{"id":1387,"date":"2006-09-07T11:20:38","date_gmt":"2006-09-07T18:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2023-02-07T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:07:09","slug":"st-elmos-fire-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1387","title":{"rendered":"St. Elmo&#8217;s Fire (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t real. You know what it is? It&#8217;s St. Elmo&#8217;s Fire.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Poster-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Poster-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Poster-1-178x270.jpg 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Poster-1.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA group of self-centered friends struggle with life and love after college.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensemble Cast<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Martin Balsam Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary is fairly dismissive of this hit Brat Pack film, calling it &#8220;trite and klutzy, a beatable combination&#8221;. I was equally disappointed when re-watching it recently; the characters are <em>so<\/em> unappealing that it&#8217;s difficult to generate any concern for what happens to them. The one exception is Emilio Estevez as Kirby, the love-lorn medical student whose travails could easily have filled the entire film &#8212; instead, however, director Joel Schumacher chooses to shuffle back and forth continuously between far too many inane sub-plots about drug addiction, infidelity, and career crises. A hot 80&#8217;s soundtrack (including the winning title song) was what kept me going through this otherwise insufferable mess. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensitive performances by Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, and Emilio Estevez<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-1024x505.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-1536x757.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1-548x270.png 548w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Sheedy-1.png 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-1024x506.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-1024x506.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-1536x759.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1-547x270.png 547w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Winningham-1.png 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-1024x520.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"325\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-128x65.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1-532x270.png 532w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/St-Elmos-Fire-Estevez-1.png 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An undeniably catchy title song<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look simply for its historical notoriety as the ultimate &#8220;brat pack&#8221; film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0090060\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/06\/28\/movies\/film-st-elmo-s-fire.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t real. You know what it is? It&#8217;s St. Elmo&#8217;s Fire.&#8221; Synopsis: A group of self-centered friends struggle with life and love after college. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ensemble Cast Friendship Love Triangle Martin Balsam Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary is fairly dismissive of this hit Brat Pack film, calling it &#8220;trite and klutzy, a beatable combination&#8221;. I was equally disappointed when re-watching it recently; the characters are so unappealing that it&#8217;s difficult to generate any concern&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1387\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;This isn&#039;t real. 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