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EricIdlefan · 02-27-2004, 09:06 PM

Does anybody remember this 1987 movie about a shy teenager named Keith who was a senior and 17(Eric Stoltz who was really 27 at the time of making the film!! They need to stop getting actors/actresses playing "teenagers roles" when they are in their early, mid, and/or late twenties!! Get teen actors to play "teenager roles"!!

) who dislikes sports and is a shy misfit who is in love with the school snobby homecoming queen(pre-Caroline & The City Lea Thompson) named Amanda Jones who has a snobby boyfriend who is filfhy rich(A River Runs Through It Craig Schaeffer) and has a misfit but sweetwise tomboy with a heart of gold for a friend who plays drums and likes cars like he does named Watts(Mary Stuart Masterson & I love anything and everything that she is in!!) who really is the one who very privately and truly loves Keith not just as a friend but Keith can always see her as just "a friend!!"

For those of you who haven't seen the film I won't give away that much since I bought the video from Amazon.com and got it just yesterday!! It is a cute and bittersweet teen story full of a little romance and a little angst!!

Mijada · 02-27-2004, 10:19 PM

I've seen that movie. I like Mary Stuart Masterson too. My favorite film of hers is Fried Green Tomatoes.
One of the reasons they get adults to play teenage roles is due to the child labor laws. By law, kids can only work a certain number of hours so it's easier just to have someone a few years older play the part.

dr frasier crane · 02-29-2004, 12:59 AM

That was a good movie.

dandelion wine · 02-29-2004, 03:09 AM

What a movie! I could relate to Watts very well, so I really liked her character. And I've always liked Lea Thompson, Eric Stoltz (lookin' so cute) and Craig Schaeffer.

Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson turned in one of the sexiest kissing scenes ever.

EricIdlefan · 03-01-2004, 11:19 PM

Watts was like Keith the underdog!! I always root for the underdog!!

Dean Winchester · 03-04-2004, 01:25 AM

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Originally posted by EricIdlefan
Does anybody remember this 1987 movie about a shy teenager named Keith who was a senior and 17(Eric Stoltz who was really 27 at the time of making the film!! They need to stop getting actors/actresses playing "teenagers roles" when they are in their early, mid, and/or late twenties!! Get teen actors to play "teenager roles"!! )

lol, I admit as someone in his mid-20's, I feel great when I see someone older than me playing a teen in a movie, LOL. Makes me kinda happy that I'm not "too old yet" when the one guy on The OC is 2 years older than me and he's playing a high schooler, lol. I'm not ready to be old just yet

Nikitabee · 03-11-2004, 04:32 PM

Oh i love Somekind of Wonderful. I have the book too. Haven't seen the movie in ages. Got to get it on dvd.

As for people too old in reality to be playing teenagers, aslong as you don't obviously look to old then its ok. The girl who played Nadia in American Pie was 29!

....I think Alyson Hannigan has turned 30 but still playing younger roles. I say power to her!

justinkase8 · 03-12-2004, 01:18 AM

If you liked SKW you've gotta see this flick SOL GOODE. It's like a modern day John Hughes movie. I caught it on cable last week and it was hilarious.

Nighthawk76 · 03-13-2004, 10:02 PM

Somekind of Wonderful is a really good movie, and I much perfer it to the way overrated Pretty In Pink, which has a similar storyline. In fact I read that John Hughes wrote Somekind of Wonderful because after Pretty In Pink was released he wished that the Molly Ringwald character had actually ended up with her friend played by Jon Cryer and not the Andrew McCarthey character.

Nikitabee · 03-17-2004, 09:46 AM

I always thought she should have ended up with Duckie too.

02-27-2004, 09:06 PM	#1
EricIdlefan USA 250th! Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,236	Some Kind Of Wonderful Does anybody remember this 1987 movie about a shy teenager named Keith who was a senior and 17(Eric Stoltz who was really 27 at the time of making the film!! They need to stop getting actors/actresses playing "teenagers roles" when they are in their early, mid, and/or late twenties!! Get teen actors to play "teenager roles"!! ) who dislikes sports and is a shy misfit who is in love with the school snobby homecoming queen(pre-Caroline & The City Lea Thompson) named Amanda Jones who has a snobby boyfriend who is filfhy rich(A River Runs Through It Craig Schaeffer) and has a misfit but sweetwise tomboy with a heart of gold for a friend who plays drums and likes cars like he does named Watts(Mary Stuart Masterson & I love anything and everything that she is in!!) who really is the one who very privately and truly loves Keith not just as a friend but Keith can always see her as just "a friend!!" For those of you who haven't seen the film I won't give away that much since I bought the video from Amazon.com and got it just yesterday!! It is a cute and bittersweet teen story full of a little romance and a little angst!!
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02-29-2004, 12:59 AM	#3
dr frasier crane Imagine Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 489	That was a good movie.
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03-11-2004, 04:32 PM	#7
Nikitabee S & C Fan Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 07, 2003 Location: Oxfordshire, England. Posts: 91	Oh i love Somekind of Wonderful. I have the book too. Haven't seen the movie in ages. Got to get it on dvd. As for people too old in reality to be playing teenagers, aslong as you don't obviously look to old then its ok. The girl who played Nadia in American Pie was 29! ....I think Alyson Hannigan has turned 30 but still playing younger roles. I say power to her!
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02-27-2004, 10:19 PM	#2
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I've seen that movie. I like Mary Stuart Masterson too. My favorite film of hers is Fried Green Tomatoes. One of the reasons they get adults to play teenage roles is due to the child labor laws. By law, kids can only work a certain number of hours so it's easier just to have someone a few years older play the part.

02-29-2004, 03:09 AM	#4
dandelion wine ~ Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Behind the Couch Posts: 34,967	What a movie! I could relate to Watts very well, so I really liked her character. And I've always liked Lea Thompson, Eric Stoltz (lookin' so cute) and Craig Schaeffer. Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson turned in one of the sexiest kissing scenes ever.

03-01-2004, 11:19 PM	#5
EricIdlefan USA 250th! Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,236	Watts was like Keith the underdog!! I always root for the underdog!!

03-12-2004, 01:18 AM	#8
justinkase8 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 44	If you liked SKW you've gotta see this flick SOL GOODE. It's like a modern day John Hughes movie. I caught it on cable last week and it was hilarious.

03-13-2004, 10:02 PM	#9
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Somekind of Wonderful is a really good movie, and I much perfer it to the way overrated Pretty In Pink, which has a similar storyline. In fact I read that John Hughes wrote Somekind of Wonderful because after Pretty In Pink was released he wished that the Molly Ringwald character had actually ended up with her friend played by Jon Cryer and not the Andrew McCarthey character.

03-17-2004, 09:46 AM	#10
Nikitabee S & C Fan Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 07, 2003 Location: Oxfordshire, England. Posts: 91	I always thought she should have ended up with Duckie too.