Saturday, January 20, 2024

Films that killed the Brat Pack

 1) Out of Bounds (1986) - Anthony Michael Hall is not an action star, at least not then

2) Johnny B Goode (1988) - Anthony Michael Hall is not a sports star

3) Blue City (1986) Judd Nelson is not an action star

4)  Kansas (1988) - Matt and Andy but the public didn't like it

5) Fresh Horses (1988) - they did not want to see Blaine and Andy in heavy sex mode

6) From the Hip (1987) - the one film on this list I think was really unfairly a flop

7)The Pick Up Artst (1987) - Molly tries to grow up

8) For Keeps (1988) - John Hughes without John Hughes

9) Maid to Order (1987) - Ally Sheedy had heaps of appeal this was her only real vehicle - unfairly, I think she deserved another shot

10) That was then this is now (1985) - an obscure SE hinton work... not bad but kind of disappeared

Special exemptions

- Wisdom (1986) - Estevez got a pass because he directed it... also Estevez had a decent record as star with Stakeout, Young Guns

- Rob Lowe made smart choices, I feel: About Last Night, Masquerade, Bad Influence... even Illegally Yours was an attempt at doing something decent

- marriage to Bruce Willis helped Demi Moore stay in the spotlight through some late 80s flops til Ghost

 - taking off to Europe for extended periods of time doesn't help your career, eg Molly, Andy

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