In the 1980s, coming-of-age movies sent a group of young actors to Hollywood fame.
follows a group of college graduates staring at the possibilities of their future, trying their best to adjust to a life in the working world. The movie was a box office hit, but critics famously hated it upon release. Rob Lowe won a5. Pretty in Pink
As 1986 comes around, it’s back to high school for Molly and Andrew, who were joined by Harry Dean Stanton in this John Hughes co-write. You might see this movie, about a teenage outcast who no one pays attention to becoming the doe-eyed companion of the hottest guy in high school, as something of a well-worn cliche. That’s because you’re likely to have seen a dozen riffs of this made in its wake. A cult classic.
By this time, many of the Brat Pack clan had become victims to the so-called ‘curse’, appearing in lower budget projects that were released to little fanfare, or in more minor roles. Some went into television, some got embroiled in sex tape scandals -- but one went onto become box office gold. Demi Moore, off the back of, became the highest paid actress of the 1990s before fading into a less hectic lifestyle by the end of the decade.
Today, many of them are still working, but their most memorable work — no matter how patchy the reviews were — can still be found in that decade of coming-of-age, working-your-shit-out classics.
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