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- Tagline: "The passion burns deep"
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Written by Joel Schumacher & Carl Kurlander
- Release Date: June 28, 1985
- Run Time: 110 min
- Georgetown University refused to allow filming on campus; University of Maryland buildings were used instead
- St. Elmo’s Bar in the film is actually the popular Georgetown night spot known as The Tombs
- St. Elmo’s Fire is actually an electrical phenomenon, a visible discharge on pointed object (a ship’s mast, a church steeple, a plane’s wing) during a thunderstorm
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St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 coming-of-age drama film about seven friends struggling to adjust to adulthood in the months after graduating from Georgetown University. The Joel Schumacher directed film boasted an ensemble cast of soon-to-be stars, including members of what would eventually become known as the Brat Pack. The film's themes of lost innocence and the struggle for personal independence helped it resonate with a generation of movie-goers.
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Cast
- Emilio Estevez - Kirby Keger
- Rob Lowe - Billy Hicks
- Demi Moore - Jules Jacoby
- Andrew McCarthy - Kevin Dolenz
- Judd Nelson - Alec Newbury
- Ally Sheedy - Leslie Hunter
- Mare Winningham - Wendy Beamish
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St. Elmo's Fire Questions
Who would you cast in the St. Elmo's Fire TV Show? 2 Answerscast :- Kirby Keger and Billy Hicks. :) I saw St. Elmo's Fire movie and its a good movie. Hope the show will be good as the movie. read more
What is St. Elmos fire? 1 AnswerSt. Elmo's fire (also St. Elmo's light) is an electrical weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a coronal discharge originating from a ground... read more
How do fires "jump" across several miles of a city? 1 AnswerHello @leachypeachy, This is typically the result of wind and burning debris (a la sparks) being carried from the burning section of the city (or woods, whereve... read more
What are the architectural styles of the St. Peter's Basilica? 1 AnswerIt was originally designed by Bramante in the form a huge equal sided Greek Cross topped by massive circular dome based on the Roman Pantheon. It was to be a m... read more -
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St. Elmo's Fire Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
- Google Blog Search: St. Elmo's Fire
- IMDb: St. Elmo's Fire Message Board
- The 80s Movies Rewind: St. Elmo's Fire
- The Brat Pack Site: St. Elmo's Fire
- Cinematical Blog Post: Cinematical Seven: Great 80's Soundtrack Songs
- Apartment Therapy Blog Post: Color Therapy in Film: St. Elmo's Fire
- DVD Talk: St. Elmo's Fire Review (2001)
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