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The Brat Pack became shorthand for the key actors who stood at the epicenter of the 1980s teen-movie explosion.
The Brat Pack included some mix of the stars of John Hughes movies, the postgrad pals ofSt.
Elmos Fire, and the faces that decorated the covers of Beats bothTigerandTeen.
You know: theBrat Pack.
But as more time passes, the definition of the Brat Pack continues to evolve.
They were inThe Outsiders,The Breakfast Club,St.
1983sThe Outsidersturned every guy in its cast into instant heartthrobs, while the overlapping ensembles inTheBreakfast ClubandSt.
Blum name-checks all three of them in his original piece, and on this point he was correct.
The Brat Pack Inner Circle
The OGs of 80s teen cinema.
Criteria met:All five.
He and Ringwald also briefly dated in the 80s.
Elmos Fire, to qualify for Brat Pack success.
Criteria met:1, 2, 3, and 5.
Demi Moore
Like Nelson, she doesnt have as many blatantly teen-friendly 80s credits as her cohorts.
Elmos Fire,One Crazy Summer).
But largely because of her role inSt.
Andrew McCarthy
The sensitive soul among the Brat Pack men, he meets all the criteria.
Matt Dillon
Dillon broke out as a teen star in 1980sMy Bodyguardwell before the Brat Pack existed.
He starred in three of those:Tex,The Outsiders, andRumble Fish.
Criteria met:1, 2, and 5.
People, bow down.
Criteria met:1, 2, 4, and 5.
Charlie Sheen
I was on the fence about including Sheen because, you know: #winning.
The latter two were among the top-grossing teen movies of the decade.
But most importantly: Hes Ponyboy.
(She also co-starred with Lowe in the movieSquare Dance.)
(He also co-starred with Lowe inYoungbloodand would later work with Ryder on more than one occasion.)
In addition to appearing inStand by Me, as Cusack did, he co-starred in multiple films with Reeves.
