LOS ANGELES – In 1985, young Hollywood actors saw their fortunes change in less than a week. A New York magazine article, referring to them as the “Brat Pack,” came out on a Tuesday and, by Friday, Andrew McCarthy says, “our lives were different.” The term not only attached itself to the stars of “St.
Elmo’s Fire,” but also those in a host of John Hughes movies. “Certain core members were undeniable,” McCarthy says. Among them: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald and McCarthy.
Later, Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Cryer and others were considered part of the elite. In a new docu-series, “BRATS,” McCarthy revisits the actors and discovers how they felt about the term and its impact. He talks to the article’s author, too, and discovers he never met the actors who were referenced.
“I had a warmth for him that I did not anticipate,” McCarthy says. People are also reading..
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