He's My Girl

1987 film

1987 (1987)

LanguageEnglish

He's My Girl is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring David Hallyday and T. K. Carter.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Bryan (David Hallyday) is a singer, and his best friend Reggie (T. K. Carter) is his manager. They both reside in Missouri. In order to help advance his music career, Reggie enters Bryan into a competition to win a trip to L.A. Bryan wins, but he has to bring a girl with him. In order to go, Reggie poses as a girl.

When the couple arrive in L.A., Bryan falls for Lisa (Jennifer Tilly), while Reggie falls for Tasha (Misha McK). They both find themselves pursuing their love while having to maintain their cover. Things comically go wrong, and they have to clear up the mess that ensues.

Cast

T. K. Carter as Reggie/Regina
David Hallyday as Bryan
Misha McK as Tasha
Warwick Sims as Simon Sledge
Jennifer Tilly as Lisa
Monica Parker as Sally
Bibi Besch as Marcia
David Clennon as Mason Morgan
Robert Clotworthy as Jeffrey

Music

The movie's theme song, "He's My Girl," sung by Hallyday, was released as a single in August 1987. It reached #79 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #72 on Cash Box.

Reception

Rita Kempley of The Washington Post said, "The gender-bender "He's My Girl" is all cross-dressed up with nowhere to go. It's a farce so stale the only thing to do is make croutons."^[3]

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote "He's My Girl is at least made relatively painless by Mr. Carter, who is happily overconfident and even convincing in his role. Beyond that, the film has little to recommend it."^[4]