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Willy/Milly is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 14 november 1986 with Pamela Adlon

Willy/Milly (1986)

Willy/Milly
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Released in USA 14 november 1986
Length 1h26
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Fantasy
Rating54% 2.709352.709352.709352.709352.70935

Willy/Milly (also known as I Was a Teenage Boy and Something Special) is a 1986 comedic fantasy film directed by Paul Schneider, based upon a story by the same name by Alan Friedman. The film follows the titular character of Milly Niceman, a young tomboy that is unhappy with the traditional expectations for her gender and longs to become a boy so she can act however she wants. Initially released as I Was a Teenage Boy in 1986, the film was later re-titled to Something Special for a 1987 limited theatrical release and to Milly/Willy for a VHS release.

Synopsis

Milly (Pamela Adlon) is a fourteen-year-old girl that has grown frustrated with her mother's attempts to curtail her tomboyish nature. Her mother Doris (Patty Duke) believes that Milly's actions are inappropriate for a girl and that she'd be better off showing more interest in dances and dresses. When her best friend's younger brother Malcolm (Seth Green) tells her about a witch's spell that will grant her deepest wish, Milly jumps at the chance. She visits the witch and manages to perform the spell properly, but believes that the spell failed. The next day Milly discovers that not only was the spell successful, but it has turned her into a hermaphrodite. She tells her family about what happened and to her surprise her father encourages her to explore her new masculinity. As a result Milly changes her name to "Willy" and begins attending a new school as a transfer student. Milly initially takes well to her new persona and gender, but eventually becomes conflicted when she begins to realize that life isn't necessarily easier as a boy and that she has feelings for her friend Alfie (Eric Gurry), who is equally confused about his feelings for "Willy". By the film's end Milly decides to become female once more.

Actors

Pamela Adlon

(Willy/Milly Niceman)Patty Duke

(Doris Niceman)Eric Gurry

(Alfie)John Glover

(Fred Niceman)Seth Green

(Malcolm)
And :
J. D. Cullum
Corey Parker
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