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Actors: C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Secret Admirer |
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On the last day of school before the start of summer vacation, Michael Ryan (Howell) receives an anonymous love letter in his locker. He suspects and hopes that the letter is from Deborah Anne Fimple (Preston), one of the most popular girls in school and the girl he's been yearning for since the start of school. But Deborah prefers older college guys. Michael tries to talk to Deborah at a party that night but she gives him the cold shoulder and this completely confuses him.
His closest friend Toni (Loughlin) is secretly in love with him and is the genuine letter writer but she doesn't let on that it was her. Instead when Michael turns to her for advice she suggests that he write Deborah an anonymous letter in return. Toni delivers the letter to Deborah and when she finds out that Michael wrote the eloquent letter the two go out on a date. However Michael soon realizes how shallow and self centered Deborah really is and wonders what he could have seen in her.
In the meantime the original letter falls into the hands of Deborah's and Michael's parents and before long both couples believe that their spouses are having affairs with the other! Finally all of the confusion clears and Michael figures out the truth and must catch up with his "secret admirer"
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Secret Admirer |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- email/letter/phone/fax relationship
- matchmaker help
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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