Secret Admirer (1985)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

David Greenwalt

Writers:

David Greenwalt (writer)
Jim Kouf (writer)

Release Date:

14 June 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Toni gave Michael a letter, so he could give Debbie one...

Plot:

On the last day before summer vacations Michael receives a glowing, but anonymous, love-letter. He suspects...

Plot Keywords:

Love Letter | Summer Vacation | Summer | Secret Admirer | Dock

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	Michael Ryan
Kelly Preston	...	Deborah Anne Fimple
Lori Loughlin	...	Toni
Fred Ward	...	Lou Fimple
Dee Wallace	...	Connie Ryan (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Elizabeth Fimple
Cliff De Young	...	George Ryan
Casey Siemaszko	...	Roger Despard
Geoffrey Blake	...	Ricardo
Rodney Pearson	...	Kirkpatrick
Courtney Gains	...	Doug
J.J. Cohen	...	Barry
Scott McGinnis	...	Steve Powers
Corey Haim	...	Jeffrey Ryan
Michael Menzies	...	Mr. Simpson

Also Known As:

The Letter (USA)

Runtime:

90 min | Sweden:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 | Norway:16 | Iceland:L | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

C. Thomas Howell did all of his stunts in this movie (i.e. jumping fences).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Michael pulls into the park with Deborah Anne Fimple there are no open spots around him, but in the next shot we see Michael's father pull in into an empty space next to Michael.

Quotes:

Michael: What are you guys doing tonight?
Deborah Anne Fimple: Nothing much.
Toni: Kappa Omega party.
Michael: Oh, you mean the homo house?
Deborah Anne Fimple: Well one will crack jokes about others when they are insecure with their own masculinity.
Michael: Oh, I hate guys like that. They're so immature.
Steve Powers: [Steve drives up] Hey beautiful! Want a ride?
Michael: No thanks, Steve. I'll walk.
Deborah Anne Fimple: [sarcastically] Real mature.

Movie Connections:

References Tender Is the Night (1962)

Soundtrack:

Leaving It Up To You

Rather decent

I woke up a little early this morning for some reason, so I decided to watch some T. V. and I happened to catch this little film on CINEMAX and found it to be pretty good. Although it's nothing really special, it was interesting to see C. Thomas Howell again, the only other two movies I've seen him in are of course THE OUTSIDERS, and the 1986 thriller THE HITCHER. If you really enjoy teen flicks from the 80's like I do, you should rent this, otherwise watch it on television like I did.