Brats
Summary
The 2024 Hulu documentaryBratsbrings the story of the iconic Brat Pack to a new generation , but who was the most successful Brat Pack extremity ? The Brat Pack characterizes a group of young actors from the ' 80 who appeared in several coming - of - age stripling movies throughout that ten . There are essence members , let in Emilio Estevez , Anthony Michael Hall , Rob Lowe , Andrew McCarthy , Demi Moore , Judd Nelson , Molly Ringwald , and Ally Sheedy , as well as others that many think go in the " club " as well .
David Blum coined the name inNew York Magazineas a take on the Rat Pack . While some phallus feel the title disparaged them and harmed their careers , many of these histrion relish successful calling as adults and are still active in the manufacture today . The Brat Pack members and those who co - starred in other projects with them are always linkedby dada cultivation , whether they want to be or not . as luck would have it for movie fans , they had a lot of in effect films — both fabricated and infotainment .
The mid-1980s films featuring the fabled Brat Pack members transfer Hollywood eternally . It was a defining time for youthful people in cinema .
Andrew McCarthy – 92%
New Waterford Girl (1999)
New Waterford Girlis a 1999 Canadian comedy - dramatic play and McCarthy ’s top - blackleg photographic film . It is a movie about a teenager living in Nova Scotia who daydream of a bigger life . However , New Waterford Girlis all but forgotten , and it did n’t even make $ 1 million at the box role , topping out at $ 774,469 ( viaBox Office Mojo).McCarthy make for the girl ’s semi - alcoholic English teacherwho suggests she attend an art school in New York City . The movie did n’t do much for his career at this stop .
Of course , as a Brat Packer , McCarthy appeared in iconic movies in the ' 80s , likeSt . Elmo ’s Fire , Pretty in Pink , andLess Than Zero . Today , he works as a director as well , and keen - eyed looker might have recognized him as Charlie ’s father , Mr. St. George , in13 Reasons Why . However , what he might be best known for today is being the director of the Hulu documentaryBrats , in which he reunited with his fellow Brat Pack stars to talk about their careers in the ' 80s and beyond .
Andrew McCarthy interviews fellow member of the Brat Pack in his documentary Brats , as well as other expert , but one sticks out : Malcolm Gladwell .
Lea Thompson - 93%
Back To The Future
Ally Sheedy – 94%
Little Sister (2016)
Ally Sheedy act for a few shortsighted year before she bewilder the function of Allison inThe Breakfast Cluband Leslie Hunter inSt . Elmo ’s Fire . These role ascertain she was part of the Brat Pack , even though she never seemed comfortable with the grouping . Her most successful movie office came many years subsequently , though , as Joani Lunsford inLittle Sister . This is a dark clowning about a untested nunwho , after cut off all touch with her family , visits her childhood home when her pal come back from Iraq .
Sheedy plays the little girl ’s mother in the movie . do in a near endorsement is the 1983 filmWarGames , in which Sheedy asterisk alongside Brat Pack friend , Matthew Broderick . Her function inLittle Sisterwas praised , but it did n’t do anything to really bring her back into the spot , as she mostly bring on little television and moving picture part once the 1990s came to a finale . She did have one bigger office where she had a cameo in the superhero moving-picture show , Adam - man : Apocalypse .
Anthony Michael Hall – 94%
The Dark Knight
In the soph instalment ofChristopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knighttrilogy , which earned the former Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for his role as the Joker , Anthony Michael Hall had a modest function as Mike Engel , the host of the news program Gotham Tonight in Gotham City . Not surprisingly , given that the film was a massive loge office success , this is the highest - rated picture he has been in , even if it was just a minor character .
Anthony Michael Hall also star in the television showThe stagnant Zonefor six seasons .
Interestingly , Hall ’s secondly - high - ranked moving-picture show was from the ' 80s , but it was n’t a Brat Pack picture show : it wasNational Lampoon ’s holiday , in which he played Rusty Griswold , one of many thespian who would play that same graphic symbol over the yr . As a Brat Packer , he was also in picture likeWeird Scienceas Gary Wallace , Sixteen Candlesas Ted Farmer , andThe Breakfast Clubas Brian R. Johnson . He also had a big persona in 2021’sHalloween kill , taking on the part of legacy graphic symbol Tommy Doyle .
Molly Ringwald - 95%
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
Molly Ringwald was the " It girl " when it came to recreate the little girl - next - door type in teenrom - coms of the ' fourscore , likePretty in PinkandSixteen Candles . However , her highest - rated part is really from a 2023 American documentary film calledJudy Blume Forever . Ringwald is one of several people interviewed about generator Judy Blume(Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing , Are You There God ? It ’s Me , Margaret ) . Ringwald admits everything she learned about dating as a Thomas Kyd was from Blume ’s stories .
Her top act purpose account is 89 % for 1985 ’s Brat Pack film , The Breakfast Club , where she played Claire Standish .
Technically , Ringwald was just interviewed in the Judy Blume documentary . Her top acting part score is 89 % for 1985 ’s Brat Pack pic , The Breakfast Club , where she played Claire Standish . Her other big Brat Pack movies rank a minuscule broken , withSixteen Candlesat 81 % andPretty in Pinkat 75 % . Ringwald did have a more recent movie calledAll These Small Momentsfrom 2018 , with a respectable 88 % valuation .
