 2022 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an exceedingly erratic yet mostly agreeable comedy... Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 5, 2022 Full Review Caroline Madden Screen Queens Just One of the Guys is a charming and wild 1980s teen comedy anchored by Joyce Hyser's charismatic and unexpectedly committed performance. Dec 7, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s filme bacaninha, roteiro ficou normal, ela virou um homem para depois apaixonar por um homem e conquistar o que ela queria, meio prevísível o filme. mas bacaninha Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Tyler D 80s teen Comedy movie about sex and dating that is fun and different in alot of ways. Rewatchable comforting movie. Joyce Hysers performance as a girl and a boy is very impressive. This film has a charm to it and is bold, it doesn't pull punches. I really like this movie. It has alot of heart. This is an underrated 80s teen comedy. Joyce Hyser was amazing in this film. Definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it. If you haven't seen it in a while, watch it again its nostalgic and fun to go back to. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review Steve D Joyce Hyser should have been a star (perhaps her accent hurt?). The film don't do her a lot of favors but she is really good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/06/23 Full Review Stephen S I'll agree that once you see Joyce as an 80's Betty , it's hard to get past seeing her as a boy and making it believable, but it is an 80's gem ! This movie has nothing to do with being transgendered . She did it because she felt that if going to another school and passing her rejected material as a man , it would be accepted. It's about the experience ! Her little brother is hilarious ! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member If you had basic cable at any time in the 80s and 90s, there's a good chance you've seen this movie, which strangely enough is based on the Bard's Twelfth Night. It was written by Dennis Feldman, who went on to write The Golden Child and the first two Species movies, and Jeff Franklin, who wrote Summer School, Love Stinks and then created Full House. Pretty much any kid who grew up in the 80s can tell you the story of Terri Griffith (Joyce Hyser), who becomes Terry Griffith as another school, all to write a story that proves that men get better treatment than women. She takes on Rick Morehouse (Clayton Rohner, April Fools Day and I, Madman) as her project, transforming him from geek into someone girls are interested in before falling for him herself. She already has a boyfriend — it's Leigh McCloskey from Inferno! — and gets fixed up with Sherilyn Fenn, which is pretty much the best fix-up of all time, and runs afoul of perennial bad teen Billy Zapka. Seriously, Zapka was the ultimate 80s heel between The Karate Kid, Back to School and this movie. I'm not sure that this movie could come out today. The idea of a girl being a guy for comedic value would have to rub someone the wrong way. But maybe people could watch it and think, "My parents sure liked some silly films," to which point they'd get the reply, "That was on Comedy Central all the time." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as I thought I remembered. Does not hold up over time. Looks and sounds like a 1980’s sitcom, not that that’s too bad. Expected canned laughter. But if you don’t expect too much, it’s ok. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/06/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Terry Griffith (Joyce Hyser) loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy (Billy Jacoby), helps her pass as a guy so well that she is soon making friends with the boys at school, including the attractive Rick (Clayton Rohner), who becomes her new best friend. But her gender-swapping makes things difficult when she falls in love with him.
Director
Lisa Gottlieb
Producer
Andrew Fogelson
Screenwriter
Dennis Feldman, Jeff Franklin
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 40m
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