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equality firom kids' -viewpoint
Friday, May 3, 1985
By Julie Liska
Staff Reporter
Th fight for eauality is no loneer limited to
those women in the working world, but now has
included kids who haven't even graduated from
high school. Don't believe it?
"Just One of the Guys" features Joyce Hyser as
Terry, a beautiful and gifted journalist in high
school. Terry is cheated out of her chance at a
maior newspaper job because of her sex. In order
to get the position, she retaliates by dressing
like a boy and going to a different school where
she enters the same contest there.
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If the plot rings a distant bell in the old
memory it should. "Guys" plot parrots the
award-winning "Tootsie," which starred Dustin
Hoffman a few years ago. Whereas Tootsie dealt
with a mature man who dressed as a woman for
better acting parts, "Guys" focuses on a young
woman who sets out to prove she can make it in a
man's world.
When all is said and done, "Guys" amounts to
the equivalent of a more mature Porky's movie.
"Guys" is a lot more sensitive to the thoughts
and feelings of all the characters included in the
production. However, the action is often so
burlesque and overinflated, it seems as though
the writers are beating the audience members
over the head to get them the "message."
For example, Billy Jacoby portrays Terry's
brother Rick, who is presumably a "normal"
male. He constantly talks about women, women's
bodies and sex, Terry's boyfriend, Kevin (Leigh
McCloskey), is more concerned with her looks
than her ability. In fact, all the men in the
production seem to share the view that women
are inferior except for Rick (Clayton Rohner),
whom Terry falls madly in love with. I expected
someone to come out with a sign reading
"THESE ARE MALE CHAUVINISTS."
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"Guys" also has the dreaded downfall of pre
dictability. It's another one of those melodramas
where the good guy triumphs, and you know he'll
triumph. There's just no other way for it to be.
On the positive side, "Guys" can be com
mended for personifying the delicate situation of
a woman in a man's world, as seen through the
eyes of the young. By the end of the film, all of the
characters have grown and are well on their way
to becoming a little more open-minded in today's
stereotypical society.
"Guys" is rated PG-13, and can be best
enjoyed by that age group. The set, actors, sub
ject and humor of the film are all directed to the
teenage audience, and although it can certainly
hold the attention of older audience members, it
is best left for the adolescent minds for which it
is intended.
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