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St. Elmo's Fire (1985) More at IMDbPro »
2009 | 2002
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Rob Lowe on Patrick Swayze: "He Loved Life"
21 September 2009 12:55 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
If ya haven't heard, the flick St. Elmo's Fire is being developed into a television dramedy series. Rob Lowe, who costarred in the movie alongside Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy and others, says he wasn't aware of the new project until we asked him about it yesterday at the Emmys. But no biggie, because the Brat Pack flick actually isn't Lowe's top choice to be made for the small screen... "Outsiders is the one they should be doing," Lowe said. "The Outsiders was always my favorite, particularly now with the passing of Patrick Swayze." Director Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 movie adaptation of S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel of the same name... »
Before There Were Websites... (Pt 2)
10 September 2009 7:10 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
...there were scrapbooks (prev. pt 1)
Let's continue that silly reveal of my "Movies of the Eighties" scrapbook. I'm still hoping to locate the "Movie Stars of the Eighties" companion volume in which I ranked all the actors and actresses of the decade. Wouldn't that be a Rotfl experience? If I can find it I will share, despite the loss of dignity it will surely occasion.
Behold! To your left is the tv guide cover that started it all. I guess it wasn't an actual TV Guide as my personal mythology has always relayed but whatever television magazine thingie was inserted into the Detroit Free Press back in the day. That cover right there started my whole Oscar obsession -- look how worn, damaged and fingered it is. I thumbed through it so many times. What is this naked gold man they call Oscar??? This cover unlocked my latent awards mania. »
- NATHANIEL R
‘Teen Wolf’ series for MTV is Coming Together
2 September 2009 8:09 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Michael J. Fox, better known for his days as Alex Keaton on 'Family Ties' and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, starred in a small film in 1985 called Teen Wolf, a film about a high school basketball player who turns into a werewolf during his “transition” through puberty. Nearly 25 years later, MTV has announced that a television series, based on the film, is in the works. Last January, the network announced the project as part of a development slate. After a script was written, MTV asked for a pilot to be produced. With popular shows as 'The Hills' and 'Laguna Beach' gaining most of the network's audiences, MTV's version of 'Teen Wolf' will be “very different from the original” says senior VP Liz Gateley. The series will be set in high school, draw more from the horror genre by exploring werewolf »
- Eric
'St. Elmo's Fire' as a TV series: Let's cast it!
14 August 2009 1:55 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
A week after we all indulged in some serious reminiscing about the master of 1980s teen angst, John Hughes, Hollywood announced today that it's got more '80s nostalgia up its sleeve: the Brat Pack-flick-to-end-all-Brat Pack flicks, St. Elmo's Fire, is being reworked as a dramedy TV series for ABC. The 1985 original, directed by Joel Schumacher, starred a veritable who's-who of young stars of the Reagan era: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham. They played recent Georgetown University grads figuring out how to be proper yuppies grown-ups. Good idea, or further proof of Hollywood's lack of original thought? Since I suspect the answer to that question will depend largely on casting, let's help out the producers — they include Schumacher and Topher Grace — by throwing some ideas their way, shall we? For now, it's unclear whether Grace will take a role for himself, »
- Missy Schwartz
'St. Elmo's Fire' Being Turned Into an ABC Series
14 August 2009 1:27 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Alphabetically trolling through my admittedly too-massive collection of 80s music last weekend, I came upon a song I hadn't thought about in years: David Foster's St. Elmo's Fire theme. Not the John Parr "Man in Motion" song, but the instrumental ballad. I skipped to the next track, but not before shaking my head at the Brat Pack one more time.
Now, Joel Schumacher and Topher Grace are reviving St. Elmo's Fire for TV, thereby striking when the iron is white hot. It was Schumacher's big break back in 1985, and his career has been such a mixed bag since that when I first saw a trailer for Phantom of the Opera, people in the theater booed when his name came up in the credits. Wish I'd thought of that...
