Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott were among the latest bunch of famous faces to be spotted at Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour show in London.Swift took her record-breaking tour to London at the weekend where she performed a sold-out three-night run at Wembley Stadium.Various celebrities have been spotted enjoying the show from the VIP tent over the weekend, including Tom Cruise, Greta Gerwig, Hugh Grant and Prince William.At last night’s show (June 23), where Swift brought out Gracie Abrams to perform their new duet ‘Us’ for the first time, Waller-Bridge and Scott were spotted in attendance.Social media users are reacting to the Fleabag reunion, and have been posting various pictures and videos of them enjoying the show.One video shows the pair leaving the stadium during the transition between the ‘folklore’ and ‘1989’ ‘eras’, before hearing the iconic guitar riff at the start of the song ‘Style’ and rushing back to the VIP tent to catch the chart-topping track.not Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott running back when they hear Style lmao #erastourtaylorswift #tstheerastour #taylorswift #ttpd #traviskelce #erastourlondon #phoebewallerbridge #andrewscott ♬ original sound – Fahima A caption to the video read: “POV: me when I hear the style intro”, with many Swifties noting how relatable their reaction was.
‘Brats’ Review: Andrew McCarthy Reexamines The Brat Pack Legacy – Tribeca Festival
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Andrew McCarthy’s documentary Brats, based on his book, Brats: An ’80s Story, offers an intimate exploration of the Brat Pack—a group of young actors who became cultural icons in the 1980s. Through candid interviews and nostalgic reflections, McCarthy delves into the nostalgia of the “Brat Pack” label, coined by journalist David Blum in a 1985 New York magazine article. This term, intended as a playful nod to the Rat Pack of the 1950s and ’60s, had lasting effects on the careers and personal lives of its members.
McCarthy reunites with his past co-stars, including Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson, and Timothy Hutton, many of whom he had not seen in more than 30 years. This reunion aims to answer a central question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack? The documentary’s real-time narration by McCarthy adds a sense of immediacy, making viewers feel like they are part of the journey.
The Brat Pack, composed of actors from iconic films like The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire, became emblematic of 1980s youth culture. However, Blum’s article, which depicted the actors as entitled and bratty, imposed an identity that many of them resented. McCarthy himself admits to struggling with the label, feeling it overshadowed his work and fueled his insecurities that highlight the contrast between public perception and his reality. While fans saw the Brat Pack as a group of close friends living glamorous lives, the actors themselves were uncomfortable with being a part of this group against their will, as they felt it trivialized their talents and constrained their careers.
Brats explores how the term affected each actor differently. Timothy Hutton, whose Oscar win for Ordinary
Andrew McCarthy shades his own movie ‘Pretty in Pink’: ‘I didn’t think it was very interesting’
“Pretty in Pink” at the time that it came out.“I didn’t think it was that interesting,” said McCarthy, 61, in an interview with PEOPLE published Saturday. “I didn’t quite get the movie at the time.
More ‘St. Elmo’s Fire?’ Sony Explores Reuniting Cast Of Seminal ’80s Brat Pack Movie: The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew McCarthy‘s Hulu documentary Brats has brought back memories of the coming of age film where The Brat Pack was coined. Deadline can reveal that Sony is exploring the possibility of making a new version of St. Elmo’s Fire. This version would hinge on reuniting original cast members McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham.
Andrew McCarthy’s Hulu Docu ‘Brats’ Has Carl Kurlander Thinking Again About The Lingering Smoke From ‘St. Elmo’s Fire:’ Guest Column
Editor’s Note: Journalist David Blum might have forever coined The Brat Pack era, but it was Carl Kurlander who provided the reason the infamous New York article got written. St. Elmo’s Fire was a script Kurlander wrote with director Joel Schumacher, inspired by events in his life. Now an academic, Kurlander has written several guest columns for Deadline including a 35th anniversary remembrance of St. Elmo’s Fire. Why is he tapping again into those memories? He just watched Brats, the Hulu documentary that premiered at Tribeca, directed by and starring Andrew McCarthy. He was part of the St. Elmo’s Fire ensemble that felt maligned by a mag article published the week before the film was released and became a surprise hit. Here, Kurlander supplies some great dish — did you know Demi Moore‘s drug demons almost forced Joel Schumacher to replace her with the young singer Madonna? Or that Georgetown shunned the movie for immoral activity but OK’d The Exorcist because despite the vile goings on involving a possessed child, evil didn’t win? A little of that stuff would have helped McCarthy’s docu, which gets tedious as he attempts to expunge demons, even as cohorts like Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy seem to be humoring him on camera. After all, that film launched fine futures for them, even if the moniker stung. McCarthy paints journo Blum as a villain, but in fairness, The Brat Pack was a far more clever coinage than putting “gate” on the end of every scandal since Watergate. Blum also unwittingly etched into permanent Hollywood history the memory of those actors when they were young and gorgeous. Who wants to be forgotten?
