The BreakDown

  Written By: Danny Albers  Synopsis (Spoilers)  Seven friends are struggling finding their place in the world after recently graduating from Georgetown University. No matter what is going on in their lives, or the problems that are going on they can always meet at their local watering hole St. Elmo’s bar. Rob Lowe plays Billy The Kid, a saxophone player who’s struggling letting go of the frat party life, and no job really feels like something he wants to do. He has some issues with overindulging and coming off like an insensitive womanizing jerk even though he cares deeply for his friends. Between his wife and child that he’s not providing for, and Wendy the virgin, the people who love him always seem to be let down by him. Ally Sheedy plays Leslie Hunter. Leslie is in a serious relationship with aspiring politician Alec Newberry, played by Judd Nelson. Leslie looks past the constant infidelity of Alec because she believes that she is supposed to endure anything in order...

  Written By: Danny Albers  In my recent blog covering About Last Night I touched on how Rob Lowe and Demi Moore were a pairing that both directors and audiences wanted to see because of their onscreen chemistry. The same sentiment can be talked about between Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy. The two played a couple in St. Elmo’s Fire and looked to rekindle that fire in Blue City. In the famous article about the Brat Pack written by David Blum, he touched on Judd Nelson being overrated as an actor (a sentiment I emphatically disagree with) and that Judd has become typecast as the “bad boy.” I think typecasted is a wrong term for Judd, simply because he excels at playing a “bad boy” role, but is capable of much more. Leave the type casting for actors stuck in Medieval pieces and Star Wars universes. I say that Judd is capable of much more because there is much more to his characters than having a chip on his shoulder and being just a tough guy. In Blue City he plays a young adult t...

  Written By: Danny Albers Demi Moore and Rob Lowe are two critical members of the Brat Pack. They first worked together in St. Elmo’s fire in 1985. Their chemistry, along with a very sad scene where Rob Lowe helps Demi Moore’s character out of a depression, spurred the two to pair together in a romantic comedy a year later. About Last Night is based on the 1974 play Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet.Unlike the play however, the couple reconcile their differences and hint at getting back together at the end of the film, which provides some of the most quotable moments from the film. Demi’s uniquely deep voice along with her stunning girl next door appearance was on full display in this movie. This was her coming out party in a lot of ways. She boldly went nude multiple times in the movie, and had some steamy sex scenes. I think this really benefited her career, because she stayed relevant throughout the 90’s unlike a lot of the Brat Pack. With the 90’s brought more edg...