BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Irishchatter You really have to laugh at this movie, it really gives you the twist from the fault of Toni's love letter to Michael. I honestly didn't expect the parents would get involved in this too. Their reactions were just hilarious and absolutely crazy! They really acted so stupid that I didn't know how long they found out that the letter was not address to either of them! I couldn't believe Michael didn't know it was Toni all along. I mean, her body language was so obvious even I knew well from the start that it was her all along! Lori Loughlin is such a babe like what guy in the world wouldn't take her on?? If you feel like you really want to laugh, watch this film!

HartfordPrincess860 This movie was awesome i recored it, C. Thomas Howell is so cute and I love Lori Loughlin, I loved the instrumentals in the movie but cant find them, I love movies from the 80's and this is my favorite, anyways did i mention how adorable C. Thomas Howell is I love him, who doesn't love this movie? is it on DVD yet? anyways i encourage everyone 2 see this movie it will touch your heart its so sweet, romantic,funny great movie......I loved the part when Toni says she's not comfortable and Michael puts is arm around her how cute!!!!! But I wish Michael had'nt gone out with that crazy girl Debra she was so conceited and 2 into herself all she cared about was how people thought of her Toni on the other hand was so nice didn't care what people thought of her and didn't try 2 impress any body

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.

Shippmeister I seen this movie on 1 st January 2002, thats painful because it means I'll have to wait the rest of the year before I can wait for it to come back on so i can tape it. The movie is great, the acting is generally good and the nostalgia theme is excellent showing lots of 80's all the way through. I "really liked it!" (heh heh) because of the music as well, Van Stephenson was such a good singer (R.I.P) and the selection of songs compliments the feel of the movie. Although some people dismiss it as "shallow Californian crap", it has a great message at the end that shows love only goes halfway, you've got to be met somewhere else along the line. C Thomas Howell was great and Scott McGuinis played Steve very well.