St. Elmo's Fire

Watch: St. Elmo's Fire

6/28/19851h 50m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The passion burns deep. ~

Overview:

A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to pay for law school. His roommate Kevin struggles at a D.C. newspaper as he searches for the meaning of love. Jules may be an object of adoration and envy, but secretly she has problems of her own. Demure Wendy is in love with Billy—a loveable sax player and an irresponsible drunk. Alec wants it all: a career in politics and the appearance of a traditional home life. Alec’s girlfriend, Leslie, is an ambitious architect who doesn't know about his infidelity, but his new allegiance to the Republican Party is already enough to put her off marriage.

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

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Reviews (1)

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Written 3 year(s) ago
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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.