该电影由大卫·斯勒茨执导，科里·海姆、凯利·格林、查理·辛、薇诺娜·瑞德等主演，于1986年上映。在101分钟的叙事中，《美国小子》（又名：内详）A highly intelligent, but accelerated nerdish boy falls in love (for the first time) with an older girl and goes through several obstacles after another to gain not only her heart, but the acceptance and respect he has longed for his whole life.