Keith (Eric Stoltz, 26) is a nice kid, good at art, blue-collar family, works at a gas station, has this tomboy friend Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson, 20), but he has his eye on beautiful and popular Amanda (Lea Thompson, 26). We, the audience, see very early on that Watts wishes Keith were her boyfriend instead of just a "boy" friend. But Keith doesn't notice her that way. Until perhaps when Watts offers him to practice kissing before his big date.
Typical teen clique and rivalry issues, rich boy in town wants to "own" Amanda, but also goes after every other cute girl. The showdown is at rich boy's house, where he, being basically "chicken" tries to have his friends take Keith out and "mess him up." About that time Keith's friends, the "rough" guys in school, show up and quash the dirty deed.
Amanda realizes the lie she has been living, and presumably is a better person for the future, and leaves her silly friends behind. As Watts, who was the chauffer for the night, walks away, Keith catches up with her, they kiss, he gives her the diamond earrings that he cashed in his college fund for, and we are to assume Keith and Watts live happily ever after.
The three principals are very good in this mostly predictable film, especially Masterson as Watts. She is such a good actress that I find myself wondering why we don't see her in high-profile roles more often.
Though not totally sure, I think "Some Kind of Wonderful" gets its title from the realization, at the end, what Watts is.
Typical teen clique and rivalry issues, rich boy in town wants to "own" Amanda, but also goes after every other cute girl. The showdown is at rich boy's house, where he, being basically "chicken" tries to have his friends take Keith out and "mess him up." About that time Keith's friends, the "rough" guys in school, show up and quash the dirty deed.
Amanda realizes the lie she has been living, and presumably is a better person for the future, and leaves her silly friends behind. As Watts, who was the chauffer for the night, walks away, Keith catches up with her, they kiss, he gives her the diamond earrings that he cashed in his college fund for, and we are to assume Keith and Watts live happily ever after.
The three principals are very good in this mostly predictable film, especially Masterson as Watts. She is such a good actress that I find myself wondering why we don't see her in high-profile roles more often.
Though not totally sure, I think "Some Kind of Wonderful" gets its title from the realization, at the end, what Watts is.