Anyway, ABC will develop the show with Schumacher, Grace, former ABC programming vixen Jamie Tarses, and Dan Bucatisnsky, who will also write the teleplay. »
- Colin Boyd
St. Elmo's Fire TV Series Heats Up at ABC
14 August 2009 12:14 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Iconic Brat Pack flick St. Elmo's Fire may be reignited as a television series.
ABC won a bidding war among networks to adapt the Joel Schumacher film into a dramedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Schumacher is already onboard as a producer, alongside That '70s Show grad Topher Grace, Dan Bucatinsky and Jamie Tarses. Bucatinsky is writing the script.
Watch clips from St. Elmo's Fire
Like the film — starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham — the show will follow ...
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- Joyce Eng
St. Elmo's Fire remake heads to ABC
14 August 2009 11:33 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
Get ready for a brand new breed of Brat Pack. Director Joel Schumacher is bringing his iconic oh-so-'80s flick St. Elmo's Fire to TV as an hour-long dramatic comedy. ABC is set to pick up the project, co-produced by Schumacher and actor Topher Grace (That '70s Show). The TV version of St. Elmo's Fire is being prepped as a more dramatic version of Friends, according to its producers. The show will introduce us to a group of six friends (three men and three women) who hang out at the St. Elmo's Bar & Grill in the original film's setting of Georgetown.
The 1985 film helped launch the careers of several young actors, including Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy. Casting will be key to the remake's success.Continue reading St. Elmo's Fire remake heads to ABC
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- Mike Moody
ABC picks up 'St. Elmo's Fire'
14 August 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
ABC has reportedly picked up a television show based upon the 1985 movie St. Elmo's Fire. Joel Schumacher, who directed the original film, will serve as executive producer on the one-hour dramedy. The series will echo the cinematic version, which followed the lives of a group of friends who have just graduated from college and are figuring out where their lives are taking them, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The local tavern, which housed the cast of characters played by Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Mare Winningham and Ally Sheedy, will be renamed from St. Elmo's Bar & Restaurant to St. Elmo's Bar & Grill, while the Georgetown setting will remain as (more) »
- By Tim Parks
Channel Surfing: "Fire" Sale at ABC, Winslet Cops to "Mildred Pierce," Mr. Eko Wants to Get "Lost" Again, and More
14 August 2009 7:07 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing. ABC has given a script order with a sizable penalty to a contemporary series take on 1985 feature film St. Elmo's Fire. Project, which comes from Sony Pictures Television, will be written/executive produced by Dan Bucatinsky and executive produced by Topher Grace, Jamie Tarses, and Joel Schumacher. The series would revolve around a group of six friends--three men, three women--who hang out together at a Georgetown restaurant called St. Elmo's Bar & Grill. "I feel it is time to re-create Friends in the hourlong genre and feel like this is the perfect opportunity," said Bucatinsky. ""More than anything, the movie evokes a feeling that doesn't go away, the feeling of bonding with your friends who become your surrogate family." (Hollywood Reporter) Could Kate Winslet be headed for the small screen? HBO is said to be in the running to pick up a mini-series adaptation »
- Jace
Joel Schumacher's St. Elmo's Fire to Become a TV Show
14 August 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
ABC is in the work on a dramedy series project based on "St Elmo's Fire," the 1985 movie that launched the filmmaking career of Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin, 8Mm). The original film was one of the defining movies of the Brat Pack genre. It starred Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham as friends who had just graduated from Georgetown University and chronicled their adjustment to adulthood. The series version will use the movie as a takeoff point and as an inspiration as it introduces six new friends: three boys and three girls. What will remain is the setting -- Georgetown and St. Elmo's Bar and Restaurant, now called St. Elmo's Bar and Grill, where the friends hang out. And if the set-up looks a little bit like "Friends," that's Ok with writer Dan Bucatinsky. "I feel it is time to re-create »
St. Elmo's Fire is Coming to ABC
14 August 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
ABC is developing "St. Elmo's Fire," a contemporary take on the 1985 movie that launched the filmmaking career of Joel Schumacher, says The Hollywood Reporter . The network landed the dramedy series project, executive produced by Schumacher, Topher Grace, Dan Bucatinsky and Jamie Tarses and to be written by Bucatinsky. The film starred Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham as friends who had just graduated from Georgetown University and chronicled their adjustment to adulthood. The series version will use the movie as a takeoff point and as an inspiration as it introduces six new friends: three boys and three girls. What will remain is the setting -- Georgetown and St. Elmo's Bar & Restaurant, now... »
St. Elmo's Fire Reignited For The Small Screen
14 August 2009 5:21 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
St. Elmo's Fire has been reignited - TV bosses have signed a deal to adapt the Brat Pack movie classic into a small screen series.
