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Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. The term Brat Pack, a play on Rat Pack from the 1950s and 1960s, was first popularized in a 1985 New York magazine cover story, which described a group of highly successful film stars in their early twenties. [1]
Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born November 29, 1962) [1] is an American actor, travel writer, and television director. He is most known as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in 1980s films such as St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, Mannequin, and Weekend at Bernie's.
In the 1980s, Downey was considered a member of the Brat Pack [1] after appearing in the films Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall (1985), Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield (1986), Less than Zero with Andrew McCarthy (1987), and Johnny Be Good again with Hall (1988).
The 1985 issue of the magazine featured St. Elmo's Fire stars Lowe, Estevez—whom Blum dubbed the "unofficial president of the Brat Pack"—and Judd Nelson on the cover. According to Blum, Taps ...
When New York Magazine splashed "Hollywood's Brat Pack" across its cover in June, 1985, an enduring moniker was born. The feature focused on a crew of white-hot actors in their 20s at the time, ...
The article, which New York Magazine has made available online, was published June 10, 1985 — 18 days before the release of “St. Elmo’s Fire,” one of the most quintessential Brat Pack ...
Oh, also featured will be David Blum, the journalist who came up with the term "Brat Pack" and its fellow members in a 1985 issue of New York Magazine. View this post on Instagram.
Molly Ringwald says that the "Brat Pack" — the term coined by journalist David Blum to describe the actors who appeared in a string of films like The Breakfast Club (1985), St. Elmo's Fire (1985 ...