Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 American teen romantic drama film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Lea Thompson. It is one of several successful teen dramas written by John Hughes in the 1980s.
Plot
The film is set against the strict social hierarchy of an American public high school in the San Fernando Valley. Blue-collar mechanic and aspiring artist Keith Nelson is best friends with tomboy drummer Watts. Keith's father is obsessed with sending him to college for business, as he would be the first in their family to go.
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author | John Hughes |
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director | Howard Deutch |
editor | Bud S. Smith |
genre | drama romance |
keywords | art museum aspiring artist best friend date draw earring expensive restaurant hear how to obsess paint popular girl san fernando valley spoil teach tomboy want |
musicBy | Stephen Hague |
producer | John Hughes |
productionCompany | Hughes Entertainment |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
theme | high school romantic drama teen drama teen romance |