St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 110 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Stars: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Demi Moore
IMDb score:
6,4 (50.618)
Releasedate: 28 June 1985
St. Elmo's Fire plot
"The passion burns deep."
Recently graduated, seven friends are introduced to real life. Everyone has their own problems, but as friends they usually solve them together. Leslie and Alec try to save their relationship. Wendy is still a virgin and in love with Billy, who is, however, a womanizer and married. Kevin keeps something a secret and Kirby falls head over heels for a handsome medical student he once dated. Beautiful Jules has an affair with her boss and thinks she can overcome her problems by taking drugs and borrowing money.
Actors and actresses
Kirby Keger
Billy Hicks
Kevin Dolenz
Jules
Alec Newbary
Leslie Hunter
Wendy Beamish
Mr. Beamish
Dale Biberman
Mrs. Beamish
Reviews & comments
SimonV
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- 224 messages
- 250 votes
Successful bratpack movie. Although The Breakfast Club is better for me, I still think this is a good movie. Gives a good impression of the atmosphere of the 80s - if it is American and if it is in the 'upper circles'. Strong choice of music, which occasionally reinforces the false sentiment in the film.
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Onderhond
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- 87679 messages
- 13026 votes
Dumb gang.
Film that stands or falls with the characters, because there isn't much else. Nice if you can take some fun out of the problems of these young adults, but I couldn't do much with it. Each and every one of them irritating individuals, which does not make it so easy to empathize or sympathize with their fairly average problems.
Many familiar faces, yes, but they know little about what they are presented with. Furthermore, Schumacher does not add much. I sometimes think he's pretty good as a director, but here he stays very heavily in the background.
It also takes a relatively long time, but that is probably because of the amount of characters. Each has its problem of course and despite it being of little interest, screen time has to be provided to work it all out.
Nah, pretty bland and boring drama. Schumacher can do much better.
1.5*
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Shadowed
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- 11558 messages
- 6803 votes
Mme.
This Schumacher film is not too special. In any case, not really the best director there has been, but he can certainly make a movie. Unfortunately, this film does not excel in any way above his other films.
We've seen the story before, and the drama therefore feels forced at times. In any case, because you often already know what is going to happen, the film is also quite predictable. Emotionally it didn't grab me at all.
It's fine to follow, although I didn't always have to look intently at this, but the story is okay. A little more emotion and originality would have done this film well, because it doesn't excel at anything.
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