Wonderful character development!

i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

First of all the leading character was swapped on this picture,the real main character is Chris Nash as Gene who changed all Jonathan's life,he acctually wants to be like him and becames so shortly is best friend at least the only one,this charming romantic comedy made in 80' but settled in the fifties when the new era to face a new sexual behavior reaching together with a Rock'n roll's advent and many youthful idols were their mirrors,like American Graffiti this one tracks in the same way,all girls are fine but Kelly Preston was the best that will be proven years later,amazing picture and also a great music score in a rockabilly style the early stage of the rock'n roll!!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5

One thing you'll quickly learn about me is I love anything vintage....especially the 80's. I was born in 1985...so I didn't get to experience the 80's like I wish I could have. I've made up for lost time over the years. I was looking for something interesting to watch a while back and I came across this wonderful, hidden gem. Talk about underrated! It's a great coming of age movie about the pressures of sex, life, and losing your virginity, set in the 1950's. It mirrors the 50's perfectly. The groovy 50's tunes, the outfits, and just everything in general mirrored the 50's almost to perfection. My only real carp is it's pretty crass for the 50's at times and I did wonder about some of the dialog (Some of it seemed way too modern) That's just minor nit-picking and it didn't ruin the experience for me at all. I also loved a lot of the humour. I won't spoil the whole scene...but there is a hilarious scene where one of the main characters gets an erection in class. That almost had me in stitches. The performances are a lot of fun with some terrific eye candy if you're a guy like me. Catharine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston and Jami Gertz are all gorgeous ladies with some solid acting chops. It was kinda hard to buy Jami Gertz as a nerd, as she is too gorgeous...but she pulled it off well. Doug McKeon (Our virgin hero, Jonathan) and Chris Nash ( Gene Harbrough) are good as the best friends. Doug McKeon is a loveable loser and Chris Nash had some serious shades of James Dean with his rebellious style. The ending is really well done and I was completely satisfied with it. I thought it was fairly realistic and pretty emotional. I'm admittedly, a hopeless romantic...so it got to me. I loved this movie overall. This is a gem you need to seek out as soon as possible. I dare you not to crack a smile or two while you're watching it.8.5/10

"Mischief" started out as just another teen sex comedy, but I found myself sticking with it because of the characters. It rides the raunchy waves into a pretty good teen movie; people grow, relationships fall apart, others strengthen, it's nice. In its favor, it does feature the gorgeous Catherine Mary Stewart, Jami Gertz and Kelly Preston (the latter of whom has one of the most stunning nude scenes I've ever witnessed), and such beauty is no laughing matter.But the movie's greatest asset is its brilliantly realized small- town period. They didn't just set the film in Nelsonville, Ohio, they actually shot it there (how many movies set in Ohio actually film there?). Lends unbelievable authenticity to the time and place. The art department really nailed the malt shop and signage. And with that soundtrack, chock-full of '50s songs, it's like time-traveling without a flux capacitor. That level of immersion just doesn't happen everyday.7/10

Jonathan Bellah (Doug McKeon) is a 17 year-old virgin, who wants the most attractive girl in Shcool and her name is Marilyn (Kelly Preston). But Jonathan is somewhat nerdy, foolish and shy. When a new kid on the block lives close to Jonathan's neighborhood. His name is Gene (Chris Nash), a poor city kid from Chicago. Gene is willing to teach Jonathan a few ticks, how to attract woman. Gene finds out teaching Jonathan is harder than expected. Gene starts to have an attraction to a sweet, intelligent girl named Bunny (Catherine Mary Stewart). Which Bunny feels the same way about Gene. When Jonathan finally dates his dream girl. Later he learns the hard way about having relationship with girls, sex and especially life.Directed by Mel Damski made a pleasant sex comedy that has plenty of laughs, likable characters and moments of truth growing up as a young adult. This film was made in the days of "Sex Comedies" were popular in the 1980's. Especially when most comedies tried to outdo "Bob Clark's Porky" but they mostly failed. But thankfully "Mischief" is a different movie, which it takes things more much realistic in this movie. This has a good 1950's music soundtrack and vivid re-creation of the looks of that era is the standout in the production design of this picture. Jami Gertz and Terry O'Quinn have small supporting roles in the film. If you liked sex comedies like "Porky" and "American Pie", don't miss it. (****/*****).