Lea Thompson Discusses Some Kind of Wonderful
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Lea Thompson gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to film the romance film, Some Kind of Wonderful, while she herself was falling in love with movie's director, Howard Deutch!
This July, turn back the clock and join HDNET MOVIES and iconic 80’s actress Lea Thompson for everything 80’s! Lea Thompson and film journalist Tara McNamara will take us back to the decade that defined a generation from the fashion to the films, with their insights on the following 80s classics: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, starring Lea Thompson, ST. ELMO’S FIRE, JOHNNY BE GOOD, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS, SHORT CIRCUIT, PUNCHLINE, STRIPES and the network PREMIERES of MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN, XANADU, PRIVATE SCHOOL and THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN July 22-27.
Somekind of Wonderful is one of my favorite movie from 80’s and Lea Thompson was amazing as Amanda Jones
Yeah, she clearly doesn’t realise how many others had a crush on her too? 🤦♂️
Yeah that's one of my favorites from that era, probably because John Hughes wrote great wholesome movies back then, but I had a massive crush on Mary Stuart Masterson in that movie. I was always mad she only did a couple other big movies after that. Heaven Help Us, At Close Range, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Benny & Joon were all good too, but after 1991 she just sort of disappeared off the face of the planet and I never saw her again.
A good cast, up and down.
@@grizzlywhisker, "Benny and Joon" was 1993 and if you compare her filmography to Lea Thompson it reads about the same. She was in "Five Nights at Freddy's" in 2023 so you can still see Mary Stuart Masterson in films on the big stage today. Cry crocodile tears if you want, but I won't feel sorry for you.
What is odd to me is not that Lea Thompson has more famous roles. What amazes me is that I still think of her defining role was "Some Kind of Wonderful" and that is because her character was so powerful even if the rest of the movie seemed wrong. The great car for the date, the stage for the conversation, etc.
It doesn't matter. She sees her friends as useless, her boyfriend as useless and her date as crazy about her and then takes the dive anyway. This defines her in my mind and that is coming from a little boy who saw her first in the theatre for "Jaws 3-D" so I've known her career. The movie does not make my favorites list and yet even I know the younger sister and Lea Thompson got the roles of a lifetime in that movie. So did the father. I love how the sister says "he's saving it for me," which is exactly how a girl that age would respond to the unbelievable idea of her father being amazing.
4th place John Hughes
has 10; 5 on my favorites list
1) The Breakfast Club (1985) #49
2) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) #86 SERIES
3) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) #135
4) Weird Science (1985) #189
5) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) #284
These did not make my top 370 favorite movies.
6) Pretty in Pink (1986)
7) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
8) Sixteen Candles (1984)
9) Home Alone (1990)
10) She’s Having a Baby (1988)
My Top 5 80's Film of all time Somekind of Wonderful
She is so humble and so lovely 🥰
I’ve always had a huge crush with Lea Thompson
Me too , the definition of " Dream Girl "
Me to
My favourite films of Lea's are all of the Back To The Future films, Dennis The Menace, The Beverly Hillbillies, Space Camp and Some Kind Of Wonderful. I would love to meet her. I hope she will attend comic con again in the UK where I live. I haven't had the chance to meet her yet.
That "boyfriend at the time" she keeps mentioning is the one and only, Dennis Quaid.
He was 7 years older than her too.
Just finished the movie today, never cried that much before 👍👍
Really dude
You cried? The movie wasn't even sad😁
@@jeffmays5434 If u didn't shed tears during the ending , I don't know ?
@@tamathawalden2037 It was a happy ending though?
@@tamathawalden2037idid cuz ididnt expected it
After Back to the Future and North Shore this is one of my favorite 80's movies.
I have met Tom Wilson who plays Biff in the Back To The Future films. He is so kind and so funny. I met him a few times over that weekend at London Film And Comic Con and each time I met him, he kept saying he had missed me. It was so sweet.
She always looks gorgeous 😍😍😍
She also was good in the tv series Switched At Birth.
Yep enjoyed this movie immensely it was appealing!!!
She was a crush of mine when I was younger and not much has changed. Wow.
Such an underrated movie 🍿🎥 I'd put it 3rd after Ferris & Breakfast of John Hughes movies ( he wrote it ) All 3 Actors were Phenomenal ( Big crush on Lea Thompson ) 💋💋💋
The way that Hollywood thinks of marriage.."thinking this will last A YEAR" walking down the aisle..u dont get married if u think its gonna last a year..but to Lea's credit they did honor their committment for a long time now- good for them
My mom loves this movie.
Amanda Jones was the real hero of SKOW. She gave up those earrings because she knew Keith was really in love with Watts, and she wanted them to be happy.
Nooo way Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) was the best girl lol.
When I dad saw the film many years ago he thought mary stuart masterson was beautiful. I always loved both lea thompson and Mary stuart masterson.
She doesn't even discuss the movie all that much. This is more about her married to the director.
Best film ever….
Shot scenes in wilmington and san pedro california. especially the house at 1319 forgot the street but know were it is. Grandmother near the location. could not believe it when I saw the movie.
