Lea Thompson CallsBratsa 'Very Personal Piece of Art' but Reveals Her 1 Issue with It (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lea Thompson in 2024, Lea Thompson in ‘Some Kind of Wonderful.'.Photo:John Sciulli/Getty;Paramount

John Sciulli/Getty;Paramount

Lea Thompsonenjoyed watchingBrats, but playfully admits she had one specific issue with it.

“Andrew McCarthy, my husband directed him inPretty in Pink,so Andrew asked us to do interviews, and I did my interview outside. And I said, ‘Howie, whatever you do, don’t do your interview in the kitchen because we’re remodeling it,’ " Thompson says.

Still, her husband of 35 years ignored her plea. Thompson continues, “We had taken everything out of the cupboards and put it on the counter, so they’re shooting over 100 different bags of chips and stuff.”

“There’s boxes in the background, and I’m like, ‘What are you thinking?’ " addsThe Chicken Sistersstar with a laugh. “Why did the [director of photography] not go, ‘Look at this kitchen. It’s a disaster. Why are we shooting here?’ "

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Lea Thompson and Howard Deutch at the premiere of ‘Article 99.'.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty

Bratsfinds McCarthy, 61, reuniting with Thompson and other fellow ’80s iconsEmilio Estevez,Rob Lowe,Demi Moore,Jon Cryer,Timothy Huttonand more to discuss being a part of the “brat pack” — a group of young actors who took over Hollywood and changed it forever.

“There’s so many clips in it that are really, really interesting, especially publicity kind of stuff, and when they were just rolling,” continues theSome Kind of Wonderfulstar. “Not the stuff that was cut out, but the actual footage.”

Adds Thompson: “[Andrew] was smart to try to get that footage because it’s really interesting, I thought it was really interesting, and I think he did an amazing job. It was a very personal piece of art. I love that.”

Brats is available to stream on Hulu. The first two episodes of Thompson’s latest project,The Chicken Sisters,are currently airing onHallmark+, with new episodes dropping every Thursday after.

source: people.com