Was Judd Nelson in the ‘Brats’ doc after all? Inside that surprise ending
13.06.2024 - 15:33
/ nypost.com
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.
“Brats,” released June 13 on Hulu, follows McCarthy as he seeks out his former peers that he starred in an ensemble of movies with in the 1980s including “St. Elmos Fire,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink” and “Sixteen Candles.”The circle of stars associated with the Brat Pack label, which was dubbed in a 1985 New York magazine article, include Nelson, McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald. Nelson was one of the few Brat Pack members who refused to do the doc.
“It seems strange to have that subject matter be something for edited entertainment,” Nelson told Us Weekly in March, adding that he “politely declined” McCarthy’s offer to join the project. “Also, like, he’s a nice guy, but I hadn’t seen him in 35 years,” Nelson added about his fellow Brat Packer. “And it’s like, I’m not going to [be] like, ‘Hey!’ No, dude.”The “Billionaire Boys Club” actor also denied that the Brat Pack was ever actually a thing.“It’s like, why kind of rebirth something that wasn’t necessarily fun? … How can we be experts on something that didn’t ever really exist?” he said.