‘Brats’ Review: Hulu’s Brat Pack Doc Doubles as a Group Therapy Session
Michael Nordine For viewers of a certain age — or, perhaps more likely at this point, most ages — the term “Brat Pack” evokes nostalgia at its fondest. Movies like “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink” remain rites of passage for teenagers coming of age nearly 40 years later, and few would argue that the 1980s didn’t represent a high-water mark for teen movies.
‘Tim Burton Untitled Docuseries’ Review: An Insightful Portrayal Of Hollywood’s Gothic Disruptor – Tribeca Film Festival
This four-part, so-far-untitled documentary series about the rise and rise of Hollywood’s least likely marquee-name director starts out with a tribute from Christopher Walken that will be very hard for the next three instalments to match. In that inimitable… sta-cc-a-to… WAY… of his, the Sleepy Hollow star recalls his former dance teacher saying to him: “Chris, show me something I never saw before. And that’s what Tim does. Every time.”
‘Sopranos’ Cast Reunites at Tribeca Festival for ‘Wise Guy’ Doc as Michael Imperioli Says ‘The Show Was Way Better Than I Remembered’
Lexi Carson The cast and creatives behind “The Sopranos” reunited at Tribeca Festival Thursday night in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary. They gathered for the premiere of Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary, “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” which played to a packed audience at the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Thursday night. The two-hour-and-40-minute documentary begins with “The Sopranos” opening credit sequence driving into New Jersey.
Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened
new Brat Pack documentary on Hulu, Andrew McCarthy, 61, confronted writer David Blum, 68, about how he coined the now-iconic group title in a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985.At the time, Blum was doing a piece on Emilio Estevez and joined him on a night out in LA with other actors including Rob Lowe and Judd Nelson. Blum ran the Brat Pack profile that changed the lives of McCarthy, Estevez, Lowe, Nelson, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy forever.
The Brat Pack documentary bombshells: Demi Moore ‘desperate to fit in’ — and Molly Ringwald’s refusal
Jon Cryer, Timothy Hutton and Robert Downey Jr. are sometimes also cited as members.) The core Brat Pack movies include “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty In Pink,” “Sixteen Candles” and “St. Elmo’s Fire.” Directed by and starring McCarthy, 61, the documentary follows McCarthy as he seeks out his former peers – some of whom he hasn’t seen in several decades — and has frank conversations with them.
The Brat Pack hated the name that made them famous — here’s every time they slammed it
“Brat Pack” – a collection of popular young actors in the 1980s — have made it clear that they weren’t, and in some cases, still aren’t, fans of the group nickname.The phenomenon started with the 1985 New York magazine cover by David Blum. He had a night out in Los Angeles with Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, and Judd Nelson, and decided to coin the now-iconic phrase which was inspired by the “Rat Pack,” a group of entertainers (including Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin) from the 1940s and 1950s.Estevez, Lowe, Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy make up the Brat Pack, as they all appeared in the ensemble of classic ‘80s films such as “St.
Was Judd Nelson in the ‘Brats’ doc after all? Inside that surprise ending
turned down former co-star Andrew McCarthy’s offer to appear in the new Hulu documentary, “Brats,” about the ’80s-era group of actors. But Nelson seemingly makes a cameo — though only over the phone — at the very end of the doc. Just before the credits roll on “Brats,” McCarthy, who wrote, directed and stars in the project, is standing on a dock and answers a phone call.“Hello? Judd?” says McCarthy, 61.There’s been no confirmation that Nelson was on the other end of that phone call.
‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story’ Review: Minnelli Docu Benefits From Unseen Footage, Compelling Interviews And The Star Herself – Tribeca Festival
There must be something in the air lately because I have been seeing and reviewing a number of really good and intriguing documentaries on iconic showbiz figures. At Cannes I saw new docus on Faye Dunaway (Faye), Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes) and others on Michel LeGrand and Jacques Demy. Currently on Max you can see a wonderful docu on the great Albert Brooks directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.
Don’t you forget about her: Andrew McCarthy explains Molly Ringwald’s surprising absence from ‘Brats’ doc
he told Us Weekly. “Brats” is about the famous group of ‘80s stars, their memories of their heyday and their gripes with that moniker. The circle of stars associated with the label are Emilio Estevez, Ringwald, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Cryer and McCarthy.(Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr.
Look Inside the Star-Studded Chanel Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner with Blake Lively, Jude Law, & So Many More In Attendance
Blake Lively and Jude Law were among the many celebs who made up the star-studded crowd at Chanel’s 17th Annual Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner!
‘Group Therapy’ Review: A Candid Look At Mental Health Through The Lens Of Stand-Up Comedians – Tribeca Festival
Neil Berkley’s Group Therapy is a poignant, hilarious, and moving exploration of the intersections between comedy, grief, and mental illness. Starring a stellar cast of comedians, including Neil Patrick Harris, Gary Gulman, Nicole Byer, Mike Birbiglia, London Hughes, Tig Notaro, and Atsuko Okatsuka, the film delves into the ways these performers use humor as a coping mechanism and a form of catharsis.
‘Pretty in Pink’ star Jon Cryer sheds light on feud with co-star Andrew McCarthy
Turns out there wasn’t a whole lot of prettiness behind the scenes of one famous movie filmed during the prominent “Brat Pack” era.Jon Cryer, who starred in the 1986 film “Pretty in Pink,” revealed that he and co-star Andrew McCarthy did not get along off-camera. McCarthy has assembled several members of the group, including Cryer, to appear in his upcoming documentary “Brats,” which examines the significance of the “Brat Pack.”McCarthy, along with several other budding actors in the ’80s, like Cryer, Demi Moore and Rob Lowe, were dubbed the “Brat Pack,” a group of young actors that frequently collaborated in films like “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles.”“When we had done ‘Pretty in Pink’ together, we did not get along because he was a d—,” Cryer said of McCarthy during a Q&A session at the Tribeca Film Festival, as reported by People magazine.“That’s very true,” McCarthy admitted.
Jon Cryer Clarifies That Andrew McCarthy Is Now “A Prince” After Saying He Was A “D***” During ‘Pretty In Pink’
The Brat Pack has been through a lot, but time has only strengthened their offscreen friendships.
‘The Wasp’ Review: A Taut Drama Of Revenge And Childhood Scars – Tribeca Festival
Guillem Morales’ adaptation of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play The Wasp is an unsettling drama-thriller that delves into the complexities of its characters with precision in a way that is chilling and engrossing. The film stars Naomie Harris, Natalie Dormer, and Dominic Allburn, each delivering powerful performances that elevate this story of revenge and unresolved childhood bullying.
Andrew McCarthy says ‘Brat Pack’ stigma gave him PTSD — but other ‘80s stars don’t necessarily agree
Hollywood’s Brat Pack.”Reading it today, David Blum’s article about hanging out with a group of movie stars with the world — and many women — at their feet as they hit Hollywood clubs and sow their wild oats seems tame and fun.But for McCarthy, now 61, the “Brat Pack” label ghettoized and diminished the actors, who were part of a talented new generation of young stars heating up the box office with movies like “St. Elmo’s Fire” — considered the pre-eminent Brat Pack film — “The Breakfast Club,” “Taps,” “The Outsiders,” “Pretty in Pink,” “About Last Night,” “Sixteen Candles” and others.“Oh f–k,” was McCarthy’s first reaction to seeing the cover story, as he reveals in “BRATS,” a new documentary he wrote, directed and stars in.“I just thought that was terrible instantly.
‘Brats’ Director Andrew McCarthy On How The Initially “Horrible” Brat Pack Label Became “A Blessing”
At the Tribeca world premiere of Brats, actor-turned-director Andrew McCarthy said the Brat Pack Label, which he had “received as horrible,” turned into a “blessing.”