According to Andrew McCarthy, he could tell there was a difference in how he was treated once he was labelled as part of the iconic Brat Pack group of actors in the 1980s. The “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “Pretty in Pink” star broke down the change during a panel at the Television Critics Association’s 2024 winter tour.
McCarthy is currently behind “Brats,” ABC News Studios’ upcoming documentary about the group. The film follows McCarthy as he reunites with former members of the group and reflects on how David Blum’s 1985 New York magazine feature, which popularized the nickname, forever changed their careers.
“Ally [Sheedy] talks about this in the movie. She goes, ‘I remember going into rooms and I was suddenly perceived differently.’ Before it was like, ‘Here are the young guys,'” McCarthy said Saturday, mimicking the enthusiasm he used to experience from Hollywood producers and executives.
He then dropped...
McCarthy is currently behind “Brats,” ABC News Studios’ upcoming documentary about the group. The film follows McCarthy as he reunites with former members of the group and reflects on how David Blum’s 1985 New York magazine feature, which popularized the nickname, forever changed their careers.
“Ally [Sheedy] talks about this in the movie. She goes, ‘I remember going into rooms and I was suddenly perceived differently.’ Before it was like, ‘Here are the young guys,'” McCarthy said Saturday, mimicking the enthusiasm he used to experience from Hollywood producers and executives.
He then dropped...
- 2/11/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
A 1985 New York Magazine article that first termed the phrase Brat Pack rocked the world of Andrew McCarthy and his co-stars of St. Elmo’s Fire — so much that each of the actors went years, even decades, without talking to each other. As McCarthy says, “actors want to be free of that baggage.”
Not anymore. McCarthy is now behind an ABC News documentary called Brats that addresses how that one phrase captured the zeitgeist and forever altered the careers of then 20-something actors like Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Mare Winningham and Molly Ringwald. Even then, it was not entirely clear who was a member of the Brat Pack.
“We took such offense early on,” McCarthy said Saturday at the Television Critics Tour. “It...
Not anymore. McCarthy is now behind an ABC News documentary called Brats that addresses how that one phrase captured the zeitgeist and forever altered the careers of then 20-something actors like Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Mare Winningham and Molly Ringwald. Even then, it was not entirely clear who was a member of the Brat Pack.
“We took such offense early on,” McCarthy said Saturday at the Television Critics Tour. “It...
- 2/10/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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The term ‘Brat Pack’ was of course given to a now infamous group of young actors who appeared in many teen-oriented movies in the 1980s – a large proportion of which were directed by John Hughes. Among them were names as famous as Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall and a seemingly huge cast of players.
Membership of the ‘official’ Brat Pack is dependent upon being in either St Elmo’s Fire or The Breakfast Club, but there were a lot of other young actors and actresses starring in other films, who could feasibly be considered in the same vein – so I have widened the net a bit, but I think they could all legitimately be called Brat Pack movies.
The actors who were given this title apparently hated it. They were awarded the title thanks to an article by David Blum...
The term ‘Brat Pack’ was of course given to a now infamous group of young actors who appeared in many teen-oriented movies in the 1980s – a large proportion of which were directed by John Hughes. Among them were names as famous as Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall and a seemingly huge cast of players.
Membership of the ‘official’ Brat Pack is dependent upon being in either St Elmo’s Fire or The Breakfast Club, but there were a lot of other young actors and actresses starring in other films, who could feasibly be considered in the same vein – so I have widened the net a bit, but I think they could all legitimately be called Brat Pack movies.
The actors who were given this title apparently hated it. They were awarded the title thanks to an article by David Blum...
- 1/11/2014
- by Clare Simpson
- Obsessed with Film
Kris Jenner is unhappy with the leader of the free world.
Recently, when President Barack Obama was interviewed by David Blum of Kindle, he mentioned that the idea of the American Dream has shifted. “There was not that window into the lifestyles of the rich and famous,” the president said. “Kids weren’t monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success.”
Momma K was none-too-happy about her daughter and the father of her granddaughter being singled out as examples of extreme fame...
Recently, when President Barack Obama was interviewed by David Blum of Kindle, he mentioned that the idea of the American Dream has shifted. “There was not that window into the lifestyles of the rich and famous,” the president said. “Kids weren’t monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success.”
Momma K was none-too-happy about her daughter and the father of her granddaughter being singled out as examples of extreme fame...
- 8/12/2013
- by Amanda Taylor
- EW.com - PopWatch
President Obama said in an interview with Kindle Singles that the American dream were things you could build a life on, realisitic goals that didn't include having a Rolls Royce in the driveway, saying “kids weren’t monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success.” In a recent interview with David Blum for Kindle Singles, Blum asks the president about the American dream, saying, "Part of the American dream -- even if you're poor, or lower-middle class -- involves yearning for tangible things you can't afford. Were there things, when you were growing up, that you yearned for that you couldn't afford?"...
