Some Kind Of Wonderful Page #4

Synopsis: 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. Unfortunately, the girl's old boyfriend, who is from the rich section of town, is unable to let go of her, and plans to get back at Keith.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Howard Deutch
Production: Paramount Home Video
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
PG-13
Year:
1987
95 min
574 Views


I'm petrified.

Really.

Don't worry. Everything's gonna be fine.|I've done this before.

There's Amanda.

Hi.

- Hardy, I've had about enough of this.|- What? What?

If you were more of a person, you might|be enough for two girls, but you're not.

Yeah? Well, this jealousy crap|is really getting a bit tedious.

Yeah, well, you won't|have to deal with it anymore.

- What does that mean?|- Get out of my way.

No, no, not until|we straighten this out.

It's not gonna|work anymore, Hardy.

Yeah?

You walk out on me,|where you gonna go?

You got a minute?

- What do you want?|- Well...

I wanted to know if|maybe you wanted to go out...

with me.

But if it's too difficult a time,|then I understand.

So you're asking me out|on a date?

- Bye.|- Bye!

- So, what did he want?|- He asked me out.

- What did you say?|- I said yes.

She's just mad.

Why are you smiling?

I wasn't aware that I was smiling,|but if it bothers you I can stop.

It's just that you haven't smiled much|lately. I was curious about the change.

Well, I haven't had that much|to smile about, Clifford.

- You have a beautiful smile, young man.|- Thank you, Carol.

She's Mom. I'm Dad.

And you're nuts.

This is not true.|It can't be.

This has got to be the most|hilarious rumor ever floated.

- Right?|- What are you talking about?

Last night I hear everybody talking|about how Keith has asked this girl out.

- No way.|- Check it out.

This girl is popular,|she's beautiful...

and obviously in the middle|of some emotional shootout...

to consent to date|the human tater tot.

What did you do to her, Keith?|Threaten her life?

I just asked her out.

Well, her boyfriend's a man,|for Christ's sake.

Hey, hey, hey.

He's extensively easy on the eyes,|he's a total buck, and you're...

you're... Keith.

Is she nice?

Mother, the girl is sex.

For God's sake, I'm eating!

Glad you got time|to think about the girls.

Between the girls and your art kick,|you have no time for anything important.

You'll be dead and buried before you get|off your butt and apply to a college.

Ease up, Dad.|Any fool can get into a college.

Only a precious few|may say the same about Amanda Jones.

Am I wrong?

- Mom, what kind of milk is this?|- If you don't like milk, drink juice.

It's none of your business.

What, Keith?|What did you say?

That's what my girlfriend|would look like without skin.

And while we're on the topic of|the double-breasted party machine...

congratulations|on your latest coup, yeah.

You know about Amanda Jones?|How?

You think I live here?|I have a personal life too, man.

How did you swing that one?

I don't know, Duncan.

I asked her out, she said yes,|we're gonna...

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