This is just how we loved these sex comedy films in the eighties, this a cut above a lot of others. Being a C Thomas Howell fan, this is one of my favorites of his his, years before he plummeted into doing continuous dreck, as like many other actors. Smitten by a popular mature girl (Preston),he's longing after, when the real answer was right in front of him, all along, he receives an anonymous love letter, which goes astray, ending up in the wrong hands, well many wrong hands, with disastrous results, it's just fun. This is just another eighties film, which has me wishing, why can't we see stuff like this today. I just wish I could just go back in time. This movie is a lot of fun, while being a bit of a drama too. Howell's friends, larger than life characters, one bringing a suitcase with him, we see, while going up to Howell's crib, are a hoot, where school has ended for the Summer season. The finale that has Howell chase down his admirer, I must say was a little breathtaking, as his admirer is heading off on a weird transport venue of education. All in all, SA is a very enjoyable and and likable comedy where Howell stole a lot of girl's hearts at that time. Fred Ward as Preston's trigger happy cop Father is a classic.

1980s Classic

A timeless classic which features some of the best 80s acting. A real fun watch which has become an unlikely annual fave.

Back in the day what C. Thomas Howell got stuffed in his school locker door would be called a mash note. An expression for a more earthy form courtship that has gone out of style. Often times they were unsigned as this one was.

Except in Secret Admirer Tom gets it wrong about who sent the note and he assumes its one girl rather than another. And he asks the right girl to send the wrong girl an anonymous note back. Which the dumb thing actually does. The girls are Kelly Preston and Lori Loughlin and I'll not say which is which.

But then the notes get passed around inadvertently and people start thinking they are meant for them and of course coming to their own conclusions about who sent them.

Now I'm not sure this kind of sophomoric behavior would have worked in a Cary Grant picture much less a Brat Pack one. Adults and packers all look a little foolish here. One of the Brat Pack in the film is the late Corey Haim. The young man had much better and much worse in store for him in his short life.

If you grew up with the Brat Pack this might be a film you'd like. Those of another generation ought to skip it.