​This has always been a guilty pleasure for me. Yes, one of the reasons was because I loved Joyce Hyser who was so beautiful in a Sandra Bullock kinda way. I really thought she was going to have an amazing career much like I knew Sandra would when I first saw her in While You Were Sleeping but for whatever reason Joyce never became a household name. I thought she was an excellent actress and had all the qualities but it just goes to show that sometimes there's a lot of luck involved in become a big star. I had the same feeling about Julia Roberts when I saw her in Mystic Pizza (another all-time favorite!). This underrated film has slowly garnered a lot of attention and respect over the years. It has an excellent message at its heart and a sweet love story. The humor was also pretty good. Unfortunately many people judge it incorrectly because of an awful movie poster with Joyce holding two football helmets over her breasts (ugh!). Yes, there is the infamous boob shot near the end but this movie is nothing like most of the teen flicks of the 80s. This is more like The Last American Virgin than Porkies. By the way, I also loved Clayton Royner who was in another favorite of mine, "M0dern Girls" which starred Virginia Madsen, Cynthia Gibb and Daphne Zuniga.

Tootsie was very funny in it's time. But this that is sort of like Tootsie in reverse, was not as funny. And listening to some of the jokes make me wonder why was this movie not rated R, I mean some of the jokes make the American Pie movies seem Nc-17. It was not all that funny, through most of the movie, I laughed for putting in the effort for trying. The story begins with Terry(Joyce Hauser) is very upset when she does not win a Journalist contest. Feels she is not taking seriously because she is a pretty female. And is pretty annoyed that her brother Buddy(Billy Jacoby--William Jayne now) has pined up several naked women in his room. So she pretends to be a guy, and changes schools, in hopes to get some respect. During that time she befriends Rick Morehouse(Clayton Rohner, you remember him from G vs E), keeps getting crossing unpleasant paths with the School Bully(The Karate Kids, William Zabka), and his pursued by Sandy(Then unknown Sherilyn Finn). It was not totally bad, Billy Jacoby seems to steal most of the movie has Terrys sex crazed brother. It was an alright 80's flick, but not a classic.

The 1980s were full of role-reversal comedies where black became white, father became son, rich became poor, old became young, male became female. "Just One Of The Guys" expands on the latter theme, suggesting the best way to battle rampant sex discrimination is to switch sides. "Valley Girl" and "Spinal Tap" veteran Joyce Hyser was already pushing 30 when she starred as teenager "Terry/Terri," whose rapturous beauty made her a reject in the beauty-hating world of high school journalism, but somehow didn't keep her from passing as a guy who looks eerily like Ralph Macchio.The expected "Three's Company"-esquire comic misunderstandings arise, where "Terry" has to hide being in love with "his" new best friend Rick, but must also constantly avoid boy-crazy stalker Sherilyn Fenn. The film takes such tortured pains to avoid the merest hint of homosexuality that the results are sometimes a little painful to watch. The film has funny moments, though, and through its extensive location shooting at Coronado and Scottsdale High Schools in Scottsdale, Arizona, it perhaps inadvertently captures a genuine slice of teenage life, 1985-style. (Not that at age 16 I was an uncredited extra in this movie or anything like that.) For sheer 80s teen movie nostalgia, give "Just One Of The Guys" a chance, if you come across it on TV. It's not Shakespeare, but it's better than watching C. Thomas Howell as a black man.

Just One Of The Guys in my book is a very funny movie,it has some of the qualities of Tootsie and Yentl in it.The cast is awesome.The movie starts out with Terry Griffith(Joyce Hyser)wanting to win a Journalism competition,but doesn't win,she thought that her Journalism teacher Mr. Raymaker(Kenneth Tigar)did'nt take her seriously,she is depressed,more depressing is that her boyfriend Kevin(Leigh McCloskey)does not support her,but her friend Denise(Toni Hudson of Prime Risk)tries to cheer her up some.Her horny brother Buddy(Billy Jacoby)does give her a little hard time,she gets the idea of posing as a boy,so she goes to another school as a boy thinking she can turn in the same article to win a Journalism competition,but does not do it either,she learns more as the time goes by,she meets a nice man Rick Morehouse(Clayton Rohner of Modern Girls and G vs E),she helps him from looking like a nerd to looking like a stud.The school bully Greg Tolan(William Zabka,Johnny Lawrence of The Karate Kid and Chas in Back To School)gives people their a hard time,but they get even with him in the cafeteria.Sandy(Sherilyn Fenn of Twin Peaks and The Wraith)has the hots for Terry,a girl who is attracted to Terry.The prom is when everything comes out in the open,Terry is falling for Rick,the fight between Rick and Greg is awesome,Rick teaches Greg ,no pain,no gain as Greg quotes some earlier in the movie.Rick is upset to find out that Terry deceived him about being a guy,and he walks away,Terry has learned a lot about earning your way through life because of Mr. Raymaker.She later on meets up with Buddy who is happy that he has a sex life now,then Terry sees Rick by her car,they talk,realizing they still care for each other and want to go out together.This movie has lots of great moments in it.The supporting cast are great too.Arye Gross(House II:The Second Story and Hexed) as Willie, one of the nerdy guys who think they are Martians and Stuart Charno(Christine) as Harold "Reptile" Sherbico,who brings his pets to school.I give this movie 2 thumbs up, and 10/10 stars.