YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOUR FRIENDS. DON’T EVER LET THE FIRE GO OUT.Ā
Joel Schumacherās breakthrough as director is a now-classic Brat Pack movie (along with the same yearās The Breakfast Club) about a group of friends who are all trying to get used to life as adults after graduating from Georgetown. In their pursuit of meaning, stability and love there are inevitable roadblocks. A well chosen cast as an engaging bunch of people who handle each conflict with the expected drama. Hardly subtle stuff but bittersweet and worth a look, not least because of the music, including David Fosterās love theme and a few of the songs. That title tune is a knockout.Ā
1985-U.S. 108 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed byĀ Joel Schumacher. Screenplay: Joel Schumacher, Carl Kurlander. Music: David Foster. Song: āSt. Elmoās Fire (Man in Motion)ā (David Foster, John Parr). Cast: Rob Lowe (Billy Hicks), Demi Moore (Julianna āJulesā Van Patten), Andrew McCarthy (Kevin Dolenz), Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevezā¦ Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell.
Razzie: Worst Supporting Actor (Lowe).