Rent St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
3.1 of 5 from 120 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Seven friends, recent college graduates, are searching for a place in "the real world," as they face issues of career and commitment. Leslie and Alec try to save a crumbling romance. Wendy , a shy virgin, hides a love for Billy, a reluctant father/husband still searching for goals. Kevin is a cynical writer who scorns love until he realizes he's in love with his best friend's girl. Kirbo, a law student, obsessively pursues an older woman. The beautiful, neurotic Jules paints a poignant picture of life in the fast lane. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love one another as only closest of friends can.
- Actors:
- Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Blake Clark, Jon Cutler, Matthew Laurance, Gina Hecht, Anna Maria Horsford, Patrick Winningham, Andy Scott, Christian Iraberen, Daniel Iribarren
- Directors:
- Joel Schumacher
- Producers:
- Lauren Shuler-Donner
- Writers:
- Joel Schumacher, Carl Kurlander
- Aka:
- El primer año del resto de nuestras vidas
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Films That Go Bump in the Night: Mischief Night, Holidays Film Collection, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Federico Fellini, Top 10 Autumn Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 03/08/2009
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Italian Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary with director Joel Schumacher
- Joel Schumacher remembers St. Elmo’s Fire
- Music Video: John Parr “Man in Motion”
- Deleted scenes
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Reviews (1) of St. Elmo's Fire
Essential Eighties - St. Elmo's Fire review by Steve
This looks like a John Hughes film because it's a coming of age story and it casts the same 'Brat Pack' actors, including several from The Breakfast Club released earlier in 1985. And it could be about those kids a few years into the future. Except this is made by Joel Schumacher, a writer-director of modest pedigree.
While he is obviously inspired by Annie Hall (1977), this is melodrama, or a soap. The dialogue is clunky, the situations are commonplace, and the characterisations are superficial. This is pure nostalgia, an 80s time capsule which was a box office smash because of the young stars and the durable concept.
It reflects on the yuppie lifestyle of a clique of graduate best friends who go through a period of adjustment; because what gets you through school won't get you through life. It's about starting work and selling out... love and infidelity... drugs, booze and the hangover; the encroachment of responsibility.
It wonders when you will wakeup and be like your parents. Pre-surgery Demi Moore is top billed, but hardly recognisable in the bad girl role. In '85, Rob Lowe was the hot star, but my pick is Andrew McCarthy as a heartbroken journalist. Sadly, the soundtrack is a dud, though John Parr had a US no.1 with the title track.
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