he told Us Weekly. “Brats” is about the famous group of ‘80s stars, their memories of their heyday and their gripes with that moniker.
The circle of stars associated with the label are Emilio Estevez, Ringwald, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Cryer and McCarthy.(Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr.
and Matt Dillon are sometimes also mentioned in association with the Brat Pack, but it’s disputed whether the label includes them, as the movie notes).
The movies include “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink” “Sixteen Candles” and “St. Elmo’s Fire,” among others. Directed by and starring McCarthy, the documentary follows McCarthy as he seeks out his former peers – some of whom he hasn’t seen in several decades, like Estevez – and has honest conversations with them.
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