Robert Downey Jr. – 95%
Short Cuts (1993)
Of all the celluloid that Robert Downey Jr. has starred in , it ’s strange that this comedy - play from 1993 ranks high . inspire by nine short taradiddle and a poem by Raymond Carver , it follows the lives of 22 characters who are somehow connected to one another . Naturally , it has an ensemble cast that includes several big - name actors , admit Julianne Moore , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Jack Lemmon , Frances McDormand , Andie MacDowell , and Lily Tomlin , just to name a few .
Short Cutshelped show his talent , but Downey almost end his career a short time later when drug habituation saw him spend time in prison house . Luckily , when he got out , he turned his life-time around and picked up some smaller part before finally becoming Iron Man of the MCU . His most acclaimed role amount in 2023 withOppenheimer , for which he deliver the goods a Best Supporting Actor Oscar , but that picture show has a 93 % evaluation and sits behindShort Cutson Downey Jr ’s listing of his best flick .
Tom Cruise - 97%
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Tom Cruise might not have been a mainstay in the Brat Pack , but he was connect with young Hollywood in the 1980s thanks to his role as Steve Randle inThe Outsiders , based on the iconic S.E. Hinton coming - of - age novel . He was also ahuge star in the ' 80 thanks to his function as Maverick in the movieTop Gun , as well as his teen comedy movieRisky Business , in which the scene of him dancing in his underclothing has been parody to this twenty-four hour period .
Tom Cruise has 8 movies with a 90 % scotch or higher on Rotten Tomatoes .
Thanks to the franchise ’s longevity , it’sno surprise that aMission : Impossiblemovie earns Cruise his highest Rotten Tomatoes rating , as his character as Ethan Hunt is the most renowned of his career . The actor has become less known for his work in come - of - geezerhood cinema than for his blockbuster action movie . He ’s one of the most recognisable cheek in Hollywood , and it ’s rare for him to have a box office flop . His sequel to his ' 80s hitTop Gun : Maverickalmost eclipsedFalloutat the box office , but it fall just two percent short with a nice 96 % grade .
Emilio Estevez – 98%
Repo Man (1984)
Emilio Estevez stars inRepo Man , a sci - fi black comedy about a youthful man who ’s into hood rock and is recruited by a auto repossession agency . However , when his assignment is to place a Chevrolet Malibu , he discovers a inscrutable connection to possible unknown . The flick was mean to be satirical , poke fun at the Reagan administration , consumerism , and the Atomic Age . It has since become a cult classic and is one of Estevez ’s most dear motion picture .
Beyond that 1984 film , which garnered an almost perfect Rotten score , Estevez ’s next best flick is the Brat Pack classicThe Breakfast Clubfrom 1985 , with an 89 % rating . One of his most democratic movie roles , though , was Billy the Kid in another ' 80s moving picture , Young Guns . While the movie still has a passel of fans and is lovingly remember , it only has a 43 % Rotten Tomatoes score . Mostly , Estevez has spent his year latterly as a managing director , with his movie , The way of life , sit down at 83 % .
Andrew McCarthy ’s documentary film little terror details how the label of the Brat Pack jump their careers , reinforcing typecasting , self - doubt , and literary criticism .
Judd Nelson – 100%
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (1987)
Dear America : Letters Home from Vietnamis in reality a 1987 documentary featuring letter from real American soldiers as well asarchived footage to create a personal experience of the Vietnam War . Nelson provided his vocal talents to narrate some of the story , along with others like Robert De Niro , Willem Dafoe , Robert Downey Jr. , Martin Sheen , and Michael J. Fox . At 87 mo in distance , it receive rave reviews and air on HBO . It won two Primetime Emmy Awards .
Like Estevez , Nelson ’s next highest - ranking movie on the list is 1985’sThe Breakfast Club . It ’s also his most memorable one , with the last image of him as " felonious " John Bender jumping with his fist in the breeze and his long deep coating bollix in the wind becoming an iconic one from the pic . Nelson has very few flick sitting high on Rotten Tomatoes , withNew Jack Cityas his only other film over 70 % .
James Spader – 100%
The Music of Chance (1993)
James Spader is scarcely recognizable inThe Music of Chance , a 1993 film where he plays Jack Pozzi , a professional gambler that find upon a human being who has coincidently just inherited a large amount of money and is looking for a way to spend it . Based on the absurdist novel of the same name by Paul Auster , it remainsSpader ’s highest - stratified role , even after nearly two ten . However , of all the moving-picture show he starred in , this is also one of his most unknown and unnamed roles for many film fans .
His next highest - place film isBob Roberts , where he plays a tidings backbone , and his best movie from the Brat Pack flick erais 1989’sSex , Lies and Videotape , which earned a 96 % rating . His Brat Pack film includePretty in Pink , Mannequin , andLess Than Zero , among others . He stay well known today for his persona as Raymond " Red " Reddington onThe Blackliston tv , as well as a unforesightful stint as Robert California onThe Office .
