Just One of the Guys

Just One of the Guys (1985)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (8,431 ratings)

In this uneven teen comedy, an aspiring female high-school journalist assumes a fake male identity after her essay on just that subject -- a woman posing as a male jock -- is rejected in a contest. Miffed by what she assumes is a bias against her gender in the rejection of her essay, Terry (Joyce… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Lisa Gottlieb
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Apr 26, 1985 Wide
On DVD
Feb 24, 2004
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    The film is a bit too fashion conscious to make a very strong point about appearances not meaning anything.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Most of the male-female situations Terry finds herself in are played for laughs, and the film eventually sinks into an all too typical conclusion, but the observations regarding the nature of sexuality are interesting and well handled.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Innocuously likable little mini-Tootsie.

  • Nikki Tranter, PopMatters

    Just One of the Guys is worth repeated viewing, especially for Hyser's hilarious and charismatic performance.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Nicki M


    I can remember renting this one about 15 years or so, (no comments about my age, please!), and thinking it was not all that good. Have just now re-watched it as it was on Crackle, (that web site again, what did I say about bad news for me?!), and I couldn't really remember it too… More

  • AJ V


    A great drama/comedy about sexism in high school. The cast is great, and it's very funny too. Loved this movie.

  • Cassie H


    One of those movies that at times are comical but other times are sweet. :)

  • Lenny M


    Good 80's movie because the acting is bad but in a good 80's way which doesn't make sense unless you like the 80's

  • Leigh R


    Funny, cute, and so 80's...

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