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Top 5 Brat Pack Films

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Today’s generation of up-and-coming actors, mired in pandering money-makers best epitomized by the Twilight saga, make at least this audience long a time in which young actors actually put out movies that told realistic coming of age stories. There is something to be said with a young actor or actress connecting to an audience in a relatable way, never better expressed than in the Brat Pack’s string of hits throughout the mid to late 80s. Who was the Brat Pack, you ask? You may recognize the names Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez just to name a few (Patrick Swayze, John Cusack and Robert Downey Jr. often find themselves in the mix as well). The Brat Pack left a lasting legacy in their film, with young viewers today still feeling as if they grow up right can pop in a DVD and watch the characters on-screen grow up right alongside them. Without further ado, here is the cream of the crop

  1. The Breakfast Club (1985) Never has the high school landscape been so thoroughly explored across the diverse landscape of tight nit cliques, sticking together to ensure social survival. Watch as fences built up semester after semester slowly come down over the course of a Saturday detention.
  2. Sixteen Candles (1984) Life, and love in particular, can be confusing for a 16-year old girl, and who better to play a 16-year old girl than a young Molly Ringwald of the same age. Step into the dark shade of an older sister’s shadow as a young lady on the verge of woman hood tries to find happiness on her 16th birthday.
  3. St. Elmo’s Fire (1985) The Brat Pack grows up a bit in this film, essentially connecting with a post collegiate audience attempting to adapt to life in the real world. Watch as a close knit group of college friends struggle to stick together and come to terms with varying levels of success in both love and the workplace.
  4. About Last Night (1986) In what may be the “oldest” Brat Pack movie in terms of maturity, About Last Night follows hardened veterans of the Chicago dating scene as they attempt to make a one night stand turn into a fully functional relationship, amid pressures of friends who don’t want to be left behind.
  5. Pretty in Pink (1986) Another go round with commentary on high school cliques and cliches, Pretty in Pink is no Breakfast Club, bust still gives valuable insights into the emotions of young love as it pertains to social standing and family background.

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