Synopsis
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
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Cast
- Doug McKeonJonathan Bellah
- Catherine Mary StewartBunny Miller
- Kelly PrestonMarilyn McCauley
- Chris NashGene Harbrough
- D.W. BrownKenny
- Jami GertzRosalie
- Margaret BlyeClaire Miller
- Graham JarvisMr. Miller
- Terry O'QuinnClaude Harbrough
- Darren EwingTed
Recommendations
- 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A modest and charmingly genuine youth movie. Mischief doesn't, to be sure, fall squarely into the latter, uncrowded category that includes Diner, The Flamingo Kid, and Puberty Blues. But it has a lot more going for it than Porky's.[9 Feb 1985] - 63
Miami Herald
Mischief is captivating enough that its small failings are forgiveable. Its four principal actors -- McKeon, Stewart, Preston and Nash -- are fine-looking, but they don't rely on that surface characteristic to get them through. Under Mel Damski's direction, they seem to know their craft. And so, Mischief is a twinkle for the eye and a wash of nostalgia for the memory. [11 Feb 1985, p.D4] - 60
The New York Times
IF Norman Rockwell had wanted to make ''Porky's,'' he might have come up with something like Mischief. - 60
Washington Post
As comfortable as an old pair of saddle shoes, and just as worn...But for the persistent nostalgia buff, there are rewards -- five cents on a cash register, a dollar's worth of gas, car hops, submarine races, Howdy Doody, mirror dice, stacks of 45s -- all the froth that's left at the end of the ice cream soda. [8 Feb 1985, p.24] - 50
TV Guide Magazine
This one combines elements of AMERICAN GRAFFITI, GREASE, and PORKY'S with a liberal dose of TV's popular sitcom Happy Days. - 50
Washington Post
Mischiefin other words, is echt teen sex comedy, hitting its marks in the way a skilled carpenter drives home his millionth nail. Even the deviations from the formula, like the movie's sweet, naive tone, are only predictable extensions of the formula. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Neither terrible nor outstanding, it's the kind of middle-of-the-road picture that's hard to remember a week after seeing it. [8 Feb 1985, p.C2]
