The Brat Pack
By emeraldisle
@emeraldisle (13139)
United States
March 15, 2007 8:32pm CST
I was curious to see how many people remember "The Brat Pack" and if so which was your favorite actor from the group. The group consisted of nine actors/actresses: Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Anthony Michael Hall, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy.
For those who don't know of the brat pack but want to participate here's a bit of information courtesy of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_Pack_(movies)
The "Brat Pack" was the generic name given by the press to a group of young actors and actresses who became famous in the 1980s and frequently appeared together in teen-oriented films as well as socializing together off the set. The name "Brat Pack" came from a 1985 cover story in New York Magazine by David Blum (10 June 1985, pp. 40-47). The term is a play on the Rat Pack from the 1960s. Generally considered to be a condescending grouping, it led to the brat pack members seldom being seen together in public.
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@DJ9020 (1596)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I think a better question would be which ones are still working and well known for producing quality work? Demi Moore, of course, but I haven't really liked much of what she's done lately. Others - Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall ( Love Dexter!!), and Rob Lowe.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I love that movie as well. When it first came on TV and I saw Rob Lowe was going to play Nick I was a little stunned. To be honest I didn't think he would do a good job. Well I was wrong. He was fantastic as Nick. I have it on DVD as well and I do enjoy watching it.
@mikesgal4ever1999 (732)
• United States
16 Mar 07
'The Stand' is one of my favorite movies. We own it and the kids and I just watched it this week. Rob Lowe did such a WONDERFUL job with that role!
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Oh yes indeed I do, The Breakfast club, St Elmos fire, Wisdom and the Lost boys are movies that defined my youth. These folks were just to cool. Man could the boys be any more handsome and tough? Could the girls be anymore smart a$$ed and sexy? Yep that's what we dreamed about in the 80's and tried to model our lives after.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Heheh they kept us on our toes and made us want to be like them or to make sure we didn't do the same mistakes they did.
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@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I fist saw Keifer Sutherland on The Lost Boys and have been loving him ever since.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
18 Mar 07
That was Real Genius with Val Kilmer. Very good movie :) I really like it.
@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
18 Mar 07
I loved her in Not Another Teen Movie. I love it when actors can poke fun of themselves.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
18 Mar 07
She's still working. You can check out her credits here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208/ I did see her in "Not another Teen Movie" and she was in "The Stand"
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
16 Mar 07
i guess i liked judd nelson the most of them.
i loved "the breakfast club".that movie was hilarious :)
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@larainefan24 (95)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Well, Anthony Michael Hall has really grown into his looks, he was really funny-looking when younger. I prefer Emilio Estevez over that sexist brother of his. Could Robert Downey Jr be considered Brat Pack? If so, that's who I would pick, he's very talented.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
16 Mar 07
He was never listed in the group but I agree he should have been. He did many of the same movies as the others.
I agree I prefer Emilio Estevez over Charlie Sheen. They are both good actors but I don't know but I think it's the characters Emilio Estevez plays that draws me to him.
@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I loved them all for different reasons. At different times I identified with them all. It is amazing to see all the different directions their careers have taken. It might be kind of cool if they did another movie together. A few of them seem to have dropped off the radar, but the others have had lovely careers.
I think Demi kind of made it happen for herself and does shocking things to stay in the headlines.
Rob in Brothers and Sisters is so hot. I would love to get into his legal briefs.
Mare on Grey's seems sweet.
I haven't really watched the shows the others are on, but have heard they are good.
I wonder what the other 3 are doing.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
16 Mar 07
You might want to check out http://imdb.com You can look up actors and see what they are doing. You can also look up movies, tv shows, etc. I'm there a lot.
@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I remember all those actors. Although I was introduced to them later in my life because I was born in 1980. I think the nickname fit and was really cute. Elmilio Estevez is my favorite of all those actors. :)
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@crystal8577 (1466)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I loved them all but my favorite was Molly Ringwald. I have a number of their movies. Though 80's movies in general are some of my favorite kinds.
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
17 Mar 07
I love the Brat Pack. =p
I really liked a lot of the actors from this group. If I had to choose just one I guess I'd have to say Anthony Michael Hall, though I did really like so many of them that it's a close one!
I wasn't really aware that Demi Moore was part of this group, now that I think about it. Thanks for the info!
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@chaygylmommy (2470)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Oh yeah the BRAT PACK...love it! Brings back so mnay memories of some great movies. I really liked all of them. Ally Sheedy was great in the Breakfast Club...actually all of the Brat Packers that were in that movie were great. I love 16 Candles with Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall. My best friend in high school was SOOO in love with Rob Lowe. I never really understood that, though. I know he was really cute, but not my "dream" man or anything. :)
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@awonderfullife (2893)
• United States
18 Mar 07
I loved the Brat pack and movies like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. I think Anthony Michael Hall was so great in those old John Hughes movies! And I've always followed Demi Moore and Rob Lowe's careers-- Lowe is currently playing the handsome senator on ABC's Brothers & sisters. He certainly aged well! Mare Winningham is on Grey's Anatomy- she has a recurring role as Meredith's stepmother.
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@thumperkin (27)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I loved the Brat Pack! I used to be hot for Rob Lowe and even had a poster of him on my bedroom wall. (I was in junior high so give me a break would ya?) I liked all of the actors and actresses and still do. They all have been successful in their own right. However, I would have to say that my favorite now is Demi Moore. She's a strong successful woman who doesn't seem to give in to what she thinks the media wants.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I had one as well, or maybe it was two? Heheh we were kids and he is was cute. That was all that mattered. Of course I had a Johnny Depp one up as well.
@Clairec23 (136)
• Ireland
16 Mar 07
I was only born in '83 but I love the brat pack films, especially the Breakfast Club. My favourites out of the bunch are Andrew McCarthy and Emilio Estevez, I pretty much have liked just about anything that I have seen McCarthy in. I don't remember my parents ever watching the films so I don't really know how I got into them but I like them anyway :)
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I liked Andrew McCarthy in Class. But I fell in love with him in Pretty In Pink, by the time I saw St Elmo's Fire, I was one of his biggest fans.
@monica1981 (466)
• United States
16 Mar 07
The Rat Pack Movies were awesome. I love Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink. As for my favorite members that would have to be Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall.
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@mikesgal4ever1999 (732)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald are my 2 favorites out of the group. Love them all but they are my favorites. Though I have to admit, even today Judd Nelson looks so sexy in 'The Breakfast Club' I grew up with all these movies...'Lost Boys', 'Breakfast Club', 'Pretty In Pink', 'Sixteen Candles'....oh those were the days LOL
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