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Don't Tell Her It's Me
Don't Tell Her It's Me
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Malcolm Mowbray
Written by	Sarah Bird
Produced by	George G. Braunstein
Starring	Steve Guttenberg; Jami Gertz; Kyle MacLachlan; Shelley Long;
Cinematography	Reed Smoot
Edited by	Marshall Harvey
Music by	Michael Gore
Distributed by	Hemdale Film Corporation; MGM
Release date	September 21, 1990;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6.7 million
Box office	$1.2 million

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Don't Tell Her It's Me (alternately titled The Boyfriend School) is a 1990 comedy film starring Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Long, Jami Gertz and Kyle MacLachlan. The film was directed by Malcolm Mowbray and written by Sarah Bird (adapted from her novel The Boyfriend School).^[2]^[3]

Plot

Gus Kubicek (played by Guttenberg) is a depressed and overweight cartoonist who recently won a battle against Hodgkin's disease. His caring sister Lizzie Potts (Long), a nosy romance novelist, responds to his sadness by trying to set him up with a suitable woman. Yet to do so she must make him seem more dynamic and attractive. When Gus falls in love with Emily Pear (Gertz), he adopts the persona of Lobo Marunga, a leather-clad biker from New Zealand.^[2]

Emily ends up falling for Lobo but Gus tries to tell Emily the truth as he ends up in bed with her. The next day Lobo tells Emily that he's Gus and she gets furious with him and tells him to get out. Gus, hurt, supposedly goes away to New York when in fact he is going to a friend's wedding. The movie ends with Emily tracking down Gus at the airport and they share a kiss as Lizzie watches through binoculars.

Cast

Steve Guttenberg as Gus Kubicek
Shelley Long as Lizzie Potts
Jami Gertz as Emily Pear
Kyle MacLachlan as Trout
Mädchen Amick as Mandy
Kevin Scannell as Mitchell Potts
Beth Grant as Babette
O'Neal Compton as Gas Station Attendant

References

^ "AFI|Catalog".
^ ^a ^b Maslin, Janet (1990-09-21). "Review, Don't Tell Her It's Me, New York Times, 21 September 1990". movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
^ "BIRD'S WORDS by Jennifer C. Shenk". moxiemag.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

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[1] "AFI|Catalog".

[nyt-2] Maslin, Janet (1990-09-21). "Review, Don't Tell Her It's Me, New York Times, 21 September 1990". movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[3] "BIRD'S WORDS by Jennifer C. Shenk". moxiemag.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

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+| image          = DonttellheritsmeShelleyLong.jpg
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+| caption        = Theatrical release poster
-| caption        = DVD cover
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 | producer       = George G. Braunstein
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+| cinematography = [[Reed Smoot (cinematographer)|Reed Smoot]]
-| starring       = [[Shelley Long ]]<br>[[Steve Guttenberg]]<br>[[Jami Gertz]]<br>[[Kyle MacLachlan]]<br>[[Mädchen Amick]]
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+| editing        = Marshall Harvey
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+| music          = [[Michael Gore]]
+| starring = {{Plainlist|
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-'''''Don't Tell Her It's Me''''' (also known as ''The Boyfriend School'') is a 1990 [[comedy film]] starring [[Shelley Long]], [[Steve Guttenberg]], and [[Jamie Gertz]]. The film was directed by [[Malcolm Mowbray]] and written by [[Sarah Bird]].
+| released       = {{Film date|1990|09|21}}
+| distributor    = [[Hemdale Film Corporation]]<br>[[MGM]]
+| runtime        = 101 minutes
+| country        = United States
+| language       = English
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+| gross          = $1.2 million
+}}
+'''''Don't Tell Her It's Me''''' (alternately titled '''''The Boyfriend School''''') is a 1990 [[comedy film]] starring [[Steve Guttenberg]], [[Shelley Long]], [[Jami Gertz]] and [[Kyle MacLachlan]]. The film was directed by [[Malcolm Mowbray]] and written by [[Sarah Bird]] (adapted from her novel ''The Boyfriend School'').<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E6DF153AF932A1575AC0A966958260 |title=Review, Don't Tell Her It's Me, New York Times, 21 September 1990 |publisher= movies.nytimes.com |date= 1990-09-21|access-date=2010-11-09 |first=Janet |last=Maslin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.moxiemag.com/moxie/articles/sheroes/bird.html |title=BIRD'S WORDS by Jennifer C. Shenk
+|publisher= moxiemag.com|date= |access-date=2010-11-09}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Gus (played by Guttenberg) is a depressed and overweight cartoonist who recently won a battle against cancer. His caring sister (Long) responds to his sadness by trying to set him up with suitable woman. Yet to do so she must make him seem more dynamic and attractive. When Gus falls in love with Emily (Gertz), he adopts the persona of a mysterious [[biker]] from [[New Zealand]].
+Gus Kubicek (played by Guttenberg) is a depressed and overweight [[cartoonist]] who recently won a battle against [[Hodgkin's lymphoma|Hodgkin's disease]]. His caring sister Lizzie Potts (Long), a nosy romance novelist, responds to his sadness by trying to set him up with a suitable woman. Yet to do so she must make him seem more dynamic and attractive. When Gus falls in love with Emily Pear (Gertz), he adopts the persona of Lobo Marunga, a leather-clad [[motorcycling|biker]] from [[New Zealand]].<ref name=nyt />
+Emily ends up falling for Lobo but Gus tries to tell Emily the truth as he ends up in bed with her. The next day Lobo tells Emily that he's Gus and she gets furious with him and tells him to get out. Gus, hurt, supposedly goes away to New York when in fact he is going to a friend's wedding. The movie ends with Emily tracking down Gus at the airport and they share a kiss as Lizzie watches through binoculars.
 ==Cast==
-* [[Shelly Long]] as Lizzie Potts
 * [[Steve Guttenberg]] as Gus Kubicek
-* [[Jami Gertz]] as Emily Pear
+* [[Shelley Long]] as Lizzie Potts
-* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] as Trout
+* [[Jami Gertz]] as Emily Pear
+* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] as Trout
 * [[Mädchen Amick]] as Mandy
+* Kevin Scannell as Mitchell Potts
+* [[Beth Grant]] as Babette
+* [[O'Neal Compton]] as Gas Station Attendant
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|0099450}}
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099450/ Don't Tell Her It's Me] on the [[Internet Movie Database]].
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+* {{Mojo title|donttellheritsme}}
+{{Malcolm Mowbray}}
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-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
-[[Category:1990s comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films based on American novels]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Malcolm Mowbray]]
+[[Category:Films shot in South Carolina]]
+[[Category:American romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:1990s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language romantic comedy films]]
+{{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub}}
+{{1990s-US-film-stub}}