Mischief (1985 film)

Mischief
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mel Damski
Written by	Noel Black
Produced by	Jere Henshaw Sam Manners Michael Nolin
Starring	Doug McKeon Catherine Mary Stewart Kelly Preston Chris Nash
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Edited by	O. Nicholas Brown
Music by	Barry De Vorzon
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	February 8, 1985 (1985-02-08)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$8,692,426

Mischief is a 1985 American teen comedy film starring Doug McKeon, Chris Nash, Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelly Preston. The film was directed by Mel Damski and written by Noel Black. The original music score was composed by Barry De Vorzon.

Set in Nelsonville, Ohio, in 1956, its soundtrack features many popular songs from the era.

Plot summary

In Nelsonville, Ohio, in 1956, the relationship between the introverted, clumsy Jonathan Bellah and the nonconformist, extroverted Eugene "Gene" Harbrough develops. Jonathan's main objective is to win over the sexy Marilyn McCauley, in spite of his shyness, while Gene has his own love life to maintain with his crush, Bunny Miller, who reciprocates his feelings, as well as counseling Jonathan on how to attract women. Gene also has to defend Jonathan and himself from the wealthy class bully, Kenny, Bunny's jealous jock boyfriend, while trying to work out a borderline relationship with his widowed father, who has zero tolerance for his often wild escapades.

Cast

• Doug McKeon as Jonathan Bellah
• Chris Nash as Eugene "Gene" Harbrough
• Catherine Mary Stewart as Bunny Miller
• Kelly Preston as Marilyn McCauley
• D.W. Brown as Kenny Brubaker
• Jami Gertz as Rosalie Hewitt
• Margaret Blye as Claire Miller
• Graham Jarvis as Mr. Miller
• Terry O'Quinn as Claude Harbrough

Reception

The film holds a 60% "Fresh" rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.

External links

• Mischief at IMDb
• Mischief at AllMovie