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St. Elmo's Fire (1985) -- Fresh from college, seven friends search for their places in the real world. It’s a brat pack bonanza with Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy.
St. Elmo's Fire (1985) -- A Group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood. Their main problem is that they're all self-centered and obnoxious.

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Director:
Writers:
Joel Schumacher (written by) &
Carl Kurlander (written by)
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Release Date:
28 June 1985 (USA) more
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The passion burns deep. more
Plot:
A Group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood. Their main problem is that they're all self-centered and obnoxious. | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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I've Been There, and So Has The Brat Pack more (118 total)

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Runtime:
110 min | Canada:108 min (Ontario)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Mare Winningham played a virgin while she was pregnant. more
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Continuity: In the cafeteria scene when Jules, Leslie and Wendy are in line getting their food, the food on the plates changes spots. more
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Alec: You're being arrested for drunk driving.
Billy: Drunk definitely, I don't know if you could call it driving.
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References Annie Hall (1977) more
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29 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
I've Been There, and So Has The Brat Pack, 24 July 1999
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Author: Mark Jones

How does a Brat-Pack movie wind up on a top ten list alongside

Citizen Kane and Gone With The Wind? Simple: it's real and it works. I've been there, and so has Joel Schumacher and the Pack.

I will never forget seeing this movie for the first time. I was two months out of undergrad school, in a strange town on a new job in a brand new professional career. I went to see it by myself, and during that time the Brat Pack jumped off the screen to connect with me in a way that few movies do. This warm and deeply sympathetic treatment of changes in a young person's life is Hollywood come to life in rare form.

Say what you will about the eighties; I say St. Elmo's is about life, and it's basic concept is timeless. This is a masterful movie, masterfuly crafted by a Director and cast of brilliant artists.

Not to mention the soundtrack...I still get goosebumps when I hear "Man In Motion", even back-to-back on my CD player with "Bach's Tocatta and Fugue in D minor". Hey, find what you like and stick with it!

Call it what you will, but it works, for a lot of people! Brat Pack, with all your warts and short-comings, I salute you, I salute US, because you made me one of you in your crowning achievement. Thank you!

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