That is, he created a film that dared to be over-dramatic and dared to touch upon the ugliness of growing up long after the security of school and family has faded. Elmo's Fire." A good decade before bringing a perfectly good "Batman" franchise to its knees, writer/director Joel Schumacher did what few films could do with the "Brat Pack" in tow. You might recognize three stars of "The Breakfast Club" - Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez - who have magically turned into college grads, and alongside Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Mare Winningham, round out the solid cast of "St. Elmo's," a bar that perhaps served as the grandfather to the coffee shop in "Friends" or even the pub in "How I Met Your Mother." They laugh, they fight, they learn, and by the end of the flick, things have changed, but their "fire" has remained. Seven friends - fresh out of college and in their mid-20's - find themselves struggling with real-life issues such as breaking away from an over-bearing family, getting married, raising children, finding a career, finding love and creating an identity, all while trying to maintain a tight-knit friendship with one another as they booze it up at "St. The question for all seven becomes whether their friendship can survive adult real life. And most are concerned about Jules, who works in a bank, lives a life of excess in all facets and doesn't have the financial means to live that lifestyle. She is in love with Billy, who in turn takes advantage of her adoration of him. Her family provides for all her financial needs. Virginal and sheltered Wendy, who comes from a wealthy family, works in a low paying social services job. He still lives for the memory of his fraternity glory days. Billy, married with a child, is the irresponsible one of the group who would rather sleep around and play the saxophone than face the realities of being an adult with family commitments. Kevin will eventually open himself up to the one friend who matters the most. Kevin, on the other hand, doesn't date and states he doesn't believe in love, making his friends speculate that he's a closet homosexual who is secretly in love with Alec. He is madly in love with her and will do *anything* to impress her. Kirby has just reconnected with Dale Biberman, a slightly older woman he knew in college who is now a doctor. They are on opposite extremes of the romance spectrum. Elmo's Bar, and struggling writer Kevin are currently roommates. Kirby, who wants to become a lawyer and who pays for his schooling by working as a waiter at their local hangout called St.
Because Leslie refuses to marry Alec, he believes that justifies certain behavior. But Leslie and Alec have decided to live together. She believes she has to make a name for herself to find out who she is before she can truly commit to another person in marriage. Budding architect Leslie, on the other hand, has an independent streak. Alec, who aspires to political life, has just shown his true colors by changing his allegiance from Democrat to Republican, which freaks out girlfriend Leslie, who he wants to marry. Seven friends - Alec, Billy, Jules, Kevin, Kirby, Leslie and Wendy - are trying to navigate through life and their friendships following college graduation.
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