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Released
1987 · FILM

Some Kind of Wonderful

Artistic outsider Keith schemes to win over popular Amanda, but his tomboy best friend’s hidden love and her jealous ex‑boyfriend’s revenge plot threaten to ruin his chance at romance.

Before they could stand together, they had to stand alone.

Directed by
Written by
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
95 min
DramaRomance

Synopsis

Keith Nelson, an artistic high school outsider, attempts to secure a date with the popular Amanda Jones with the assistance of his tomboy best friend, Watts. Watts, however, begins to realize her feelings for Keith extend beyond friendship and tries to persuade him to stop chasing Amanda. The situation becomes more complicated when Keith's invitation angers Amanda's wealthy and snobbish ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns, who plots revenge.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by M Scott SmithShot by Jan KiesserScored by Stephen HagueDesigned by Josan F Russo

Box Office

1987 · Box office

Grossed $18.6M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$18.6M

Worldwide gross$18.6M

Opening weekend: $3.5M 19% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $4.4M24% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,082 theaters

Also known as

  • Ist sie nicht wunderbar?de
  • L'Amour à l'enversfr
  • Un meraviglioso batticuoreit

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