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Some Kind of Wonderful(Movie, 1987)

PG-13
| 1h 35min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
Some Kind of WonderfulRating: 3.5/5 (with 200200 votes)
Some Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 American teen romantic comedy-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, 1987. ()
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About Some Kind of Wonderful

A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 18 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/27/1987
Director: Howard Deutch
Producer: John Hughes
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Film Editor: Bud S. Smith
Director of Photography: Jan Kiesser
Composer: Stephen Hague
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Alguém Muito Especial"
"L'amour à l'envers"
Revenue: 18,553,948 USD

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