Some Kind of Wonderful (film)

Some Kind of Wonderful
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Deutch
Written byJohn Hughes
Produced byJohn Hughes
Starring
CinematographyJan Kiesser
Edited byBud Smith
Music byStephen Hague
John Musser
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 27, 1987 (1987-02-27)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$18.5 million[1]

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. Blue-collar teen Keith goes out with the popular Amanda, a girl he's always dreamed of dating. Her ex-boyfriend plots revenge on him, while Keith's tomboy best friend Watts realizes she has feelings for Keith. The film had its premiere in Hollywood on February 23, 1987, and widely released theatrically in the United States on February 27.

  1. ^ "Some Kind of Wonderful". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-09-13.