Mischief (film)

Mischief
The "censored" film poster (the original showed the character Jonathon holding Marilyn's panties)
Directed by	Mel Damski
Produced by	Jere Henshaw Sam Manners Michael Nolin
Written by	Noel Black
Starring	Doug McKeon Chris Nash Catherine Mary Stewart Kelly Preston
Music by	Barry De Vorzon
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	February 8, 1985
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$8,700,000

Mischief is a 1985 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 (McKeon) and the nonconformist, extroverted Gene Harbrough (Nash) begins to develop. Jonathan's main objective is to win over the sexy Marilyn McCauley (Preston), in spite of his shyness, while Gene has his own love-life to maintain with his girlfriend Bunny Miller (Stewart)—as well as counseling Jonathan on how to attract women. Gene also has to defend himself from the class bully, Kenny (D.W. Brown), while trying to work out a borderline relationship with his widowed father, who has zero tolerances for his often wild escapades.

Also, some scenes shot in Canal Winchester, Baltimore, Carroll and Lithopolis, Ohio.

Main cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, 60% percent of critics favored Mishief based on 5 reviews. The film grossed roughly over $8 million.

External links

• Mischief at the Internet Movie Database
• Mischief at allmovie
• Mischief at Rotten Tomatoes