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Released Year: 1985
Runtime: 110 minutes
Directors: Joel Schumacher
Casts: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Blake Clark, Andie MacDowell, Gina Hecht, Anna Maria Horsford, Ally Sheedy, Martin Balsam, Elizabeth Arlen, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Judd Nelson, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Jon Cutler, Matthew Laurance
IMDB: St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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IGN -
Well written, well made, well acted, St. Elmo's Fire is a quintessential film about the strange middleground between youth and adulthood.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Despite the often skewed story, performances under Joel Schumacher's intelligent direction are spirited and on-the-mark, most notably that of Lowe as the caddish pretty boy and Moore as the frazzled coker. The other leads: Estevez, McCarthy, Sheedy, Winningham and Nelson all deserve plaudits for their credible contributions.
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The New York Times -
St. Elmo's Fire is most appealing when it simply gives the actors a chance to flirt with the camera, and with one another. When it attempts to take seriously the problems of characters who are spoiled, affluent and unbearably smug, it becomes considerably less attractive.
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Los Angeles Times -
Instead of real people, they've created fast-moving upscale wise guys, so thoughtless, so utterly self-absorbed that you're quite content letting them simply love themselves--they do it so well...The St. Elmo's Fire bunch, for all their wheel-spinning melodrama, is all surface--all speed and stylishness without a bit of emotional resonance beneath.
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TV Guide Magazine -
Cowriter and director Joel Schumacher keeps things moving, skipping adroitly from one narrative thread to another. Well he should, since it's unlikely any of the subplots could have stood on their own, and very few penetrate deeper into the human condition than the average magazine advertisement.
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St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
Seven friends - Alec, Billy, Jules, Kevin, Kirby, Leslie and Wendy - are trying to navigate through life and their friendships following college graduation. Alec, who aspires to political life, has just shown his true colors by changing his allegiance from Democrat to Republican, which freaks out girlfriend Leslie, who he wants to marry. Budding architect Leslie, on the other hand, has an independent streak. She believes she has to make a name for herself to find out who she is before she can truly commit to another person in marriage. But Leslie and Alec have decided to live together. Because Leslie refuses to marry Alec, he believes that justifies certain behavior. Kirby, who wants to become a lawyer and who pays for his schooling by working as a waiter at their local hangout called St. Elmo's Bar, and struggling writer Kevin are currently roommates. They are on opposite extremes of the romance spectrum.
St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1985
Runtime: 110 minutes
Directors: Joel Schumacher
Casts: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Blake Clark, Andie MacDowell, Gina Hecht, Anna Maria Horsford, Ally Sheedy, Martin Balsam, Elizabeth Arlen, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Judd Nelson, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Jon Cutler, Matthew Laurance
IMDB: St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
Storyline
Seven friends - Alec, Billy, Jules, Kevin, Kirby, Leslie and Wendy - are trying to navigate through life and their friendships following college graduation. Alec, who aspires to political life, has just shown his true colors by changing his allegiance from Democrat to Republican, which freaks out girlfriend Leslie, who he wants to marry. Budding architect Leslie, on the other hand, has an independent streak. She believes she has to make a name for herself to find out who she is before she can truly commit to another person in marriage. But Leslie and Alec have decided to live together. Because Leslie refuses to marry Alec, he believes that justifies certain behavior. Kirby, who wants to become a lawyer and who pays for his schooling by working as a waiter at their local hangout called St. Elmo's Bar, and struggling writer Kevin are currently roommates. They are on opposite extremes of the romance spectrum.
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Reviews
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IGN -
Well written, well made, well acted, St. Elmo's Fire is a quintessential film about the strange middleground between youth and adulthood.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Despite the often skewed story, performances under Joel Schumacher's intelligent direction are spirited and on-the-mark, most notably that of Lowe as the caddish pretty boy and Moore as the frazzled coker. The other leads: Estevez, McCarthy, Sheedy, Winningham and Nelson all deserve plaudits for their credible contributions.
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The New York Times -
St. Elmo's Fire is most appealing when it simply gives the actors a chance to flirt with the camera, and with one another. When it attempts to take seriously the problems of characters who are spoiled, affluent and unbearably smug, it becomes considerably less attractive.
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Los Angeles Times -
Instead of real people, they've created fast-moving upscale wise guys, so thoughtless, so utterly self-absorbed that you're quite content letting them simply love themselves--they do it so well...The St. Elmo's Fire bunch, for all their wheel-spinning melodrama, is all surface--all speed and stylishness without a bit of emotional resonance beneath.
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|
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TV Guide Magazine -
Cowriter and director Joel Schumacher keeps things moving, skipping adroitly from one narrative thread to another. Well he should, since it's unlikely any of the subplots could have stood on their own, and very few penetrate deeper into the human condition than the average magazine advertisement.
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