In ‘Brats,’ ’80s stars grapple with a label that defined their early careers

Image caption: St. Elmo’s Fire cast members Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham, Judd Nelson and Andrew McCarthy. Image source: Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images. Article by Eric Deggans. NPR – June 13, 2024. 

How you feel about Andrew McCarthy’s searching, earnest, frequently self-important and occasionally clueless documentary about Hollywood’s so-called “brat pack” of actors — titled, somewhat self-consciously, Brats – may depend on what you think about the whole phenomenon in the first place. […]

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