Something Special

(1986)

86 minutes

Comedy / Fantasy

aka "Willy/Milly" and "I Was a Teenage Boy"
 
Directed by Paul Schneider 

Cast:
 
Pamela Adlon as Milly aka Willy Niceman
Eric Gurry as Alfie
Mary Tanner Bailey as Stephanie
John Glover as Fred Niceman
Patty Duke as Doris Niceman
Seth Green as Malcolm
JD Cullum as Tom
Corey Parker as Lopez
Jeb Ellis-Brown as Harry
Taryn Grimes as Cynthia
Diane Bogino as Doctor
Milton Chaikin as Doctor
Bobby Emmrich as Luke
Mike McGehee as Smiley
Robin Jackson as a witch
 
Milly thinks that boys have it much easier in life than girls, and wishes she could be one. A friend offers her a magic potion that can make her deepest wish come true during a solar eclipse. She wakes up to find that she has male genitals. Comedy ensues as her girlfriend grows fond of the new 'guy', and her father had wanted a boy and would prefer she stay that way. She must decide if she wants to live as a boy or as a girl.  A funny, original 'feel-good' movie that looks at teenage issues.