I’ve always felt Some Kind of Wonderful doesn’t get enough credit. Great soundtrack, solid performances, and a love triangle that actually feels grounded. It’s got that classic John Hughes heart, but with a bit more edge. What are your thoughts on it?
John Hughes' "Some Kind of Wonderful" - What did you think?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 21, 2025 3:19 PM |
Loved Watts and the character Elias Koteas played. The rest, meh.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 20, 2025 6:16 PM |
I want a fan of all the hard core nudity and violence.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 20, 2025 6:18 PM |
Chynna Phillips
by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 20, 2025 6:22 PM |
Love it
by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 20, 2025 6:31 PM |
There are pieces of the film I don’t believe. The earrings? Come on. The painting in the gallery? Stop it, John.
It was made in response to Pretty in Pink and its original and official endings.
That said, I like the a lot. GREAT soundtrack. Great performances.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 20, 2025 6:52 PM |
I still say, "Skill beyond skill" after parallel parking, sometimes.
I am old.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 20, 2025 7:04 PM |
My favorite of the Hughes films. Keith's sister should be a DL icon. (Not Candice Cameron)
by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 20, 2025 7:21 PM |
Eric Stoltz was so fucking hot back then. That's all I remember about it.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 20, 2025 7:24 PM |
One of my all time favorites. I’ve owned the soundtrack on every format- vinyl, cassette, CD… I saw it in the theater when I was 11 years old, and loved it more than the previous John Hughes releases. I don’t know why this one captivated me so much but it did.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 20, 2025 7:38 PM |
It's my favorite John Hughes film; just right under "Sixteen Candles". It lacks humor so I can see why it doesn't come up much when people bring up Hughes' work, but it's excellent.
In 2012 EW reunited Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson to discuss the film.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 20, 2025 7:49 PM |
My favorite scene was when Amanda’s bitchy friend tries to hit on the long-haired guy from detention (the one with the trembling lip) at the party.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 20, 2025 11:49 PM |
What’s creepy is that Eric and Cher were dating when they were filming Mask, but Eric called Cher Ma on set.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 20, 2025 11:52 PM |
One issue I had with the movie is that all the actors looked far too old to convincingly play high school students.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 21, 2025 1:32 AM |
Elias Koteas is hot
by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 21, 2025 3:19 PM |