- 8/11/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Amazon.com recently announced an exclusive in-depth interview with President Barack Obama, which will be free for all customers. The conversation with Kindle Singles editor David Blum focused on the economy, jobs and culture shifts which have up-ended the American Dream as we once knew it. "There was not that window into the lifestyles of the rich and famous," the President said. He continued, "Kids weren't monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success." See video: President Obama...
- 8/8/2013
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Washington, August 8: President Obama reportedly critiqued the over-the-top lives of West and Kardashian and the effect that they have on young people, in a recent interview with David Blum for Kindle Singles.
While answering question on how the 'American dream' has become more about yearning for tangible things one can't afford, Obama said that during his days, the 'American dream' was about acquiring a good home, a good job, and the possibility of higher education, the Huffington Post reported.
But the new generation, which has easy access to the lifestyle of celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, take it as a mark of success.
While answering question on how the 'American dream' has become more about yearning for tangible things one can't afford, Obama said that during his days, the 'American dream' was about acquiring a good home, a good job, and the possibility of higher education, the Huffington Post reported.
But the new generation, which has easy access to the lifestyle of celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, take it as a mark of success.
- 8/8/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
President Obama's relationship with Kanye West has been a rocky one. Obama famously called West a "jackass" on two occasions, and the rapper fired back in an onstage rant earlier this year.
Now, Obama has addressed West once again, this time in a recent interview with David Blum for Kindle Singles.
Blum asked the president about the American dream, saying, "Part of the American dream -- even if you're poor, or lower-middle class -- involves yearning for tangible things you can't afford. Were there things, when you were growing up, that you yearned for that you couldn't afford?"
Obama responded, speaking about a shift in the expectations of the American dream. He said that the dream used to involve a good home, a good job, and the possibility of higher education. Growing up today, however, children are exposed to such wealth in the form of celebrities' lifestyles that everything seems smaller by comparison.
Now, Obama has addressed West once again, this time in a recent interview with David Blum for Kindle Singles.
Blum asked the president about the American dream, saying, "Part of the American dream -- even if you're poor, or lower-middle class -- involves yearning for tangible things you can't afford. Were there things, when you were growing up, that you yearned for that you couldn't afford?"
Obama responded, speaking about a shift in the expectations of the American dream. He said that the dream used to involve a good home, a good job, and the possibility of higher education. Growing up today, however, children are exposed to such wealth in the form of celebrities' lifestyles that everything seems smaller by comparison.
- 8/7/2013
- by Madeline Boardman
- Huffington Post
Being a member of the so-called "Brat Pack" is something Anthony Michael Hall has had to live with for nearly twenty-five years, and after watching his interview on "The Mortified Sessions" (Mondays, 8Pm Est on Sundance) it's pretty clear that he's grown tired of the moniker. Hall, who was a fixture in John Hughes' iconic '80s films "The Breakfast Club," "16 Candles" and "Weird Science" talked to Dave Nadelberg about the origin of the nickname and called it nothing more than "an annoying label."
"It was a New York Magazine article, and they sat a bunch of actors down at dinner and they got them drunk and they got them talking about themselves. I wasn't even included in the article, and it just became the cover story slogan, and it has nothing to do with anything," he said.
The article, "Hollywood's Brat Pack," written by David Blum, is still...
"It was a New York Magazine article, and they sat a bunch of actors down at dinner and they got them drunk and they got them talking about themselves. I wasn't even included in the article, and it just became the cover story slogan, and it has nothing to do with anything," he said.
The article, "Hollywood's Brat Pack," written by David Blum, is still...
- 12/27/2011
- by Alex Moaba
- Huffington Post
Being a member of the so-called "Brat Pack" is something Anthony Michael Hall has had to live with for nearly twenty-five years, and after watching his interview on "The Mortified Sessions" (Mondays, 8Pm Est on Sundance) it's pretty clear that he's grown tired of the moniker. Hall, who was a fixture in John Hughes' iconic '80s films "The Breakfast Club," "16 Candles" and "Weird Science" talked to Dave Nadelberg about the origin of the nickname and called it nothing more than "an annoying label."
"It was a New York Magazine article, and they sat a bunch of actors down at dinner and they got them drunk and they got them talking about themselves. I wasn't even included in the article, and it just became the cover story slogan, and it has nothing to do with anything," he said.
The article, "Hollywood's Brat Pack," written by David Blum, is still...
"It was a New York Magazine article, and they sat a bunch of actors down at dinner and they got them drunk and they got them talking about themselves. I wasn't even included in the article, and it just became the cover story slogan, and it has nothing to do with anything," he said.
The article, "Hollywood's Brat Pack," written by David Blum, is still...
- 12/27/2011
- by Alex Moaba
- Aol TV.
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