Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

Movie Details

Original Title Some Kind of Wonderful

Original Language EN

Revenue $18,553,948

Status Released

Popularity 1.5

Cast

Eric Stoltz

Keith Nelson

Popularity: 3.2

Mary Stuart Masterson

Watts

Popularity: 2.9

Lea Thompson

Amanda Jones

Popularity: 1.9

Chynna Phillips

Mia

Popularity: 0.3

Craig Sheffer

Hardy Jenns

Popularity: 8.3

John Ashton

Cliff Nelson

Popularity: 1.1

Elias Koteas

Skinhead

Popularity: 2.6

Maddie Corman

Laura Nelson

Popularity: 0.5

Molly Hagan

Shayne

Popularity: 0.8

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Bryan Scott

Party Guest

Popularity: 0.8

Ike Eisenmann

Party Guest

Popularity: 1.1

Candace Cameron Bure

Cindy Nelson

Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Director Howard Deutch

Executive Producer Ronald Colby, Michael Chinich

Producer John Hughes

Editor M. Scott Smith, Bud S. Smith

Writer John Hughes

Production

Hughes Entertainment

Paramount Pictures

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Keywords

high school ex-boyfriend bully teen movie best friend high school student rich kid tomboy female drummer annoying sister rich vs poor aspiring artist in love with best friend hidden feelings cliques teenagers

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Oct 10, 2018

It must be a drag to be a slave to the male sex drive. Keith Nelson, much to everyone else's surprise, lands a date with Amanda Jones, the most popular girl in school. But with Amanda comes trouble in the form of the ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns. A rich spoilt egotistical bully, Jenns plans to get b ... Read more

Wuchak 7/10

Jul 27, 2019

***Working class boy, rich dream girl and faithful tomboy friend in Southern Cal*** Keith (Eric Stoltz) is a high school senior in Los Angeles wherein he fights with his little sister (Maddie Corman) and is pestered by his dad about going to college. He works at a gas station and his best friend ... Read more

JPV852 8/10

Feb 18, 2021

After watching this, felt like a reverse version of Pretty in Pink only to find out afterward this was John Hughes's attempt to rectify the ending. I actually enjoyed this a lot more as I found the chemistry with the leads to be better (to me, Lea Thompson is an upgrade over Molly Ringwald). Eric St ... Read more