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Secret Admirer

Secret Admirer

He never knew what hit him.

19856.71h 38m

Overview

An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.

Directed by David Greenwalt
Written by Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt
Produced by Stephen J. Roth
Box Office0Revenue: $8.6M

Top Cast

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Michael Ryan

Lori Loughlin

Lori Loughlin

Toni

Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston

Deborah Anne Fimple

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Connie Ryan

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

George Ryan

Leigh Taylor-Young

Leigh Taylor-Young

Elizabeth Fimple

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Lou Fimple

Casey Siemaszko

Casey Siemaszko

Roger Despard

Courtney Gains

Courtney Gains

Doug

Corey Haim

Corey Haim

Jeff

Themes & Keywords

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About Secret Admirer

Secret Admirer is a comedy, romance film released in 1985 exploring themes of love letter, summer, summer vacation, teen comedy, secret admirer. Directed by David Greenwalt, it stars C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston. An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.

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