ABOUT THE BOOK…
A 1980s phenomenon, the Brat Pack was
a bunch of very young and only slightly talented actors
and actresses thrust on the silver screens for us to adore,
adulate and hate. Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Andew
McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Charlie Sheen, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon,
Mare Winningham, Ralph Macchio, C Thomas Howell, Eric
Stoltz and Anthony Michael Hall were among the much-vaulted
and much-hyped stars with their million dollar lifestyles.
Only a few cut the mustard on the credits today, but nostalgia
has finally caught up with the Brat Pack.
Brat Pack: Confidential recalls how
the Brat Pack was created in a whole range of movies designed
for the 80s teen market and defines the film that kicked
it all off – Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The
Outsiders.
The book also identifies the 9 actors
who made up the heart and soul of the Pack – the
principle casts of two key movies: The Breakfast Club’and
St. Elmo’s Fire and recounts their subsequent lives
and careers. Peripheral Brat Packers – the hangers
on – also get a look-in in a series of profiles.
Why are Tom cruise and Demi Moore still
box office stars but Mickey Rourke is unemployable, uninsurable
and "unlunchable" for most Hollywood execs?
This book gives all the answers, discussing the rise and
fall of a generation of stars and why teen movies have
staged a comeback in today's Hollywood.
Featuring:
- Demi Moore
- Emilio Estevez
- Charlie Sheen
- Ally Sheedyy
- Matthew Broderick
- Judd Nelson
- Matt Dillon
- Tom Cruise
and many more 80's Brat Pack movie stars! |