The original 1985 picture followed the lives of seven pals as they prepared for life after university, and kick-started the careers of Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez.
Now, the film is being remade for U.S. TV after executives at America's ABC network agreed a deal to revise the comedy-drama.
The show will focus on the same topics as the film, and will be set in the St. Elmo's Bar & Restaurant, just like the movie.
ABC bosses are hoping the pal-focused plot will fill the gap left by hit sitcom Friends, which ended in 2004 after 10 seasons.
Executive producer Dan Bucatinsky says, "I feel it is time to re-create Friends in the hour-long genre and feel like this is the perfect opportunity."
A group of unknown actors will be cast in the main roles, according to Daily Variety. »
St. Elmo's Fire Being Turned into TV Show
14 August 2009 3:15 AM, PDT | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
80s classic movie St. Elmo's Fire is being turned into a television show! The 1985 Joel Schumacher-directed classic that starred Rob Lowe and Demi Moore has just been picked up by ABC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will echo the film, which followed the lives of a group of friends who have just graduated from college and are figuring out where their lives are taking them. The local tavern will be renamed from St. Elmo's Bar & Restaurant to St. Elmo's Bar & Grill, while the Georgetown setting will remain as before. Sounds like we may... »
ABC to Re-Light St. Elmo's Fire
13 August 2009 11:05 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
ABC is set for a contemporary take on St. Elmo's Fire, the 1985 movie that launched the filmmaking career of Joel Schumacher.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, after strong interest from multiple networks, ABC landed the dramedy series project, exec produced by Schumacher, Topher Grace, Dan Bucatinsky and Jamie Tarses and to be written by Bucatinsky.
St. Elmo's Fire has received a script commitment with a penalty attached to it, and hails from Sony Pictures TV, whose feature sibling owns the rights to the original movie.
That film, co-written and directed by Schumacher, was one of the defining movies of the Brat Pack genre. It starred Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham as friends who had just graduated from Georgetown University and chronicled their adjustment to adulthood.
"More than anything, the movie evokes a feeling that doesn't go away," Bucatinsky said, "the »
"St Elmo's Fire" Series Project Headed to ABC
13 August 2009 10:13 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
This coming season old eighties hits are all the rage at the broadcast networks, especially ABC. Already slated to start this fall are Eastwick (based on the same novel as the 80s movie) and V on ABC, and another remake of Parenthood for NBC. And now it appears that St. Elmo's Fire, one of the defining Brat Pack movies of the eighties, could be headed to our TV screens.
In reality, the dramedy series project has received a script commitment, and has signed Dan Bucatinsky on to write it. Joel Schumacher, who co-wrote and directed the original movie, is also on board as an executive producer, along with Topher Grace and Jamie Tarses.
The series will use the movie as a starting point, and keep the setting the same, Georgetown University and St. Elmo's Bar & Grill. But six new friends will be introduced, three girls and three boys, and through »
- Bryan Jones
John Hughes Remembered By Molly Ringwald, Fellow Brat Packers
7 August 2009 6:02 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Judd Nelson, Demi Moore, Ben Stein comment on the director's death.
By Jocelyn Vena
Photo: Gabriela Maj/ Getty Images
As news broke late Thursday that legendary director John Hughes died of a heart attack at the age of 59 in New York, many of the actors who starred in his iconic films reacted to his passing with great sadness.
