Waste of Money.

Good start, but then it gets ruined

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

The William Zabka bully trilogy is composed of three of the best 80's movies to come out of the… uh… 80's. Along with The Karate Kid and Back to School, Just One of the Guys benefits from having Billy Zabka as the bad guy. Terry Griffin (Hyser) writes a paper that she thinks is destined to make her an intern at the local newspaper but is turned down because of her gender. No problem, she just dresses like Ralph Macchio and attends the rival school where she'll submit her paper to. There, she encounters our favorite 80's bully, an over-sexual girl admirer, and falls for her best pal Rick (Rohner) who has no clue he is actually a she. Like I said, Zabka makes bullying look easy and fun but who takes the cake in this movie? Not Joyce Hyser, not Clayton Rohner, nor even Zabka but Billy Jane/Jacoby who plays Terry's little sex-crazed brother Buddy. The whole movie sees him wanting to get laid or thinking about anything and everything sexual. His room is plastered with pictures of naked women and he'll hit on anything with boobs. Sounds a bit much but the way he does it is masterful. He carries this mischievous grin throughout that makes it seem like he's aware of what and why he's doing it. He definitely steals the movie from the rest and he's a joy to watch. Again, another great 80's actor that disappeared with a new generation that left him behind.

The eighties were notorious for great and goof-ball movies! This being a funnier story than a lot of others that I had seen, it's in league with "The Secret of My Success" "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" a lesser talented "Tootsie" but still very much a fun and wacky teenage tale of ' investigative mischief '. This is an Arizona filmed 'gem' movie. There are many shot in California and other places but, since I have lived here it's great to see familiar territory. Arizona is a great place to shoot certain films anyway. This being one of them. I hadn't seen the lead female or Sherilyn Fenn before, much less Billy, and barely knew Clayton Rohner the love interest of our lead fem-reporter, 'Terry'. Despite any of this, who cares? They did a fairly wonderful job as teenage curious trouble makers and one aspiring for 'greatness' in reporting. This won't take home any awards but it will entertain most viewers. William Zabka was the only one that I truly was familiar with since "The Karate Kid " (1984) which of course hit big at the Box-Office!With so many new comers in this, it is kind of cool to be in the story because it seems more real to me. I think, due to the fact that they are not famous-famous, yet. This wasn't a huge story line or amazing plot with twits and turns, it was an uncomplicated story of high school interaction and of those that are just starting to figure out a life path and begin the coming of age process. This is fun and will be loved by some liked by others and not thought of still by some more. Any way you slice it though, it will come out amusing. The one little thing that I wish the director would have done is have the two 'alien' nerds from homeroom, standing on the curb as they all ride off (Teri and boyfriend & younger brother with biker-gal)and the mother ship 'arrives' and the two nerds look up, smile, a light shines down on them and both turn to glittering matter swirling upward to the ship and then head back into the cosmos.(**)

This in my opinion may be the most underrated of all the 80's teen movies, also one of the best. It has comedy, drama, and romance all in one movie. The best thing about this movie is its simple and easy to relate too. At one time or an other all of us have come across the bully, the friend we consult with, the guy/girl we really like that we are good "friends" with, but for circumstances don't express are true feelings. Just an awesome movie that everyone should see. Let's fast forward 21 years to She's the Man. When I first heard this movie was coming out and would be a "remake" of Just One Of The Guys, I said oh no they will destroy this movie, and ruin the original idea behind the original film. Well I couldn't have been anymore wrong. She's The Man is just as good and enjoyable as the original one- with a modern update. This time the man character being a soccer player vs a newspaper writer. The movie is not an exact remake ,although it truly has all the charm and comedy of it predecessor. Both movies are are equally great.

I've seen this film over one hundred times in my twenty-five years on this planet. It's not that it's my favorite movie. It's that no matter what day it is, at any given time this movie is showing. It's the story of Terri (the always pleasant (!sarcasm alert!) Joyce Heisser) a journalist with great fashion sense who chops off her hair and dresses as a guy to help her write a story. While playing the part of a guy she meets a nerd who she vows to help make cooler. The fact that they refer to this guy (Clayton Rhoner)as a nerd is insane. If anything this guy is cooler then everyone in this movie, but I digress...Rounding out the 80s cast is her little brother (Billy Jacoby) who makes it his goal to lose his virginity. Terri encounters a nemesis (William 'why-can't-I-play-the-nice-guy" Zabka) and manages to find her story somewhere between the sock in her pants and her Elvis Costello makeover. It's got a good soundtrack, a great fight scene and a nice scene where Terri flashes her...I don't want to give away the surprise.