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St. Elmo's Fire

  • 1985
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.

  • Director
    • Joel Schumacher
  • Writers
    • Joel Schumacher
    • Carl Kurlander
  • Stars
    • Demi Moore
    • Rob Lowe
    • Andrew McCarthy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    44K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,109
    606
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writers
      • Joel Schumacher
      • Carl Kurlander
    • Stars
      • Demi Moore
      • Rob Lowe
      • Andrew McCarthy
    • 206User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Demi Moore in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
    Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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    Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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    Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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    St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
    Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
    Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

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    Demi Moore
    Demi Moore
    • Jules
    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • Billy Hicks
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Kevin Dolenz
    Emilio Estevez
    Emilio Estevez
    • Kirby Keger
    Judd Nelson
    Judd Nelson
    • Alec Newbary
    Ally Sheedy
    Ally Sheedy
    • Leslie Hunter
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    • Wendy Beamish
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Mr. Beamish
    Andie MacDowell
    Andie MacDowell
    • Dale Biberman
    Joyce Van Patten
    Joyce Van Patten
    • Mrs. Beamish
    Jenny Wright
    Jenny Wright
    • Felicia
    Blake Clark
    Blake Clark
    • Wally
    Jon Cutler
    • Howie Krantz
    Matthew Laurance
    Matthew Laurance
    • Ron Dellasandro
    Gina Hecht
    Gina Hecht
    • Judith
    Anna Maria Horsford
    Anna Maria Horsford
    • Naomi
    Patrick Winningham
    • 'The New Breed' Band
    Andy Scott
    • 'The New Breed' Band
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writers
      • Joel Schumacher
      • Carl Kurlander
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The street that the St. Elmo bar is on is in the Universal back lot. Two or three buildings to the left is the Hill Valley Clock Tower from Back to the Future (1985).
    • Goofs
      The film takes place at and around Georgetown University. However, various characters in the film are seen wearing red/white varsity letter jackets, the colors of the University of Maryland, where the campus scenes were filmed. Georgetown's colors are blue, gray, and white.
    • Quotes

      Billy: Jules, y'know, honey... this isn't real. You know what it is? It's St. Elmo's Fire. Electric flashes of light that appear in dark skies out of nowhere. Sailors would guide entire journeys by it, but the joke was on them... there was no fire. There wasn't even a St. Elmo. They made it up. They made it up because they thought they needed it to keep them going when times got tough, just like you're making up all of this. We're all going through this. It's our time at the edge.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: D.A.R.Y.L./Cocoon/Return to Oz (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
      Written by David Foster

      Produced by David Foster and Humberto Gatica

      Performed by David Foster

    User reviews206

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    8/10
    Perhaps One Must Be of a Certain Age....
    Perhaps one must be of a certain age to truly appreciate this film. The "self-absorbed" comments seem to spring, in my mind, from older (middle-aged or elderly) viewers, or maybe just from grad students who are frightened that their prof may be reading their dissertation on this film.

    In my experience as a 30 year old woman, most young people who are in their twenties are self-absorbed. I think it's a natural and necessary part of thriving in the current United States' culture. I saw this movie in my late teens, and it made a tremendous emotional impact on me. I did not see the characters as shallow, superficial, or selfish, but just as regular people like myself and my friends.

    Even now that I have left my twenties, I can go back and still appreciate St. Elmo's Fire; not just for the 80's nostalgia (though that is a big draw, I must admit) but because I perceive the characters as living stories that I can identify with in parts. Especially as a slightly more mature adult, I can look back and say, "Yeah, I remember going through that." or "I knew someone like that five years ago." St. Elmo's Fire will always have a place in my heart for what it represents to my generation, and to the generation that actually came of age during the film's premiere. Maybe one had to grow up in the 80's - whether in childhood or adolescence - to enjoy St. Elmo's Fire.

    Okay. So it's not timeless. Who cares? There are some great scenes in this flick and it's a fun watch, even though it always makes me cry.
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    • Sep 7, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sparks
    • Filming locations
      • University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Delphi IV Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,803,872
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,128,157
      • Jun 30, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,803,872
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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