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Secret Admirer

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Original title

Secret Admirer

Year

1985

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Greenwalt

Screenwriter

Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt

Cast

Music

Jan Hammer

Cinematography

Victor J. Kemper

Producer

Orion Pictures. Distributor: Orion Pictures

Genre

Romance. Comedy | Romantic Comedy. Teen Comedy. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

Michael Ryan (C. Thomas Howell) has been in love with Deborah Ann (Kelly Preston) for as long as he can remember, not realizing that his female best friend, Toni Williams (Lori Loughlin), is secretly pining for him. On the last day before summer vacations Michael receives a glowing, but anonymous, love-letter. He suspects, or better: hopes, it's from Deborah, the girl he's after since a while, but who dates college students only. However she shows him a cold shoulder again. So his and Toni advises him to write her an anonymous letter in return. However these letters get in the wrong hands and cause lots of confusion in their families, until it's revealed, who wrote which letter to whom.

Critics' reviews

"A cut above the usual teen sex comedy (...) Director David Greenwalt has brought 'Secret Admirer' a sense of visual style, some energy and a few good zingers, but the movie (which he cowrote with Jim Kouf) is smothered by the formula".

Paul Attanasio: The Washington Post
"'Secret Admirer' doesn’t quite qualify as fresh or unpredictable...But it also has a handful of gratifying moments and nuances you don’t expect from the genre"

Slant
"The film's sole ray of sunshine is Fred Ward, who reveals an unexpected flair for comedy in the role of Deborah Ann's father"

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"'Secret Admirer' is somewhat more clever and a great deal sweeter than the standard for its damp genre"

Bill Cosford: Miami Herald

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