She reads it and, realizing it's poorly written and unromantic (since Michael had copied words from greeting cards), she rewrites it.

George also reads the letter (although by mistake) because Lou's wife is his night school teacher and it somehow ends up in his book.

Michael experiences a series of wacky adventures with his friends throughout the summer before his Senior year in High School.

SO, she finally agrees to a real date, during which they are almost caught by Debbie's jock college "quasi boyfriend" Steve.

He races to her home, but is told that she already left on a study abroad program aboard a ship that will keep her away for her Senior Year.

[3] In a negative review, Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the initial concept might have sounded good.

[5] TV Guide rated it 1/5 stars and wrote, "This cross between theatrical farce and teen sex comedy is a moronic package that liberally insults the intelligence of both its viewing audience and the hapless adult actors locked into career low points.

[7] In 1985, the Los Angeles Times asked a group of teens to judge their interest in a series of released films.

A few hours after making that statement, Ortiz changed it, saying in a radio interview that he "had done something terribly wrong", apologizing to his cast and crew.

Ortiz refused to comment on the issue until singer-songwriter and the film's lead actress, Natalia Lugo, released a statement on her Facebook page where she both condemned the film, which was her acting debut, and expressed the embarrassment she felt when she saw Secret Admirer, and came to understand how she and her fellow actors and crew had been duped.