If they do a Bonnie raitt biopic she's a shoe in I think 😎👌
The soundtrack to this movie is even better than "Pretty in Pink"
Happy birthday lea from italian boy live in rome
Today lea 63 years
When she and Howard Deutch argue, does she call him Howard the Duck? LOL
💞🥰😋💕🤓
Leah Thompson is great! I actually adore her in films other than Back to the Future! Casual Sex is great, Some kind of Wonderful, of course,,,, Red Dawn. She is my childhood.
She looks great
How did this small channel get Lea Thompson to interview? That is nice of actors to give their time to small outlets..
Literally doesn’t age.
Lea Thompson is very pretty
Dang at fist, I thought they meant John Hughes ..
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Best movie ever. At least at the time.
It's not even the best John Hughes movie.
@@applescruff1969 Name the one that is in your opinion. This is by far his best in my opinion, it's not even close.
@@danielcrockett8398 The Breakfast Club. Maybe Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I can never decide.
@@danielcrockett8398 Ferris is one of the best comedies of the 1980s. That and Planes/Trains are his two best.
@@danielcrockett8398My ranking of the Top 10 John Hughes movies;
1) The Breakfast Club
2) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
3) Planes, Trains and Automobiles
4) Home Alone
5) Uncle Buck
6) Some Kind Of Wonderful
7) Sixteen Candles (this would have overtaken SKOW if it were not for some questionable scenes)
8) Pretty In Pink
9) Dutch
10) Weird Science
The Queen of slaps lea thompson
I love Lea but I thought the vid was about the movie not her marriage to the director.
She was engaged to Dennis Quaid also
Lea have a wonderful hair
❤️🥀
Lea was born on wednesday as today
Watts was way prettier
Watts is still way sexier than Amanda Jones!
I don't know about sexier, but when she spins around at the end and she is full of tears streaming down her face....you fall in love with her there and then. Amazing moment, beautifully shot.
No Way !!! Maybe if ur a lesbian 😜
@@tamathawalden2037 Anyone watching the movie today is going to assume it's going to be a story of Watts coming out as a lesbian.
You need your eyes checked....lol
Does this woman ever age? 🤣
Just saw ‘some kind of wonderful’ for the first time. Very disappointed at lea’s misused talent. The movie could have been a great movie about her dating a guy under her status and having to defend the relationship but instead the whole movie wastes your time leading to ONE date and then she decided she wants to be alone. What a bore and missed opportunity.
Lolol Typical of a lass that doesn't understand the point of the film
colintraveller yeah I guess I didn’t. I much prefer ‘pretty in pink’.
@@Nazaba09 _"I much prefer 'pretty in pink'..."_ ...??? Can't tell if you're being truthful or sarcastic. If you are being truthful, it's strange to me that you say that cause if you really take a look at both films, they are essentially the same. The only thing that differs is the trio of main characters - _'Pretty In Pink':_ two guys, one girl. _'SKOW':_ two girls, one guy. The storylines are very similar (of course, each with it's own specific differences) so, to hear you say you prefer one over the other seems a bit odd to me. I love both those films but, I always thought _'SKOW'_ got the short end of the stick with most people. They seem to put it down in various ways and ultimately (if one thinks about it) it's only because it's slightly different from a pop culture standpoint when compared to _'PIP'._
River Of Blacklights I can see how you would think that, but SKOW builds up to ONE single date. ‘Pretty in pink’ doesn’t waste our time like that. Andie and Blaine become a couple quick and the movie is about how they navigate being a couple & the pressures being from different social classes. I’m a screenwriter and I watched ‘some kind of wonderful’ because I wanted to see the male POV of a ‘pretty in pink’ or a ‘she’s all that’ or ‘a walk to remember’. Those movies show what the GIRL has to go though, but not the guy. This movie was recommended to me because it’s supposedly from the guys point of view, but how can I write a movie from a guys point of view if he only ever goes on one date with the person and it has no social ramifications?
@@Nazaba09 _'PIP'_ builds up to one single night - Prom Night - and for the record, I don't think _'SKOW'_ "wastes" the viewers time. Obviously, _'SKOW'_ *HAD* to differ in *some* way to _'PIP'_ or else what would be the point in making the film if it's only going to be an exact cut & paste job?
Also, you don't think there were ramifications, social or otherwise? Really? So his putting his friendship in peril with his best friend wasn't enough? Or how about the fact that Amanda's boyfriend wants to beat him up simply cause she's going out with him? Or the fact that he's spending all his college money on one girl/date to impress her despite the fact that his future is at risk?
You don't consider those to be ramifications? I mean that "one date" was enough to really screw him over. Not to mention, the negative ramifications to Amanda and even Watts as well. There's plenty of ramifications, just like in _'PIP'_ and if you compare them together, both films have plenty of similar ramifications for their respective "love triangles"...
This is a stupid interview. It is NOT about the movie at all.
What a couple of phony baloney's. She was in some good movies though.
Lea can discuss gum and I'll watch her. 😊
Happy birthday lea from italian boy live in rome