Tomboy (1985 film)

Tomboy
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Directed by	Herb Freed
Produced by	Michael D. Castle Marilyn Jacobs Tenser
Written by	Ben Zelig
Starring	Betsy Russell Jerry DiNome Kristi Somers Richard Erdman Philip Sterling
Music by	Michael Lloyd
Cinematography	Daniel Yarussi
Edited by	Richard E. Westover
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures BCI Eclipse
Release dates	January 25, 1985 (1985-01-25)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$14,100,000

Tomboy is a 1985 comedy movie that stars Betsy Russell, and directed by Herb Freed.

Plot

The movie concerns the life of Tomasina "Tommy" Boyd (Betsy Russell) who works as a mechanic and her hopes to become a stock car driver.

Main cast

• Betsy Russell as Tomasina "Tommy" Boyd (Tomboy)
• Gerard Christopher as Randy Starr (as Jerry DiNome)
• Kristi Somers as Seville Ritz
• Richard Erdman as Chester
• Philip Sterling as Earl Delarue
• Eric Douglas as Ernie Leeds Jr.
• Paul Gunning as Frankie

Box office

The film was released on January 25, 1985 to 409 theaters and grossed $1,723,935 in the opening weekend (12.2%). Its final grossing in the US market was $14,100,000.

Home media

Tomboy received it first official DVD release in the United States on August 22, 2006. On September 29, 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released Tomboy is a 'Too Cool for School Collection' which also featured Malibu Beach, Hunk, Cavegirl, The Van, The Pom Pom Girls, My Tutor, Jocks, Coach, The Beach Girls, Weekend Pass, and My Chauffeur. The film was also released alongside other feature film DVD collection. In 2011, it was released with Malibu Beach, My Chauffeur and Weekend Pass. It was made available in another 4-movie pack with My Tutor, My Chauffeur and Jocks.

On August 6, 2013, United States distribution company Scorpion Releasing will make the film available on Blu-ray.

External links

• Tomboy at IMDb
• Tomboy at Box Office Mojo
• Tomboy at AllMovie