I dived with glee back into a cherished chapter of my youth with the documentary Brats, made by former teen star Andrew McCarthy about the 1980s rise of teen movies and their young talents who came to be known as the Brat Pack.
In his Brats documentary, former teen star Andrew McCarthy reflects on 1980s fame — and how the ' Brat Pack ' moniker ruined himAs the late George Michael struggled publicly with the exploding fame that his extraordinary talent had brought him, and as he wrestled privately with a sexuality he was not yet ready to reveal, Frank Sinatra reached the end of his patience.
I kept thinking about Sinatra as I dived with glee back into a cherished chapter of my youth with the documentary Brats, made by former teen star Andrew McCarthy about the 1980s rise of teen movies and the young talents that filled them who came to be known as the Brat Pack.
They blew through their early roles and careers with speed and conviction. As an enthralled viewer back then, I was in no doubt that they justified the marquee status they grabbed for. Their self-destructiveness was no indicator of frailty: Drew Barrymore was challenged by two crew members to slam down a couple of glasses of champagne at the ET afterparty. She was eight.Unlike Sinatra and his fellow swingers, the Brat Pack moniker was not kind.
Emilio Estevez can still hardly talk about it, his tight jaw indicating how much he still wants to thump Blum. Ali Sheedy, who looks only five years older than she was in those movies, is phlegmatic and amused. The documentary is awkward, and strangely shot and sometimes very badly recorded, which in the end makes sense of the awkward and unsure man who made it.Start your weekend with the best of the ABC's journalism, presented by Virginia Trioli. Discover compelling features, big ideas and revealing analysis to understand the stories that matter to Australians.
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