Directed by:
Joel SchumacherScreenplay:
Joel SchumacherCinematography:
Stephen H. BurumComposer:
David FosterCast:
Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Seven friends, recent college graduates, are searching for a place in the real world, as they face issues of career and commitment. Leslie and Alec (Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson) try to save a crumbling romance. Wendy (Mare Winningham), a shy virgin, hides a love for Billy (Rob Lowe), a reluctant father/husband still searching for goals. Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) is a cynical writer who scorns love until he realizes he's in love with his best friend's girl. Kirbo (Emilio Estevez), a law student, obsessively pursues an older woman. The beautiful, neurotic Jules (Demi Moore) paints a poignant picture of life in the fast lane. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love one another as only the closest of friends can. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
[comment written in between writing love poetry about Ally Sheedy] Schumacher here captures the brief specific period between graduation and the moment when adulthood suddenly hits with all its force. All in all, he manages to coordinate 7 characters and thus 7 plots, which are mostly not about taking stock of lost youth, but about catching up with its last rests, and therefore logically doomed to failure. On the basis of this, the protagonists then voluntarily close the freest chapter of their lives and plunge into the whirlwind of adulthood. While the ending tries to sound like a happy ending, it is in fact a sad farewell to what the protagonists were. They are not particularly looking forward to what lies ahead, but they are resigned to it. Which is the first important step towards becoming an adult. A necessary comment about the fantastic actors and well-written dialogue. The film oozes incredible chemistry between the director and the crew.
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