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Title: St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Emilio Estevez | ... | Kirby Keger | |
| Rob Lowe | ... | Billy Hicks | |
| Andrew McCarthy | ... | Kevin Dolenz | |
| Demi Moore | ... | Jules | |
| Judd Nelson | ... | Alec Newbary | |
| Ally Sheedy | ... | Leslie Hunter | |
| Mare Winningham | ... | Wendy Beamish | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Mr. Beamish | |
| Andie MacDowell | ... | Dale Biberman | |
| Joyce Van Patten | ... | Mrs. Beamish | |
| Jenny Wright | ... | Felicia | |
| Blake Clark | ... | Wally | |
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Jon Cutler | ... | Howie Krantz |
| Matthew Laurance | ... | Ron Dellasandro | |
| Gina Hecht | ... | Judith | |
Seven friends - Alec, Billy, Jules, Kevin, Kirby, Leslie and Wendy - are trying to navigate through life and their friendships following college graduation. Alec, who aspires to political life, has just shown his true colors by changing his allegiance from Democrat to Republican, which freaks out girlfriend Leslie, who he wants to marry. Budding architect Leslie, on the other hand, has an independent streak. She believes she has to make a name for herself to find out who she is before she can truly commit to another person in marriage. But Leslie and Alec have decided to live together. Because Leslie refuses to marry Alec, he believes that justifies certain behavior. Kirby, who wants to become a lawyer and who pays for his schooling by working as a waiter at their local hangout called St. Elmo's Bar, and struggling writer Kevin are currently roommates. They are on opposite extremes of the romance spectrum. Kirby has just reconnected with Dale Biberman, a slightly older woman he knew ... Written by Huggo
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This movie is hilarious, and it's not even a comedy!
It follows 7 recent college grads, trying to transition into the real world. The caricatures... er, characters, are:
Billy - the greasy musician who's finding that monogamy and fatherhood are not his thing. Alec - the aspiring politician who's finding monogamy to his fiancée is not his thing. Leslie - Alec's fiancée, who wants to establish a career before marriage. Wendy - the philanthropic virgin in granny duds. Kirby - the waiter pining for a fellow alumna. Kevin - the sensitive writer pining for Leslie. Jules - the "Like A Virgin"-clad, coke-addled mess.
How are these people even friends? What do Leslie and Billy have in common? Or Wendy and anyone else? The only interaction between "Kirbo" and Jules is his requesting her expertise on ordering fine wine to impress a date. More importantly, how did some of these idiots attend Georgetown?
Joel Schumacher may be a fine director, but his dialogue for this age group is highly contrived. Some doozies:
Billy - "Let's Rock!" Alec - "Wasted love!" Leslie & Wendy - " Men... can't live with 'em; can't shoot 'em." Kirby - "Soon as I make it really big, I'm going Fluff-n-Fold." Kevin - "Love is an illusion." Jules - "You were always the couple most likely to couple, and don't you forget it!" Group - "Booga Booga Booga, Ah Ah Ahhh!"
I've watched this movie many times since my teens (when it premiered), and I always laugh, cringe, facepalm, stare in wonderment at the screen as to how such nonsense was even filmed. The ridiculousness of Jules' breakdown near the end, by opening her windows to allow in some cold air, perfectly sums up this masterpiece.
And then the cherry on top: after Billy's departure to hit it big in NYC, the gang decides to convene at Houlihan's the next day, because now they're grown-ups.