Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) review

High school senior Keith Nelson (Eric Stoltz), whose best friend is slightly butch drummer Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson), becomes infatuated with the very popular Amanda Jones (Lea Thompson) and gets in the middle of her relationship with womanizer Hardy Jenns (Craig Sheffer), except Watts not-so-secretly has a crush on him and Keith's father keeps nagging him about making a decision regarding where he wants to go to college.  It's another John Hughes-scripted "teenagers-in-distress" movie from the 1980's where the characters just so happen to look (and act) like they're in their mid-to-late twenties, and Keith isn't the ideal lead: he doesn't say a lot, when he does speak it isn't interesting, he's perpetually smug and it takes a special kind of stupid to not realize Ms. Masterson is the one he's supposed to be with.  There's a vague hint at class struggle taking place - Keith comes from a blue collar family, Hardy's parents are rich, Amanda hangs out with the snobs despite living in a modest home - but neither Hughes nor director Deutch give it much thought, and are too busy setting up the "big brawl" at the conclusion.  The smartest move Keith makes is forming a friendship with punk Duncan (Elias Koteas), who may be a menace, but is actually quite loyal ... and if I were him I'd strongly consider attending art college: working as a mechanic will at least keep the lights on while he struggles for recognition.