Willy/Milly

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Something Special
VHS cover with the second title of "Something Special"
Directed byPaul Schneider
Written byWalter Carbone, Carla Reuben
Story byAlan H. Friedman
Based onWilly Milly
by Alan Friedman
Starring
CinematographyDavid McHugh
Edited byMichael R. Miller
Music byDominique Chapuis
Distributed byImageworks / CRC Production
Release date
  • November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$235,262

Something Special (also known as Willy/Milly and I Was a Teenage Boy) is a 1986 comedic fantasy film directed by Paul Schneider, based upon a 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.