David Greenwalt

Secret Admirer is a 1985 teen comedy directed by David Greenwalt and stars C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston and Fred Ward.

Kelly Preston , Corey Haim

Secret Admirer is a 1985 American teen romantic comedy movie directed by first time director David Greenwalt and starring Kelly Preston, C. Thomas Howell, Fred Ward, Lori Loughlin, Dee Wallace Stone, Cliff DeYoung, Leigh Taylor-Young, Casey Siemaszko, Corey Haim.

the tale of Michael Ryan ( C. Thomas Howell, The Outsiders) a lovesick lad who decides to send the girl of C. Thomas Howell's dreams (Kelly Preston, Jerry Maguire) an anonymous letter confessing C. Thomas Howell's feelings setting off a romantic comedy of errors

Using classic screwball comedy tropes (wisecracking friends, confused identities, romantic entanglements), Secret Admirer is the tale of Michael Ryan (C. Thomas Howell, The Outsiders) a lovesick lad who decides to send the girl of C. Thomas Howell's dreams (Kelly Preston, Jerry Maguire) an anonymous letter confessing C. Thomas Howell's feelings setting off a romantic comedy of errors.

Otto Bathurst

The director (Otto Bathurst) has mainly worked on TV shows (Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror, among others).

Jeannot Szwarc

The film’s co-star Jane Seymour and director Jeannot Szwarc entertained the audience with remembrances about making the film and even a few heretofore unknown secrets.

a comedy of errors revolving around an anonymous love letter placed in Michael Ryan

Secret Admirer is a comedy of errors revolving around an anonymous love letter placed in Michael Ryan’s (C. Thomas Howell) locker on the last day of school.

Jeff Tremaine

The director was Jeff Tremaine, creator and director of Jackass (starring Johnny Knoxville).

Henry Lehrman

Veteran Henry Lehrman, who had worked with Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin, was the director.

by the overlooked Philip Baker Hall (star of Secret Honor, a film directed by Anderson's later mentor Robert Altman)

The film has a masterful turn by the overlooked Philip Baker Hall (star of Secret Honor, a film directed by Anderson's later mentor Robert Altman), some prime menace by Samuel L. Jackson (without going into redline territory), and a hell of a scene between Hall and an obnoxiously wonderful Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Steven Knight

The movie is written and directed by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

Joanne Arnett's Kickstarter

Joanne Arnett's Kickstarter project, Secret Admirer, has already received a huge response with over 500 backers supporting Joanne Arnett's efforts to bring a little joy from Loveland, OH to their loved ones and secret crushes.