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Andrew McCarthy Calls ‘Friends’ a ‘Funnier’ Version of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’
Andrew McCarthy explained to Us Weekly exclusively how the Brat Pack movies created the pipeline to TV shows like ‘Friends’
McCarthy called the group of young actors — which included himself, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy, among others — “ instrumental in the shift towards youth culture” in the 1980s. Andrew McCarthy, best known for his starring roles in Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo’s Fire, is bringing the famed group of actors back together for a Hulu documentary — aptly titled Brats — that […] Andrew McCarthyTheo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca FestivalCreating movies and TV shows focused on friendship was “a real seismic change” at the time “that we take for granted now,” McCarthy explained.
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