Mischief (1985 film)

Mischief is a 1985 American comedy film starring Doug McKeon, Chris Nash, Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelly Preston.

In Nelsonville, Ohio in 1956, nonconformist, extroverted Eugene "Gene" Harbrough moves from Chicago, living next door to the introverted, clumsy Jonathan Bellah.

After an evening scuffle at the local diner (instigated by the pompous Kenny) that results in some damage to the premises, Gene's father kicks him out.

Back in town, Jonathan informs Bunny's father that she's gone, stands up to Kenny by totaling his car and finally asks out classmate Rosalie, who recently had her braces removed.

Moreover, all the actors on that film (Chris Nash, Kelly Preston, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Jami Gertz) were so much fun to be around.

"[4] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times said, "Neither terrible nor outstanding, it's the kind of middle-of-the-road picture that's hard to remember a week after seeing it.

"[5] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "if Norman Rockwell had wanted to make Porky's he might have come up with something like Mischief a small-town fable about a sex-obsessed teenager.

With its summery settings, pretty costumes and pastel hues, Mischief is nostalgic and then some; it has the quality of something remembered in especially flattering light.