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St. Elmo's Fire
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St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 American drama, romance and melodrama film directed and written by Joel Schumacher, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner for Columbia Pictures. Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore star, with cinematography by Stephen H. Burum, editing by Richard Marks, and music by David Foster. Its narrative is set in Washington, D.C.
The film received, and was also nominated for, the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. Rated R, it had a budget of $10,000,000 and a box office of $37,803,872, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
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6.1Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
Cast
- Emilio Estevez as Kirby Keger
- Rob Lowe as Billy Hicks
- Andrew McCarthy as Kevin Dolenz
- Demi Moore as Jules
- Judd Nelson as Alec Newbary
- Ally Sheedy as Leslie Hunter
Themes
- friendship
- secret admirer
- post college
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
50,501 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
35/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- Joel Schumacher, Carl Kurlander
- Produced by
- Lauren Shuler
- Starring
- Rob Lowe Demi Moore Emilio Estevez Ally Sheedy Judd Nelson Mare Winningham Andrew McCarthy Martin Balsam Andie MacDowell
- Cinematography
- Stephen H. Burum
- Edited by
- Richard Marks
- Music by
- David Foster
- Production company
- Channel-Lauren Shuler
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- Release date
- June 28, 1985 ( 1985-06-28 )
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $37.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Screenwriter
- Joel Schumacher
- Cast member
- Anna Maria Horsford
- Composer
- David Foster
- Producer
- Lauren Shuler Donner
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Stephen H. Burum
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 504698
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1986-07-04
- film editor
- Richard Marks
- title
- St. Elmo's Fire
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- review score
- 5.2/10
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Encyclopedic overview
St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 American coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham. It centers on a clique of recent graduates of Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University, and their adjustment to post-university life and the responsibilities of adulthood. The film is a prominent movie of the Brat Pack genre. It was released by Columbia Pictures on June 28, 1985, receiving negative reviews from critics but was a box-office hit, grossing $37.8 million on a $10 million budget.
Plot
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