The star of movies like St. Elmo s Fire and Pretty in Pink writes about his tumultuous 20s in Brat: An 80s Story. Of that era s movies, he says the emotions are timeless, the hair not so much.
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Andrew McCarthy best known for his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo s Fire, Weekend at Bernie s, and Less Than Zero, will discuss his latest book Brat: An ‘80’s Story. In his memoir McCarthy focuses on his time as a charter member of Hollywood s Brat Pack, an iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs who included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, that represents both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. Trending