Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts. However, Watts realizes she likes Keith as more than just a friend and tries to convince him to stop pursuing Amanda. Matters are further complicated when Keith's invitation draws the ire of Amanda's rich yet snobby ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns, who makes plans to get even.
Cast
Eric Stoltz
Keith Nelson
Mary Stuart Masterson
Watts
Lea Thompson
Amanda Jones
Chynna Phillips
Mia
Craig Sheffer
Hardy Jenns
John Ashton
Cliff Nelson
Elias Koteas
Skinhead
Maddie Corman
Laura Nelson
Molly Hagan
Shayne
Bryan Scott
Party Guest
Ike Eisenmann
Party Guest
Candace Cameron Bure
Cindy Nelson
Lee Garlington
Gym Instructor
Kenneth Kimmins
Detention Teacher
Patricia Gaul
Mrs. Gale
Laura Leigh Hughes
Holly
Carmine Caridi
Museum Guard
Jane Elliot
Carol Nelson
Penelope Sudrow
Friend
Crew
Howard Deutch
Director
John Hughes
Writer, Producer
M. Scott Smith
Editor
Bud S. Smith
Editor
Richard Alderete
Assistant Editor
Jan Kiesser
Director of Photography
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
Bryan Denegal
Second Assistant Director
Nanette Siegert
Production Coordinator
Ronald Colby
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Michael Chinich
Executive Producer
Josan F. Russo
Production Design
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
Albert Bettcher
Camera Operator
Aaron Pazanti
First Assistant Camera
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera
O.T. Henderson
Dolly Grip
Ruth Lambert
Casting Assistant
Judith Weiner
Casting
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Marina Pedraza
Hairstylist
Bren Plaistowe
Additional Hairstylist
Mike Dobie
Supervising Sound Editor
Kimberly Harris
Sound Editor
Julia Evershade
Sound Editor
David Pettijohn
Sound Editor
Gary Wright
Sound Editor
Devon Heffley Curry
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David MacMillan
Sound Mixer
Steve Bowerman
Boom Operator
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley Supervisor
James Beshears
ADR Supervisor
Calvin Maehl
Chief Lighting Technician
Louis R. Cooper
Special Effects Coordinator
Tarquin Gotch
Music Supervisor
Dan Carlin Sr.
Music Editor
Dan Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Linda Spheeris
Set Decoration
Joyce Rudolph
Still Photographer
Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor
Douglas E. Stoll
Location Manager
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
Edmund E. Villa
Property Master
Richard Leon
Assistant Property Master
Seth Flaum
Associate Editor
Jerry A. Baerwitz
Unit Production Manager
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Gregory Pickrell
Art Direction
Ed Brown
Leadman
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