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Don't Tell Her It's Me [VHS]

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I loved this gentle romantic comedy. I have seen comments that Steve Guttenberg wasnt 'man enough' for the part - must have been written by a straight male reviewer as he's just right for it. There are some really amusing bits to this and it qualifies for the 'comedy' description. Shelly Long is excellent too.

However I add to others comments questioning the change of title. I have borrowed this several times from DVD outlets under its old name and had just about given up hope of finding it on DVD for myself -as I was looking under the old title. What are the distributors playing at - don't they want to sell movies?

It's ironic really that the movie is 'Dont tell her it's me'. Perhaps it should have been 'Dont tell her it's 'Dont tell her it's me': tell her its 'Boyfiend school'!

So as you seem to have tracked this item down in its hidden guise I'd jump at the chance and risk it if you havent seen it! Even though it is a great 'chick flick' I've watched it with males who quite enjoyed it too.

This is one of my favorite movies, as it is funny and entertaining. It is more of what they call a chick flick, but the men in my family have also enjoyed it. Why they changed the name from "Don't Tell Her It's Me" to "The Boyfriend Club" when they made the DVD I don't know, but they are the same movie.

This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. It has got to be one of the most underrated comedies ever. Shelly Long plays a romance novel writer who decides to give her brother a makeover, to help him win the girl of his dreams. What results is Steve Guttenberg as an Austrian biker called "Lobo". The dialogue in this movie is hilarious, and the casting couldn't have been better. I hope this movie is re-printed. The video store I used to rent it from, lost the movie in a flood, and now I can't find it anywhere. For anyone who has the chance to see this movie, do, you will not be disappointed.

We've been waiting forever for this to come out on DVD. I still laugh till I can't breathe when they're trying to be inconspicous and they both duck down and it looks like the car is driverless. Maybe I'm pathetic but this and "Sibling Rivalry" and "Soapdish" and "Delirious" all came out at around the same time, and I think they're the most hilarious movies ever. They don't make them like this anymore. This one is my favorite of all of them. Buy it, you won't regret it.

I'm glad that this film is finally on DVD. MGM has aimed to please by making this DVD a "flipper disc" to make both modern viewers and those stuck in the past happy. I would have preferred a dual layer, single sided disc, but oh well. Side A is a nice 16X9 Widescreen transfer, Side B is the modified Full Frame version. I think it's nice of MGM to offer both the Widescreen and Full Frame versions of this film, but in this day and age, they really only needed to provide the Widescreen version. The picture quality is excellent, much sharper and clearer than the VHS tape that HBO and Hemdale released in the 90's. My only question is why did they change the title from Don't Tell Her It's Me to The Boyfriend School? The movie hasn't been altered in any other way at all. It doesn't make any sense, especially when the song "Don't Tell Her It's Me" plays over the opening and ending credits. I was extremely pleased to see that MGM decided to include the theatrical trailer on the disc also, which is a bit strange, considering that the original title appears on it. But, no matter what they want to call it, I'm just glad that this film is finally on DVD.

This is a wonderful movie and I am very disappointed that it is not in print. I hope that they will realize how many people would purchase it if they would. It has been several years since I have seen it and would love to be able to see it again. I always enjoy a good comedy without a lot of foul language and without alot of nudity which seems to be so rampant in movies these days.It's a feel good movie that You must see.

I saw this movie a long time ago, and I just fell in love with it! It is such a great movie, and it really made an impression on me. So great in fact, that I've been trying to buy a copy of it, but can't find it anywhere. Will they be re-releasing it? Please let me know! Thanks.

I saw this movie a long time ago, and thought that it was the greatest. When I found out it was going to be on DVD I had to see it again. It was even better! I am a huge fan of Steve Guttenberg and I love him as the sexy motorcycle riding Lobo. In the beginning of the movie he is looking really rough, but boy does how look hot with the long blonde hair. This movie is just pure 80's romantic fun!

This has been one of our family's top-10 favorite movies since it was originally released as "Don't tell her it's me." I am not typically a romantic comedy fan, but this is charming and funny.

If you haven't read Sarah Bird's classic romance THE BOYFRIEND SCHOOL, you probably should. It's one of my favorite contemporary romances of all-time. Originally published in 1989, the book is about Gretchen Griner, an underpaid photographer sent to cover a "Romantic Times-like" conference in Austin, complete with cover models and authors dressed in full Southern belle regalia. There she meets bestselling romance author Lizzie Potts (known as Viveca Lamoureaux to her adoring readers) and romantic chaos ensues as the well-meaning Lizzie decides to fix the cynical Gretchen up with her brother Gus by making him over as the ultimate romance hero.

One of my readers recently let me know the movie version of THE BOYFRIEND SCHOOL (originally titled DON'T TELL HER IT'S ME) had just been released on DVD. While not quite as good as the book, it really is pretty adorable. And it will make you say four words you never thought you would-- "Steve Guttenberg is HOT!"

When Gretchen (renamed Emily for the movie) first meets Gus, he is recovering from cancer treatments and is boring, bald and bloated. But the quirky Lizzie (played by Shelley Long before anyone realized she wasn't going to be a big movie star) quickly makes him over into "Lobo," a mysterious Harley-straddling hero with a stubbled jaw and a really fine mullet. If you enjoy a romantic comedy that's romantic, funny and touching. I think you'll love this one! (And did I mention that Steve Guttenberg was really HOT?)

(Originally published on the website of author Teresa Medeiros at [...])