Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Andrew McCarthy's Hulu documentary Brats recounts the experiences of the group of actors known as the "Brat Pack," including how being labeled this way derailed their careers. Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, and McCarthy himself are the most widely recognized members of the Brat Pack in the 1980s.
Estevez also mentions some movies that fell through in the wake of the article . However, multiple interviews in Brats suggest that before all this, the Brat Pack was viewed as a collective of talented young actors who were starring in worthwhile movies. Blum may deny the negative impact of his article, but the Brat Pack are clearly of the opinion that it hurt their chances of starring in a different category of movies and working with some of the Hollywood greats.
5 The Brat Pack Actors Were Typecast In Youth-Focused Movies The Brat Pack members were cast in one coming-of-age movie after another. Close The string of movies starring the Brat Pack throughout the 1980s were not just movies that had teenage characters in them — they were specifically movies about teenagers, coming-of-age movies. While some kinder parent characters do appear in this list, many of the adult characters were either absent or outright villains.
4 The Brat Pack Actors Were Typecast As Specific Character Archetypes Several of the Brat Pack members became associated with one specific character. Close Within the Brat Pack, certain actors became associated with particular character archetypes of the peer group depicted on screen. The Breakfast Club certainly relies on stock high school characters , with other Brat Pack movies showcasing similar casts.
Some of the "Brat Pack-adjacent" actors did not have this same problem because they starred in movies where they were the single, undisputed star. Typically this would be in movies that aren't universally considered Brat Pack movies. Tom Cruise starred alongside some of the bigger Brat Pack members but also had Risky Business and Top Gun to himself. Leah Thompson was the leading lady of Back to the Future, which also isn't really a Brat Pack movie.