JUST ONE OF THE GUYS: How did a woman direct this?

80s Movies: A Guide to What's Wrong with Your Parents - A podcast by 80s Movie Guide

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It's rare for a Hollywood movie to have a female director, especially in the 1980s. In her first feature film, Lisa Gottlieb, makes a film that could be abut the sexism and harassment women faced in pursuing their professions, but instead, makes it a learning experience for the gorgeous, popular girl to know what it's like to walk in the shoes of a teen boy. Hosts Tara McNamara, Gen X, and Riley Roberts, Gen Z, look at the likeable film through today's lens while sharing perspective on high school life today.