"I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes," said Molly Ringwald, who starred in the director's '80s teen flicks "Sixteen Candles," "Pretty in Pink" and "The Breakfast Club," in a statement to People. "He was and will always be such an important part of my life.
"He will be missed — by me and by everyone that he has touched," she added. "My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."
In a statement to MTV News, fellow Brat Packer and "Breakfast »
John Hughes (1950-2009)
6 August 2009 8:15 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
To say that I was obsessed with The Breakfast Club growing up would be an understatement. It's one of five or six movies I've watched more times than any others. I hate watching movies on television (the dubbed over profanity makes my purist self revolt) so I haven't seen it in several years now but it's burned into my brain cells. I was madly in love with Molly Ringwald for two whole years. I obsessed over Ally Sheedy and the simple profundity of "...they ignore me" as chief behavioral, sartorial influence. My best girlfriend and I use to talk about the movie daily, wondering about our future selves...When you grow up, your heart dies. ...and vowing to remember how we felt in high school if we ever looked back on the movie and felt it wasn't totally brilliant and deserving of multiple Oscars.
Oh, teen angst! You are so »
- NATHANIEL R
'Twilight' in the 1980's?
7 July 2009 6:31 AM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
A very interesting idea has been brought forth by a 1980's-enthusiast-YouTuber: what if Twilight had been made in the 1980's? The question centers on who would be cast for the major characters if the movie were to be made in the 1980's (and, from the looks of the YouTuber's choices, relatively high budget)? For Robert Pattinson's character Edward Cullen, the YouTuber pinned Brat Pack-er Rob Lowe, and, instead of Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, we'd see Elizabeth Shue. Ralph Macchio would be our Jacob Black, instead of today's Taylor Lautner, according to the video-poster. The full list and video are available here. Though most of the choices derive from The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, The Karate Kid, and The Outsiders, it is a fairly interesting discussion, don't you think? If Twilight could have been made in any other g »
- thetwilightexaminer
Ally Sheedy And Meat Loaf Star In Hallmark's "Citizen Jane"
18 June 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Brat Pack alumna Ally Sheedy and hit making rocker Meat Loaf are among the headliners of Hallmark's upcoming true-crime drama "Citizen Jane." Slated for a September showing, the television movie also stars Sean Patrick Flanery ("The Dead Zone") and Nia Peeples ("The Young and the Restless").
Based on a true story, "Citizen Jane" follows the empowering tale of one ordinary citizen's extraordinary efforts to counter injustice and hunt for a killer. Sheedy ("The Breakfast Club," "St. Elmo's Fire") plays an average woman unwittingly caught in the knotted aftermath of a ghastly murder.
Meat Loaf (née Marvin Lee Aday) is best known for his "Bat out of Hell" hard rock album trilogy. The musician's acting credits include "Rocky Horror Show," "Fight Club" and "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny."
"Citizen Jane", a Hallmark Channel Original Movie culled from a James Dalessandro book, premiers Saturday, September 5 (9/8c).
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Sony's August Blu-ray Details: Blue Thunder, Starman, St. Elmo's Fire, About Last Night and Go
3 June 2009 8:47 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Sony has five catalog Blu-ray Disc releases scheduled for August that we have known about for some time. Now I can share the full scoop for each release and in the case of all but one, the finalized Blu-ray cover art. four of the five catalog titles will be released on August 11: Blue Thunder, Starman, About Last Night, and St. Elmo's Fire. The fifth, Go, will arrive a week later on August 18. Each film will be offered in its original aspect ratio at 1080p resolution with 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Bonus features are mostly rehashed with a couple Blu-ray exclusives as noted below. Bd-Live access is standard on all discs. Blue Thunder Commentary with Director John Badham, Editor and Motion Control Supervisor The Special: Building of Blue Thunder: Making of the Helicopter 1983 Ride With The Angels: Making Blue Thunder - Multi-part Featurette Theatrical trailer Bd-Live Starman Bd-Live About Last Night »
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