In 1985, journalist David Blum applied the title "Brat Pack" to a group of young actors, including several stars of the then-new movie The Breakfast Club. Since then, speculation has been that the Brat Pack was just a media ploy. Was it, and how close was the group? The Brat Pack was named when Journalist David Blum was assigned to interview for New York Magazine in 1985.
Emilio invited him out for an evening with Emilio and his friends. Those friends were Rob Lowe and Judd Nelson, who were hanging out with Emilio at the Hard Rock Cafe on a Thursday evening just ahead of the premiere of St. Elmo's Fire (1985).
Blum then turned into a mostly unfavorable review of several Hollywood actors, grouping them as the "Brat Pack," a name that has clung to some for decades. The story goes that Blum had to fly to Los Angeles to interview the group, so while in town, he decided to have dinner with some of his friends. They discussed that they should have a nickname like the famous Rat Pack from the 1960s but felt more like a Fat Pack than The Rat Pack.
That could have been the end of everything, but then Blum had an idea. Emilio Estevez and his friends were also a lot like the 1960s Rat Pack, supposedly, so they could also use a nickname. After watching how they behaved that night, Blum called them the Brat Pack, a play on words that popped into his mind because of his dinner with his friends before conducting the interview.
That's the story, but it has been four decades since our favorit.
