Rotten
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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Just One of the Guys
She's about to go where no girl has gone before!
1985 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Lisa Gottlieb
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Just One of the Guys
Overview
When Terry Griffith 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, helps her pass as a guy so well that she is soon making friends with the boys at school, including the attractive Rick, who becomes her new best friend. But her gender-swapping makes things difficult when she falls in love with him.
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54%
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Rotten
The film is a bit too fashion conscious to make a very strong point about appearances not meaning anything.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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