St. Elmo's Fire

10/17/20251h 48m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ The passion burns deep. ~

Overview:

Reluctant 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?

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$37,803,872.00

Key words:

friendship
secret admirer
post college

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

Mare Winningham

~ as ~

Wendy Beamish

Martin Balsam

~ as ~

Mr. Beamish

Andie MacDowell

~ as ~

Dale Biberman

Joyce Van Patten

~ as ~

Mrs. Beamish

View full cast & crew

Reviews (1)

p
phx611
Written 4 year(s) ago
~~
As with most Joel Schumacher films, this one is beautifully shot. The locations of the film stand out and never overshadow the characters as they go on about their lives.

St. Elmo's fire is not comedy-driven and there isn't much of a plot. This is more of a slice of life piece about a group of young people embarking on their careers and lives. The soundtrack works well, the music was good for the time.

Andie MacDowell and Andrew McCarthy are great in their respective roles even if Andie's character doesn't speak much. Emilio Estevez and Judd Nelson make honest attempts with the material they are given, and they aren't horrible, but both actors have done much better in lesser roles or maybe they needed more of a role. The other members of the cast just appear to be plodding through the script but that may be what the script called for; if this is the case they did well.