It was till the early 90s that I was old enough to discover TBC, but he was an instant crush of mine. I wanted to be Claire so bad, LOL! Still do, I think. 😂
Definitely best era of teen movies. I was a big fan of the Coreys so Lost Boys, License to Drive, and Dream a Little Dream were some of my favorite. They might have been the tail end of the Brat Pack. Breakfast Club and One Crazy Summer might be my favorite from the era.
Funny, I was thinking of the COrey's, but they were like Brat Pack 2.0...and dominated for sure. LOVE LOST BOYS, btw. I can't believe you know things like Dream a Little Dream. yeah, there were some great films then...can't do them now, sadly. Thanks for watching.
Jud Nelson was epic in the Billionaire Boys Club (1987). It was dark and very culty...but he crushed it. I think that mini series opened doors for a few fellow actors.
I didn't come across that one, and had never heard of it. The mini series was such a big deal during that era, too. I think Judd's talent should have led to bigger things, for sure.
@@GENXPERIENCE I like to think that Jud discovered other influences in his life that made him happier than acting. /shrug...I have nothing but respect for those that entertain us..Act. Escapism in this world is paramount.
@@loboblack3092 That is an excellent way to put it. Like you, I have thought the same of dozens of those who leave the spotlight, but did never put it as simply perfect as you did. Thank you
The brat pack was a term to describe the generation of actors that starred in the 80s, starting with Timothy Hutton and Elizabeth McGovern. Ordinary People was the first movie I saw that spoke to my generation. Then came Taps and The Outsiders, Fast Times, War Games, Risky Business, and Valley Girl. That was before Sixteen Candles. I feel like She’s Having a Baby was the last of these films. Makes sense. They continued to star in movies after the 80s. Thank you for your video.
@@GENXPERIENCE To be honest, I didn’t really like St. Elmo’s Fire. It felt contrived. In retrospect, it was a vehicle to promote our generation of actors. It wasn’t just about the actors in the movie, but our generation of actors. *BTW, Jenny Wright was in that movie as well as other movies that included the pack. So, she is also apart of the X pack. Better name. I knew who my generation of actors were from the beginning of the 80s and the first ensemble (more than two or three) would have to be The Outsiders. John Hughes of course was the master in including the actors, the storylines, and the music. No article or label could tell me who they were. In fact, I never even read it. People just look at the headlines then argue about who’s who. Anyway I appreciated your video. 😊
i know the term Brat Pack was only coined after St. Elmo's Fire..and also directly applied to the cast of The Breakfast Club...but, I consider most of the young actors in the 80s starting with the movie, The Outsiders onto...maybe Some Kind of Wonderful.
You and me both. I appreciate that, because all of those kids in those 2 movies are someone 6 degrees from so many others. They created a genre and it makes sense, so I am in total agreement. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Mare winningham is an amazing actress, she's in the pack,but hadn't been in alot of brat pack movies,but did more independently like James spader did,which I kinda think is a better route for an actor or actress.
The actors who are commonly lumped together as "the Brat Pack" weren't the same ones listed in the original 1985 article by David Blum. Blum originally listed eight actors as being members of this clique: Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Rob Lowe and Judd Nelson. Andrew McCarthy was mentioned in a couple of paragraphs, but wasn't actually listed as a "Brat Packer." Ally Sheedy was only briefly mentioned as having a relationship with Nelson. But the entertainment news media somehow ran with the label and lumped in the combined ensembles of The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire as being the "Brat Pack." Anthony Michael Hall never hung out with Demi Moore (although they probably met)!
The Term Brat Pack he coined in the article were for those he talked about there, what you and I and millions of others have come to believe are the PB are completely different....as my video mentions.
Thanks for mentioning,"One Crazy Summer '!! I love that movie but, apart from my brother, nobody I know remembers it😢 Also, back in the 80s, the brat pack was the first indication of my sexuality - I was equally drawn to Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore. Still am, to be honest!💞
You know it. It will always make me laugh. I remember it well running repeatedly on HBO while growing up. Also, I think movies do that to us...they are our awakening of sorts...for sexuality and understanding.
I'll stick with the actors McCarthy has included in his doco. Reefer Sutherland was great in 24 and I did enjoy Lost Boys, but I don't want to revisit the whole Two Coreys thing.
The original Brat Pack...as stated in the article mentioned from the 80s only brings up Rob. To be honest, I think all the rest are all still part of that family one way or another. It certainly isn't only the 8 "official" ones.
Absolutely, they are. They were made for GEN X kids (1965-1980), so they came out right in the middle of the GEN Xperience. Those actors would have been Boomers (many of them young ones), but still Boomers making stuff for the new youngins like me. So, hats off to the Boomer actors and creators who created the stuff GEN X dreams are made of.
