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Mischief
Comedy, Romance
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy sweet coming-of-age romances with youthful awkwardness, playful teenage rebellion, and an earnest emotional core.
- Tone
- nostalgic, romantic, lighthearted
- Payoff
- swoon, amusement
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- first love, friendship, coming of age, class divide, rebellion
- Setting
- mid-twentieth-century, suburban high school and small-town community