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St. Elmo's Fire

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St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 13  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 4.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Synopsis: Seven friends, fresh out of Georgetown University, cope with the fears and realities of adulthood while drinking at their favorite hangout, St. Elmo's. Alex (Judd Nelson) and Leslie (Ally Sheedy) are career-minded and heading towards marriage. Virginal Wendy (Mare Winningham) only has... Seven friends, fresh out of Georgetown University, cope with the fears and realities of adulthood while drinking at their favorite hangout, St. Elmo's. Alex (Judd Nelson) and Leslie (Ally Sheedy) are career-minded and heading towards marriage. Virginal Wendy (Mare Winningham) only has eyes for wild, would-be rocker Billy (Rob Lowe)--whose wife and child don't prevent him from trying to relive his college days. Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) ponders the meaning of life and secretly desires Leslie, while his roommate Kirbo (Estevez) pursues an elusive older woman (Andie McDowell). Jules (Demi Moore) rounds out the group with her massive debts and cocaine problem. Joel Schumacher's twentysomething ensemble piece stands, for better or worse, as a revealing peek into the popular cinema--and values--of the 1980s. The film also represented a graduation of sorts, as Estevez, Sheedy, and Nelson portrayed high school students in John Hughes's THE BREAKFAST CLUB earlier in 1985. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore

Director: Joel Schumacher
Composer: David Foster

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 23, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 4.0 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Portuguese

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Joel Schumacher- Director
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical
  • 2. ABOUT LAST NIGHT
  • 3. JERRY MAGUIRE
  • 4. GROUNDHOG DAY
  • Featurette
  • Music Video - 1. John Paar - "Man in Motion"

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Filmographies
  • Production Notes

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Derek Adams
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12/06/05
Film Threat
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the loud clothes, the pumped-up fake rock of John Parr, the questionable sex appeal of McCarthy and the unctuous Nelson. Turn it on and watch your skin crawl.

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10/13/05
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
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3/5

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

A telling look at the confusions and challenges facing seven friends who have recently graduated from the same college.

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08/18/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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07/23/04
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun
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The intolerable apotheosis of 80s youth-driven filmmaking.

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07/08/04
Jake Euker
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05/13/04
Lori Hoffman
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03/12/04
Spence D.
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12/23/03
Michelle Alexandria
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09/04/03
Rebecca Murray
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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3/5

An icon of the 80's.

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06/19/03
Nell Minow
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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2/5

Soapy brat pack sap.

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04/21/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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02/11/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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St. Elmo´s Fire
by: Sroigres 2/3/03


the only thing that could save this movie is hughes
by: rotten_tomatoe 12/8/02


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