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As with most Joel Schumacher films, this one is beautifully shot. The locations of the film stand out and never overshadow the characters as they go on about their lives. St. Elmo's fire is not comedy-driven and there isn't much of a plot. This is more of a slice of life piec…
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St. Elmo's Fire
“The passion burns deep.”
61%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
St. Elmo's Fire (1985) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of St. Elmo's Fire (1985) — a movie tagged as Drama, Romance, and Comedy with funny, heartwarming, and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the bu… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate St. Elmo's Fire 61% (594 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 594 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1985-06-28
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 11557
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Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Emilio Estevez
Kirby Keger
Rob Lowe
Billy Hicks
Andrew McCarthy
Kevin Dolenz
Demi Moore
Jules
Judd Nelson
Alec Newbary
Ally Sheedy
Leslie Hunter
Mare Winningham
Wendy Beamish
Martin Balsam
Mr. Beamish
Andie MacDowell
Dale Biberman
Joyce Van Patten
Mrs. Beamish
Jenny Wright
Felicia
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Jon Cutler
Howie Krantz
Blake Clark
Wally
Matthew Laurance
Ron Dellasandro
Gina Hecht
Judith
Anna Maria Horsford
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James Carrington
Guy
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Kaaren Lee
Welfare Woman
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As with most Joel Schumacher films, this one is beautifully shot. The locations of the film stand out and never overshadow the characters as they go on about their lives. St. Elmo's fire is not comedy-driven and there isn't much of a plot. This is more of a slice of life piece about a group of young people embarking on their careers and lives. The soundtrack works well, the music was good for the time. Andie MacDowell and Andrew McCarthy are great in their respective roles even if Andie's character doesn't speak much. Emilio Estevez and Judd Nelson make honest attempts with the material they are given, and they aren't horrible, but both actors have done much better in lesser roles or maybe they needed more of a role. The other members of the cast just appear to be plodding through the script but that may be what the script called for; if this is the case they did well.
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