St. Elmo's Fire

1985 "The passion burns deep."

St. Elmo's Fire

6.4 | 1h50m | R | en | Drama

A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to pay for law school. His roommate Kevin struggles at a D.C. newspaper as he searches for the meaning of love. Jules may be an object of adoration and envy, but secretly she has problems of her own. Demure Wendy is in love with Billy—a loveable sax player and an irresponsible drunk. Alec wants it all: a career in politics and the appearance of a traditional home life. Alec’s girlfriend, Leslie, is an ambitious architect who doesn't know about his infidelity, but his new allegiance to the Republican Party is already enough to put her off marriage.

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6.4 | 1h50m | R | en | Drama , Comedy , Romance | More Info

Released: June. 28,1985 | Released Producted By: Columbia Pictures , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Emilio Estevez , Rob Lowe , Andrew McCarthy

Director

Gary F. Kieldrup

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Reviews

butlerstc Yeah, if you ever had a train wreck group of friends in your twenties....I wanted to hate this movie, but I just can't. I thought I had it all figured out, and was met with a series of fails time and time again. It wasn't pretty, and neither was these peoples lives post grad and post not fun childhoods. Yeah some of us had parents who bought us cars and paid the rent sometimes, but do we need bleed? The criticism aimed at this movie that these people were shallow because they have money.....IS A SHALLOW CRITIQUE. Simply because having money or not having it has nothing to do with the person you become. If anything it could exacerbate problems. A cringe inducing movie but fun. The music is terrible! That poor sax. Has this person never heard of Stan Getz? If anyone else was a confused wreck in their twenties, its kinda hard to hate! I liiiikee a giirl whooo driiiinkkksss!

archaeotypetw I'm sure St. Elmo's Fire is considered to be a defining 80's movie, and the ship that launched half a dozen careers but good grief, it is a stupid movie. Nuf said.

slightlymad22 One of the main "Brat Pack" movies is "St Elmo's Fire". directed by Joel Schumacher. The film, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham. Plot In A Paragraph: The movie centres on a group of friends that have just graduated from Georgetown University and their adjustment to their post-university lives and the responsibilities of encroaching adulthood.Judd Nelson is amazingly unlikeable as Alec, and it's painfully embarrassing watching Emilio Estevez chase after Andie McDowell. Ally Sheedy is OK, as is Andrew McCarthy as Kevin. But for me the stars of the movie is Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. Both are superb in roles that don't exactly have you rooting for them.

SnoopyStyle Seven friends are just out of college. Billy Hicks (Rob Lowe) is sax playing hard partying irresponsible mess with a baby. Wendy Beamish (Mare Winningham) is a social worker from a wealthy family in love with Billy who keeps covering for him. Kirby Keger (Emilio Estevez) is studying the law and chasing older doctor Dale Biberman (Andie MacDowell). Alec Newbary (Judd Nelson) is a political animal living with girlfriend Leslie Hunter (Ally Sheedy). They're the perfect couple of the group. Kevin Dolenz (Andrew McCarthy) is a writer and never in a relationship which leaves some speculating that he's gay. Then there is Jules (Demi Moore) who lives vastly beyond her means. Everybody hangs out at a local hangout called St. Elmo's Bar.It's soapy. It's cheesy. It's a lot of white people problems. These are privileged self-obsessed characters trying to grow up. Certainly there is a lot of trash talked about of these actors. Besides the stigma of being called 'The Brat Pack', these are some of the best actors of their generation. The story is a jumble of melodrama. The preppy style is terribly dated but it remains a cultural milepost. Let's face it. A sweaty Rob Lowe playing the sax is cheesetastic.