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40 Years of the Brat Pack: Actors Look Back on the Famous Label That Changed Their Lives
Some members of the Brat Pack looked back on the famous label that changed their lives for better or for worse 40 years after the term was first coined.
Many of the young actors called out in the New York magazine piece, including Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton, came out unscathed, but the label seemed to attach itself most strongly to the ones who starred in the 1985 film St. Elmo’s Fire and the youth-based dramatic comedies of director John Hughes. Ally Sheedy, 62, who broke out with her role in 1985’s The Breakfast Club, recalls her joy at feeling like she belonged. Rob, 60, believes they were all lucky to have been in the right place when Hollywood began making a lot of films focused on young adults.
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