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Original title; disguise model; stunt dispute; residuals; naming restriction; sequel pitch
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- The filmmakers and a reported five-million-dollar budget and eleven-and-a-half-million-dollar gross are discussed alongside a larger cable and rental afterlife.
- The original title I Was a Teenage Boy is identified with Terry’s article. — Bill Simmons
- Ralph Macchio is recalled as the disguise model; Rohner reportedly objected to the stunt-double fence fall replacing his own take. — Kyle Brandt
- Rohner reportedly received 17 cents per cable showing; the director recalled substantial residual checks. — Kyle Brandt
- Paramount reportedly prevented use of the word Trekkies. — Joanna Robinson
- A reunion-era sequel pitch imagines the bully buying the newspaper and Terry returning undercover; the rambling pitch and reunion behavior are recounted humorously. — Bill Simmons