Some Kind of Wonderful |  | Actors: Steve Alterman, Pamela Anderson, John Ashton, Candace Cameron, Carmine Caridi
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD138104D
UPC: 097361381046
EAN: 0097361381046
ASIN: B0019GO5DC
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: August 5, 2008
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A young tomboy Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) finds her feelings for her best friend Keith (Eric Stoltz) run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school Amanda (Lea Thompson). Unfortunately the girl's old boyfriend Hardy (Craig Scheffer) who is from the rich section of town is unable to let go of her and plans to get back at Keith.System Requirements:Running Time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: PG UPC: 097361381046 Manufacturer No: 138104
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After dominating the teen-movie genre for the bulk of the 1980s, writer-producer (and sometimes director) John Hughes proved that he had at least one good movie left in him before squandering his talent on lame comedies throughout the 1990s. Like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful treated its teenaged characters like real people with real feelings, hopes, fears, and desire. Mary Stuart Masterson gives a great performance as a tomboy drummer named Watts who's secretly in love with her best friend, Keith (Eric Stoltz), an aspiring artist who is oblivious to her affection because he's got a crush on Amanda (Lea Thompson), the popular high school beauty. Watts will even go so far as to chauffeur a date for Keith and Amanda, if only to prove--after a lot of patient, emotional anguish--that she's better for Keith than Amanda could ever be. The movie's drama comes from Keith's gradual realization that there's more to love than surface attraction, and Hughes gets extra mileage out of the romantic confusion by allowing Thompson's character to be more than a shallow campus cutie. All three of the leads are good fits in their roles, and this was one of the few teen films of the '80s to add genuine depth to its mainstream appeal. It's one of the few John Hughes movies to stand the test of time. --Jeff Shannon
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 "Don't mistake paradise for a pair of long legs!" January 28, 2010
Running in Place
John Hughes was behind some of the most revered teen movies of the 1980s and beyond. Several of his films (i.e. The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) have achieved pop culture immortality, so it's a bit surprising that one of his best contributions to the genre remains relatively unknown. He supposedly made Some Kind of Wonderful because he was unsatisfied with the ending to his previous film with director Howard Deutch, Pretty and Pink. The similarities between the two movies are numerous and occasionally glaring, but this time the characters are more tangible and their situations are less contrived. Some Kind of Wonderful centers on Keith Nelson (Eric Stoltz), an artsy misfit from a blue-collar family who pines for Amanda Jones (Lea Thompson), the most popular girl in school. Like Keith, Amanda is from the "wrong side of the tracks," but she uses her good looks to elevate her status. Keith's best friend Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) is an angsty social outcast. She's falling hard for Keith, but he remains frustratingly oblivious. The plot may sound like a typical high school soap opera, but this is a story of redemption. The sheer amount of hard work, humor, and sensitivity contributed by the cast and crew elevates this film above the cliché. The lead actors, particularly Masterson, offer pitch-perfect performances. Sidekicks like Duncan the Skinhead (Elias Koteas) and Keith's younger sisters (played by Maddie Corman and a pre-Full House Candace Cameron) deliver hilarious one-liners. Combine all of that with one of the best soundtracks of the 80s, and you have the recipe for a Hughes classic. 4 Stars.
 One of my John Hughes favorites! Great Cast! January 3, 2010
Diana de Avila (Malta, NY USA)
Another reviewer did an awesome comparison to "Pretty in Pink" and they were right on the money. A great side-by-side compare and contrast. I had never thought of "Some Kind of Wonderful" this way.
When this movie came out, I think I saw it in the movie theater 3-4 times before I actually owned it on VHS and more recently DVD. It is one of my favorite movies of all time because I always identified with Watts' character (and was told by friends in the 80's about the reminder). If you are a lover of the 80's John Hughes genre of films you will love this one. The characters are played out well and the storyline is very sweet. You can really feel the teenage angst between Mary Stuart Masterson "Watts" and Eric Stolz "Keith" as a best-friendship works towards something more. Many of the actors and actresses in "Some Kind of Wonderful" have gone on to bigger careers and also recur in other John Hughes films.
After 20+ years, this still remains one of my favorite movies. A must for every John Hughes groupie.
One of the best 80s movies January 1, 2010
Sam "Mayday" Malone (Rohan)
Of all the 80s movies I have seen this seems to be the one that stands the test of time. All of the others seem to have the styles of the 80s dominate and not let the story shine. Mary Stuart Masterson steals the show with her great performance. She captures the hurt so wonderfully with just her eyes. Kudos to them for not taking the easy way out and making Amanda Jones a terrible person and easily hated. My favorite line from any 80s movie is here at the end when Duncan crashes Hardy's party and evokes chickens.
Still Some Kind of Wonderful... November 24, 2009
D. S. Thurlow (Alaska)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
John Hughes proves he still had the right stuff to make a superb movie about teenagers with 1987's "Some Kind of Wonderful". Eric Stolz stars as Keith, a sensitive artistic kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who works after school as an auto mechanic and who has a monumental crush on pretty and popular classmate Amanda (Lea Thompson). Mary Stuart Masterson is pitch perfect as tough tom boy Watts, Keith's best friend.
Keith decides to ask Amanda out, a daring act which cuts against the grain of his social standing, the advice of the horrified Watts, and the warning of Amanda's angry former boyfriend Hardy (Craig Sheffer). The rest of the movie is the gutsy Keith's preparation for his date with destiny (and Amanda). Watts helps out, if only to save the dreamy Keith from himself. Keith will also get an unexpected assist from a tough kid he befriends in detention.
Hughes and Director Howard Deutch have the sensitive touch to portray three-dimensional young people with real hopes and fears, without drowning the audience in schmaltz. The conclusion of the movie manages to be dramatic, insightful,and romantic all at the same time. "Some Kind of Wonderful" is still all that, and very highly recommended to fans of John Hughes' other movies, such as "The Breakfast Club".
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL November 22, 2009
Solomon Banda Jr. (san antonio tx)
HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. GLAD TO HAVE IT SO THAT I CAN OCASSIONALLY WATCH IT
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