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St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:13

Rotten:16

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

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)... 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]

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

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Whip Hubley

Director: Joel Schumacher

Director: Joel Schumacher
Composer: David Foster

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Nov 23, 2001

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  • Seven friends, recent college graduates, are searching for a place in the real world, as they face issues of career and commitment. Leslie and Alec (Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson) try to save a crumbling romance. Wendy (Mare Winningham), a shy virgin, hides a love for Billy (Rob Lowe), a reluctant father/husband still searching for goals. Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) is a cynical writer who scorns love until he realizes he's in love with his best friend's girl. Kirbo (Emilio Estevez), a law student, obsessively pursues an older woman. The beautiful, neurotic Jules (Demi Moore) paints a poignant picture of life in the fast lane. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love one another as only the closest of friends can.
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    An unforgettable master-piece. One of the best films for young people ever made. The young cast are splendid.

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

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    An icon of the 80's.

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    Everything collapses under its own weight.

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