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| name = Don't Tell Her It's Me
| name = Don't Tell Her It's Me
| image = DonttellheritsmeShelleyLong.jpg
| image = DonttellheritsmeShelleyLong.jpg
| image size = 220px
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical Poster
| director = [[Malcolm Mowbray]]
| director = [[Malcolm Mowbray]]
| producer = George G. Braunstein
| producer = George G. Braunstein
| writer = [[Sarah Bird]]
| writer = [[Sarah Bird]]
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| music = [[Michael Gore]]
| cinematography = [[Reed Smoot (cinematographer)|Reed Smoot]]
| cinematography = [[Reed Smoot (cinematographer)|Reed Smoot]]
| editing = Marshall Harvey
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| music = [[Michael Gore]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Steve Guttenberg]]
* [[Steve Guttenberg]]
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* [[Shelley Long]]}}
* [[Shelley Long]]}}
| released = {{Film date|1990|09|21}}
| released = {{Film date|1990|09|21}}
| distributor = [[Hemdale Film Corporation]]<br>[[MGM]]
| distributor = [[Hemdale Film Corporation]]<br>[[MGM]]
| runtime = 101 minutes
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| budget = $6.7 million<ref>http://catalog.afi.com/Film/58478-DON'T-TELL-HER-IT'S-ME</ref>
| budget = $6.7 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.afi.com/Film/58478-DON'T-TELL-HER-IT'S-ME|title = AFI&#124;Catalog}}</ref>
| gross = $1.2 million
| gross = $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'').<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

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|publisher= moxiemag.com|date= |access-date=2010-11-09}}</ref>
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'''''Don't Tell Her It's Me''''' (also known as '''''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|accessdate=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
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|publisher= moxiemag.com|date= |accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==


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 (Gertz), he adopts the persona of Lobo Marunga, a leather-clad [[motorcycling|biker]] from [[New Zealand]].<ref name=nyt />
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.
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.

The next day Lobo tells Emily that his Gus and she gets furious with him and tells him to get out.

Hurt Gus goes away to supposedly New York when in actual fact his going to a friend's wedding.

The movie ends with Emily tracking down Gus at the airport and they share their first kiss as Gus's sister watches through binoculars


==Cast==
==Cast==


* Laura Alcalde as Bartender
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* [[Mädchen Amick]] as Mandy
* Perry Anzilotti as Hairdresser
* Bill Applebaum as Man in Bar
* Stacy Areheart as Teenage Girl
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* O' Neil Compton as Gas Station Attendant
* Nada Despotovich as Receptionist
* Jeannie Epper as Woman Thug
* Tony Epper as Gas Station Thug
* John "Speed" Finley as Biker
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* [[Jami Gertz]] as Emily Pear
* Kenneth Graham as Lawyer
* [[Beth Grant]] as Babette
* [[Steve Guttenberg]] as Gus Kubicek
* [[Steve Guttenberg]] as Gus Kubicek
* Bert Hogue as Airport Security Guard
* Francis "Jessie" Krosnick as Waiting Man
* [[Shelley Long]] as Lizzie Potts
* [[Shelley Long]] as Lizzie Potts
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* [[Jami Gertz]] as Emily Pear
* Caroline Lund & Sally Lund as Annabelle Potts
* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] as Trout
* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] as Trout
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* [[Mädchen Amick]] as Mandy
* Joe Mowbray as Boy on Bike
* Kevin Scannell as Mitchell Potts
* Kevin Scannell as Mitchell Potts
* Bonnie Terheggen as Woman in Bar
* [[Beth Grant]] as Babette
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* [[O'Neal Compton]] as Gas Station Attendant
* William "Birdman" Thomas as Man in Line #1
* Michelle Torres as Ticket Agent
* Sam Youngblood as Man in Line #2


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 27 September 2024

Don't Tell Her It's Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMalcolm Mowbray
Written bySarah Bird
Produced byGeorge G. Braunstein
Starring
CinematographyReed Smoot
Edited byMarshall Harvey
Music byMichael Gore
Distributed byHemdale Film Corporation
MGM
Release date
  • September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.7 million[1]
Box office$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).[2][3]

Plot

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "BIRD'S WORDS by Jennifer C. Shenk". moxiemag.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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