Willy/Milly

Willy/Milly (1986)

Milly always wondered what it was like to be a boy. This morning she woke up with her first clue

Milly is annoyed whenever her mom tells her to behave more appropriate for a girl. She's just not interested in fancy dresses or prom dances. Some day her best friend's little brother offers her a potion which can make her deepest wish come true during a solar eclipse. She goes through with it and ends up with male genitals, additionally. So she has to decide if she wants to live as a boy or a girl. Her father, who always wanted a son, supports her in checking out life as a boy. Hence Milly changes school and starts out as Willy.

Date of release
1986-11-14
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Director
Paul Schneider

Casting

Interesting facts

Something Special is a 1986 comedic fantasy film directed by Paul Schneider, based upon a short story by the same name by Alan H. Friedman. The film follows the title character of Milly Niceman, a young tomboy who 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 for a VHS release.

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