BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Claudio Carvalho On the last day before summer vacation, Michael Ryan (C. Thomas Howell) finds an anonymous love letter in his locker. Michael has a crush on Deborah "Debbie" Anne Fimple (Kelly Preston), who is the most beautiful girl of the high-school, and his friend Roger (Casey Siemaszko) convinces him that Debbie has written the letter. Michael writes a love letter to Debbie and asks his best friend Toni (Lori Loughlin), who actually wrote the letter for him, to deliver the letter to Debbie that is also her friend. However Toni reads the letter and rewrites it to Debbie, who immediately falls in love with the unknown author. Meanwhile, Michael's mother Connie Ryan (Dee Wallace) finds Michael's letter and believes it belongs to her husband George Ryan (Cliff De Young) and Debbie's father Lou Fimple (Fred Ward) finds Debbie's letter and believes it belongs to his wife Elizabeth Fimple (Leigh Taylor-Young). Michael dates Debbie while their parents are astonished with the betrayals of their mates. Soon Michael finds that Debbie is a shallow teenager and he misses Toni. Further, he realizes that she has written the letters and he feels that he loves her. But Toni is aboard of a ship ready to travel to study abroad for one year. Will they meet each other? "Secret Admirer" is a charming romantic comedy from the wonderful 80's. The plot is naive and funny and makes laugh a lot with the confusion generated by the love letters. The beauty of Kelly Preston is astonishing; C. Thomas Howell is excellent; but the sweet Lori Loughlin steals the show and is the greatest attraction of this film performing a lovely character. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "Admiradora Secreta" ("Secret Admirer")

tbills2 A secret admirer's love letter keeps floating around revealing the hidden desires of whoever the suspected author may be whether it's meaningful or whether it's misleading. Kelly Preston is so bad in this movie, and when I say so bad, I mean so good. Kelly talks a nice talk and walks a mean walk. Thomas C. Howell and Lori Loughlin are two bright young stars, but Kelly Preston is the prettiest girl in the universe. No biggie. She is so bad. Preston unveils her special and spectacular beautiful breasts on more than just an occasion in Secret Admirer. They are a sight to behold. Kelly Preston as well and it's way more than just physical. I hate you, John Travolta. Thomas C. Howell makes his last major appearance as a star in a really good movie. He seems destined for a long future outside of the Hollywood stardom he has achieved at the time as a child. Now, Howell is a man faithfully awaiting a comeback, that he rightfully deserves and as earned, like John Travolta! Lori Loughlin appears in her best role to date, by movies' standards anyhow (think Full House). Loughlin seems like one of those really pretty and really sweet girls that gives boys super crushes. I love her. Fred Ward is great and very funny in Secret Admirer. Secret Admirer is a really good teen comedy from the '80s but it is a good movie for all ages. It has intelligent writing and sophisticated humor and a creative story about childlike love and forbidden affairs shown through the lens of a journeying love letter. Kelly Preston is so hot in Secret Admirer. With Secret Admirer and Mischief, 1985 was a good year for Mrs. Kelly Preston, and for planet earth.

Pepper Anne If you like teen 80s movies, don't pass up Secret Admirer. The story has been done plenty of times. A love letter, of which the author remains conveniently anonymous, unintentionally circulates through many hands, causing loads of misconceptions and people making fools of themselves. 'The Love Letter' (with Ellen Degenerous and Tom Selleck) was the most recent rendition of this story, and I'm sure there was a 50s version of it, too. But what the heck, it's an 80s teen comedy with a well-known teen cast.C. Thomas Howell is Mike Ryan, a high school guy who is hopelessly in love with the popular, pretty girl, Deborah (Kelly Preston). Only, he can't tell her in person how he feels about her, especially with her tough college boyfriend, Steve (played by Scott McGinnis). Mike confides in Toni (Lori Laughlin), his best friend, instead about how much he loves Deborah.But, Mike gets the bold idea to write his dream girl a love letter. He doesn't have the courage to give it to Deborah, let alone sign it. So, he gives it to Toni, who can tell that with writing like Mike's, he doesn't stand a chance of making an impression with Deborah. She's a girl with an ego, so it's going to take a lot to impress her. She revises his letter and passes it on. And now Deborah has fallen in love with someone who doesn't exist. Of course, she likes Mike, but she only likes him based on what she has read in the revised letters. In the meantime, Toni wishes Mike would get real and realize that Deborah is no kind of girl for him because she's so insincere and all of that. She's worried about appearances more than anything else. And slowly, Mike starts to realize it, too. In that 'Some Kind of Wonderful' kind of way, he realizes that Toni really likes him, and what the heck, he likes her too. Meanwhile, there's trouble between Mike's family and Deborah's family as the letters start passing hands of the family members and the parents start suspecting that each other's spouse wants to get involved in an affair just because of this dumb love letter. And they're even willing to have a go because they suspect their own spouses of cheating. It's all a major mistake and one entirely based on lack of trust in their relationships. The consequences are funny nonetheless.As for the rest of the cast, there's some funny moments with cocky Roger (Casey Seizmasko), who plays Mike's other best friend and poor source of guidance about girls. You can also see a very young Corey Haim in his film debut as Mike's younger punk brother. And, other members of Mike's friends include Courtney Gains ('Can't Buy Me Love') who is in so few scenes and many other familiar faces. It's good lazy fun even if the story isn't anything new.

Jiggyray Secret Admirer along with Can't Buy Me Love are two of the most underrated 80s movies I've seen. It is rated R so it is realistic with how teenagers act/talk (sex, partial nudity, f-bombs, drinking, etc.) but it still has heart. C. Thomas Howell is extremely likeable as the lead as is Lori Loughlin (Jesse's wife in Full House) as his female friend. Kelly Preston (John Travolta's real-life wife) is annoying but extremely hot (hooray for boobies!). Scott McGinnis plays the typical bad guy well, I laugh when he runs after the van after the guys crash the frat party (watch that mullet swing!). The movie is extremely funny is subtle ways that many will not understand because it is above the bodily fluids humor in teen movies today. It also has a strong 80s supporting cast including Corey Haim as Howell's younger brother, Dee Wallace-Stone as his mom (also the mom in E.T.), Fred Ward as Preston's Dad (Tremors, Remo Williams), and Courtney Gains as Howell's friend who is also in my other underrated 80s movie, Can't Buy Me Love.In my top 5 80s movies and I've seen a lot, 10 out of 10!