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The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, etc... Some of the actors have had very big careers. Others have seemingly fallen off the face of the earth. What do you think of this group of actors and their movies?

They all owe their past (and current if they are still acting) careers to John Hughes.

Lavabe wrote:The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, etc... Some of the actors have had very big careers. Others have seemingly fallen off the face of the earth. What do you think of this group of actors and their movies?

EarlJam, how did you get hold of Lavabe's login information? ;)

I think CB&B summed it up pretty well. Lots of the John Hughes Brat Pack movies are iconic, and he had a way of finding talented actors. You forgot 16 Candles in your list - that's a classic for sure. Was that Anthony Michael Hall's first movie?

ArkieDukie wrote:

Lavabe wrote:The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, etc... Some of the actors have had very big careers. Others have seemingly fallen off the face of the earth. What do you think of this group of actors and their movies?

EarlJam, how did you get hold of Lavabe's login information? ;)

I think CB&B summed it up pretty well. Lots of the John Hughes Brat Pack movies are iconic, and he had a way of finding talented actors. You forgot 16 Candles in your list - that's a classic for sure. Was that Anthony Michael Hall's first movie?

I think his first was National Lampoon's Vacation. Or at least his first big role.

Can we give props to WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S?

I know, it's at the end of the '80's, but it was an Andrew McCarthy comedy with a helluva plot.

My favorites were Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson. Both are still acting.
Molly Ringwald was accepted to Duke...I don't know if she ever went.

Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Can we include Charlie Sheen in the Brat Pack?

Lavabe wrote:Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Can we include Charlie Sheen in the Brat Pack?

I don't include him. Right now there is a clear winner...Robert Downey Jr...although he's not always considered a true member.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_Pack_(actors)

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Can we include Charlie Sheen in the Brat Pack?

I don't include him. Right now there is a clear winner...Robert Downey Jr...although he's not always considered a true member.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_Pack_(actors)

If you include RDJr, then perhaps we should also include Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Kevin Bacon.

I also bet we're going to see a resurgance of the brat packers. Both Sheedy and Ringwald have been steadily acting lately, Judd Nelson has a ton of movies in post-production now, Emilio Estevez has even stepped from behind the camera to be in one with his dad Martin Sheen. (The Way..Estevez also directs.)

Lavabe wrote:

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Can we include Charlie Sheen in the Brat Pack?

I don't include him. Right now there is a clear winner...Robert Downey Jr...although he's not always considered a true member.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_Pack_(actors)

If you include RDJr, then perhaps we should also include Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Kevin Bacon.

phlttt..they were just in movies back then, they didn't hang out with brat packers.

Mare Winningham was a vastly underrated actress in these movies. She did some good things afterwards. According to Wiki, in high school, she starred with fellow classmate KEVIN SPACEY in a production of "Sound of Music."

But yeah, she wasn't as popular as Sheedy, Ringwald, and Moore.

What about Rob Lowe?

ArkieDukie wrote:What about Rob Lowe?

If there hadn't been some certain video tape, I'm assuming his career would have been vastly different. The irony is that nowadays, to have a career, you need one of those video tapes.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:What about Rob Lowe?

If there hadn't been some certain video tape, I'm assuming his career would have been vastly different. The irony is that nowadays, to have a career, you need one of those video tapes.

Wow. I completely forgot about the video tape.

Lavabe wrote:Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Rob Lowe.

In fact, he is poised to be one of the investors who saves Mirimax:

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment ... story.html

Lowe's most noteworthy acting gig within the last 15 years was probably his role as Sam Seaborn, on The West Wing. I can't remember a film appearance since that time.

FWIW, my favorite Brat Pack movie was The Breakfast Club, followed by St. Elmo's fire.

Lavabe wrote:Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Can we include Charlie Sheen in the Brat Pack?

Demi Moore. I think she qualifies as a core Brat Pack member and she was in a number of blockbusters in the 1990's (Ghost, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, G.I. Jane).

mph wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Who was the most successful after the 80's?

Can we include Charlie Sheen in the Brat Pack?

Demi Moore. I think she qualifies as a core Brat Pack member and she was in a number of blockbusters in the 1990's (Ghost, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, G.I. Jane).

Apparently they had to appear in one, but preferably both, of The Breakfast Club[i/] and St. Elmo's Fire to be a member of the Brat Pack. And you're right - Demi Moore was one of them and she has certainly become the biggest star of the group.

BREAKFAST CLUB was on yesterday. Upon watching it again, I am now moving over towards CB&B's way of thinking about Ally Sheedy. I didn't think she was that good in St. Elmo's Fire, but she really was the best actor in Breakfast Club. Judd Nelson was over the top, Ringwald was typical, Estevez was okay, and AMHall was useless. Maybe Sheedy's part was better written? I don't think so. I think she took the direction very well, and just nailed the part.

Still love the scene where she makes her cereal sandwich!