Story Line
Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts. However, Watts realizes she likes Keith as more than just a friend and tries to convince him to stop pursuing Amanda. Matters are further complicated when Keith's invitation draws the ire of Amanda's rich yet snobby ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns, who makes plans to get even.
“Before they could stand together, they had to stand alone.”
Top Cast
Eric Stoltz
Keith Nelson
Mary Stuart Masterson
Watts
Lea Thompson
Amanda Jones
Chynna Phillips
Mia
Craig Sheffer
Hardy Jenns
John Ashton
Cliff Nelson
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1987-02-27
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
RomanceComedy
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User Reviews (4)
John Chard
9/10
•10/10/2018It must be a drag to be a slave to the male sex drive.
Keith Nelson, much to everyone else's surprise, lands a date with Amanda Jones, the most popular girl in school. But with Amanda comes trouble in the form of the ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns. A r...
Wuchak
7/10
•7/27/2019***Working class boy, rich dream girl and faithful tomboy friend in Southern Cal***
Keith (Eric Stoltz) is a high school senior in Los Angeles wherein he fights with his little sister (Maddie Corman) and is pestered by his dad about going to colle...
JPV852
8/10
•2/18/2021After watching this, felt like a reverse version of Pretty in Pink only to find out afterward this was John Hughes's attempt to rectify the ending. I actually enjoyed this a lot more as I found the chemistry with the leads to be better (to me, Lea Th...
Filipe Manuel Neto
8/10
•4/5/2024**An adorable, cute and melodramatic teen romance.**
The film begins with a teenager who stands out for his artistic ability – he draws well and also paints – and his love of automobile mechanics. He is not rich and is jealous of his wealthier sch...