Having begun his career as Jimmy in the 1978 movie Team Mates, James Spader has been working solidly for over four decades. While his earlier roles were typical of a good looking leading man in the 1980s, Spader has since become more focussed on playing eccentric characters. Currently starring as the lead on hit TV show The Blacklist, Spader has now been working on that project … [Read more...] about James Spader – From Pretty in Pink to The Blacklist
Brat Pack
Just For Fun: Re-Making “The Breakfast Club”
It's hard not to love the idea behind "The Breakfast Club," and that got us thinking: how fun would a re-make be? Of course, much of what made "The Breakfast Club" fun was its originality, its teen movie charm, and of course, the actors and actresses involved. Certainly, a re-make would be a massive adjustment, and there are plenty of fans of the original who might not like the … [Read more...] about Just For Fun: Re-Making “The Breakfast Club”
Ally Sheedy
Best known to some as the girl with the robot from Short Circuit, Ally Sheedy starred in the two key Brat pack Movies, The Breakfast Club and St Elmo’s Fire. Her role as the loveable freak Allison in The Breakfast Club showed her ability to tackle even the most difficult of roles and that she wasn’t only the ‘girlfriend’ for the leading man. Ally’s body of work in the … [Read more...] about Ally Sheedy
Rob Lowe
The pretty boy but also the bad boy of the Brat Pack, Rob Lowe was the 80's pin up. Although he became best known for his sex tape, Rob had a string of big hits in the 80's including The Outsiders, Class, St Elmo's Fire and Youngblood. He relaunched his career playing Sam in The West Wing and has gone one to make a couple of major movies as well as treading the boards on the … [Read more...] about Rob Lowe
Demi Moore
Demi Moore was probably more successful in the 90's than she was in the 80's, but her role as Jules in St Elmo's Fire, as well as her relationship with Emilio Etsevez, cemented her place in The Brat Pack. About Last Night was her other big 80's hit but it was 1990's Ghost alongside Patrick Swayze that really launched her as a global superstar. Demi Moore Biography Demetria … [Read more...] about Demi Moore