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Andrew McCarthy is one of the most emblematic actors to become major in the 1980s, largely thanks to its series of classics which take place in any case, including Fire of St. Elmo ,, Pretty in pink , And Less than zero . But he also skyrocketed in notoriety because of the brand, as well as his co-stars in many of these films, like one of the "BRAT PACK", a group of young actors . But while the nickname Brat Pack can still be used today, when it was invented for the first time, McCarthy was not too happy - and his colleagues either. Continue to read to find out why he said that Brat members hated the term in the 80s and what he thought today.

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The term "BRAT PACK" is credited with the writer David Blum , who first used it A cover story for New York Magazine About Emilio Estevez published in June 1985. Blum used to classify the group of omnipresent young stars who included estevez, Judd Nelson , And ROB LOWE , citing their flashy lives spent in nightclubs, courting fans and hangers.

"This is the Hollywood 'Brat Pack," wrote Blum. "It was in the 1980s what the rat pack was in the 1960s - an itinerant group of young famous stars on the prowner for the holidays, women and a good time. And just like Frank Sinatra ,, Dean Martin ,, Peter Lawford , And Sammy Davis Jr. , these guys also work together - they brought their friendships in the movies. ""

The article named the years 1981 Tackles As a first film by Brat Pack and estevez as "unofficial president". Other members named - "Everyone in Hollywood differs which belongs to the kid's pack", noted Blum - including Timothy Hutton ("The only one to have an Oscar"), Matt Dillon ("The least likely to replace Marlon Brando "), Nicolas Cage ("The ethnic chair"), Sean Penn ("The most gifted of all"), and Tom Cruise ("The hottest of all").

For his part, McCarthy is barely mentioned in the play, cited only briefly on Fire of St. Elmo . And yet, it was enough to paint him with the same brush: as described by Blum, the Brat Packers were obsessed with the career and focused on fame (and, he felt forced to emphasize, none of them n ' was a graduate of the university).

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Looking back on the phenomenon of the kid's pack from 2023 point of view, McCarthy said Inside you Podcast host Michael Rosenbaum Earlier this year on the negative effect He had in his career.

"You forget now, the kid's pack is this wonderfully emblematic term spoken with veneration and affection for this moment in pop culture. It is examined [through these memories of pink color. This was not the case at the time "Said McCarthy. "[Blum] wrote this scathing article…. It was a really negative and pejorative thing, and we [explained] hate it. We thought:" Who wants to be called a kid and who wants to be in a pack? careers ... because we were now perceived like that. "

McCarthy then described her very personal response to the label and how she clashed with her own sense in full swing of himself and her career.

"Everything you want in life is being seen," he told Rosenbaum. "The moment when the BRAT Pack label was released ... We were members of the BRAT pack. Martin Scorsese Will not call anyone in the kid's pack! And he never did it. ""

McCarthy was hardly the only person associated with the kid's pack who wanted the title to his career. Estez's response, for its part, was negative of the jump, at least according to Blum. Reflecting on the 15th anniversary of the publication of the article to People , the writer recalled: "Emilio called me and said to me:" You ruined my life . '" AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Ally Sheedy , who was in both Fire of St. Elmo And The breakfast club , blamed him for slowing down his career. "It immediately started this terrible association with us, that we were these children who had too fast," said Sheedy Interview in 1998, as mentioned by People .

Even the deceased director John Hughes , who directed emblematic films of Gard The breakfast club And Pretty in pink , by wanting to how much his stable of young stars spoke. In an interview of 1987 in Magazine seventeen , led by Brat Packer Molly Ringwald, The filmmaker explained his feelings .

"I think this intelligent nickname was slapped on these young actors, and I think it's unfair. He is a label," said Hughes. "The young actors are harder because of their age. Because" Rat Pack ", of which Brat is clearly a parody, was not negative." Brat Pack ". This suggests unruly and arrogant young people, and this description is not »T true for these people. And the label was stuck on people who have never even spoken to the journalist who invented it. To label someone who! It is harmful to the career people. "

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McCarthy wanted and resisted to be grouped with the kid's pack for years, even saying People In 1999 that he was never even "really" Part of the legendary click . "The media invented this kind of tribe," he said. "I don't think I have seen any of these people since we finished Fire of St. Elmo . And I never met Anthony Michael Hall . ""

But in recent years, he has grown up to appreciate being part of a moment in time which is very important for millions of former adolescents from the 80s. He even made a documentary on the entire phenomenon, which was born from His memories in 2021 BRAT: A story of the 80s . Addressing Salon in May 2023, while he was in production on the film, McCarthy, now 61, was able to look back with lighter eyes.

"It has changed your life for me," he said. "It took me decades to accept and see it as a beautiful thing. I am the avatar of Youth of a certain generation , just like the other actors. ""

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