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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I don't think Tom Cruise was considered a Brat Packer...right? But he should have been.

Others that seem to fit that group are:

Ralph Macchio
Elizabeth Shue
Patrick Swayze (he was a little bit older)
Kelly Lynch
Diane Lane
Ione Skye
Brad Pitt
Val Kilmer
Jill Schoelen
Deborah Foreman
Joyce Hyser
Zach Galligan
Phoebe Cates
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Charlie Sheen (how come he wasn't one?)
Nicholas Cage
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
Don't forget:

Mary Stuart Masterson
Eric Stoltz
Jenny Wright
Jon Cryer
Lori Loughlin
 
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
 
Well, first of all... I don't think those people actually hung out and dated/partied together etc... the "brat pack" did. And it was a derogatory term, given to them by some douche reporter, after St. Elmo's Fire! None of them liked the name, and spent most of their career running away from that label.

[ 08. February 2009, 11:02: Message edited by: JAY LEE ]
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Oh...well I thought that it was because of their age and their fame.....because I didn't know Molly Ringwald partied it up...did she?
 
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
 
Well, I imagine so... she was rich, famous and young in Hollywood.... I doubt she sat at home and did needlepoint! But how she ever dated Anthony Michael Hall, is beyond me!
 
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
 
Do you think Matthew Broderick was too old for the designation?
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
As for Ringwald, she dated Adam Horovitz too before Ione.
 
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Chris the CandyFanMan:
Do you think Matthew Broderick was too old for the designation?

I was thinking him too.
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
How about Robert Downey jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker?
 
Posted by saturnchick (Member # 7524) on :
 
I was talking to friend about this, and we came to the conclusion that the following 80's celebrities seemed appropriate for Brat Pack status, based on their associations, movies, and lifestyles:

Charlie Sheen
Robert Downey Jr.
Jon Cryer
Mary Stuart Masterson
Matt Dillon
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I never thought that Molly was a party girl though...I thought she kind of packed it up and moved to France for awhile, to get away from the whole Hollywood scene. I never ever heard anyone say she ever did drugs...or had an alcohol problem.

Andrew McCarthy said he was drunk or hung over in almost every scene in Pretty in Pink.

What about James Spader he hung out with all of them, didn't he?

Lori Laughlin too.
 
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
 
Well, you don't have to do drugs or have an alcohol problem to party!

She probably moved cuz the roles dried up. Didn't she do some softcore flicks in France??
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
I think she had a falling out with Hughes who wanted her to be in Some Kind of Wonderful, after that her A list shine never really returned.
 
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
 
These lyrics from the Beastie Boys song 3 Minute Rule, is supposedly about Molly Ringwald, as performed by former boyfriend Adam 'ad rock' Horowitz:

Girl you're walking tall now with your fancy clothes
You got fancy things going up your nose
You get fancy gifts from expensive men
You're a dog on a leash like a pig in a pen
Mothership connection getting girl's affection
If your life needs correction don't follow my direction
You got your 8 by 10 your agent your Harley
You be driving around Hollywood yes sorry charlie
Cause I'm running things like some Mack *beep*
Your only claim to fame is you're a false fake sucker
You slip you slack you clock me you lack
While I'm reading on the road by my man Jack Kerouac
My veins are like vines
Filled with red wine
Poetry in motion coconut lotion
I had to diss the girl because she got too emotional
Are you experienced little girl
I want to know what goes on in your little girl world
Give time for your mind it's hard to forget me
I'll take your pride for a ride if you let me
So peace out now, and keep peacing out
Full throttle to the bottle and full full clout
And I'm out
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by JAY LEE:
Well, first of all... I don't think those people actually hung out and dated/partied together etc... the "brat pack" did. And it was a derogatory term, given to them by some douche reporter, after St. Elmo's Fire! None of them liked the name, and spent most of their career running away from that label.

good job, pointing that out...

that's true. i saw an interview with the guy who wrote the piece on them, giving them the name THE BRAT PACK and the actors were not very thrilled about it.
but they hung out together on set and off set of movies.
i also saw interviews with the brat packers who spoke specifically about this...

[Cool]
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
Always wondered about:

Don Majkowski
Brett Favre

if they were considered the tag as well, Green Bay Brat Packers that is. [Wink]
 
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
 
How about C. Thomas Howell?
 


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