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St. Elmo's Fire
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
R
1985
1h 48m
Drama
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6.4
45%
67%
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A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.
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Cast of St. Elmo's Fire
Emilio Estevez
Kirby Keger
Rob Lowe
Billy Hicks
Andrew McCarthy
Kevin Dolenz
Demi Moore
Jules
Judd Nelson
Alec Newbary
Ally Sheedy
Leslie Hunter
Mare Winningham
Wendy Beamish
Martin Balsam
Mr. Beamish
Andie MacDowell
Dale Biberman
Joyce Van Patten
Mrs. Beamish
Jenny Wright
Felicia
Jon Cutler
Howie Krantz
Blake Clark
Wally
Matthew Laurance
Ron Dellasandro
Gina Hecht
Judith
Anna Maria Horsford
Naomi
James Carrington
Guy
Kaaren Lee
Welfare Woman
Nora Meerbaum
Myra
Don Moss
Maître d'
Whip Hubley
Felicia's Date
Michele Winding
Chauffeur
Jim Turner
Postgrad
Mario Machado
Kim Sung Ho
Judy Kain
Woman Banker
Seth Jaffe
Brother-in-Law
Jeffrey Lampert
Brother-in-Law
Elizabeth Arlen
Libby
Scott Nemes
Nephew
Bernadette Birkett
Rachael
Vincent J. Isaac
Cop
Dean R. Miller
Clayton
Cindi Dietrich
Flirt
David Lain Baker
Jules' Date
Daniel Eden
Street Tough
Laurel Page
Nurse
Thom Bierdz
Rowdy Undergrad
Jamie Anders
Tommy Bancroft
J.T. Solomon
Hysterical Woman
Stephanie Feury
Jules' Friend (uncredited)
Karen Starr
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Joel Schumacher
Director / Writer
Carl Kurlander
Writer
Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
St. Elmo's Fire Ratings & Reviews
pepsipoint007
April 12, 2025
Maybe you had to be born in the '80s for this film to make sense. these characters in 2025 would be arrested , on the sex registry , or in some kind of mental institution LOL. Great cast though. Good director just doesn't make any sense for today
Washington Post
Paul Attanasio
These aren't characters -- they're character hooks.
Los Angeles Times
Sheila Benson
All speed and stylishness without a bit of emotional resonance beneath.
TV Guide
This glib, insubstantial soap opera is emblematic of Hollywood in the mid-1980s.
The Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
There is an abundance of astute and knowledgeably drawn scenes with this contextually structured story. There are some biting observations of college life, with law school in particular taking some verbal jabs on the chin.
Common Sense Media
Ellen Twadell
Soapy 20-something friends saga isn't for kids.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
there's a perceptive, brilliant essay buried somewhere in St. Elmo's Fire on the dangers of deeply, tragically stupid people trying to write the great American novel.
Movie Metropolis
James Plath
Even teens might have a hard time identifying with the level of melodrama we get here.
Filmcritic.com
Pete Croatto
Everyone struggles. Everyone triumphs. The music swells. No one cares.
Variety
Variety Staff
St. Elmo's Fire is all about a group of recent college graduates in Washington who were always the best of friends but now are drifting apart as real life approaches, discovering various reasons why they are so individually obnoxious.
Kalamazoo Gazette
James Sanford
the loud clothes, the pumped-up fake rock of John Parr, the questionable sex appeal of McCarthy and the unctuous Nelson. Turn it on and watch your skin crawl.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A telling look at the confusions and challenges facing seven friends who have recently graduated from the same college.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
An icon of the 80's.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
The film is edited so skittishly that the actors are barely able to complete their sentences, let alone their thoughts. That's probably just as well.
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