John Cusack
Diane Lane
Mare Winningham
Anthony Michael Hall
James Spader
Robert Downey Jr.
C. Thomas Hall
Michael J. Fox
Tom Cruise
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Daphne Zuniga
Ralph Macchio
Matt Dillon
Some had great careers that are still going, some had mediocre careers, and some never worked in the business after 1989. Thems the breaks. You want a steady job, don’t be an actor! End of story.
Anthony Michael Hall and Mare Winningham yes.
The rest weren't in the brat pack
The only "brat pack" actor in your list is Anthony Michael Hall. None of the others were considered that.
shareWhy is that idiot Jon Cryer not on there? 🤣
shareHe wasn't a Brat Packer! He was obnoxious 🤪
shareIt looks like he's claiming to be one now.
https://apnews.com/video/jon-cryer-says-he-embraces-being-part-of-the-brat-pack-now-0000019002e3d97aab9c13fbd78c0000
Ugh, that is the last label I would want. I dunno about that guy. I don't dislike him as an actor but I did find him to be very annoying 🤷♀️
share"Two and a Half Men" is a decent though annoying show what with Charlie Sheen and his drug-addled sex fiend rep. I even forgot that Jon Cryer was the annoying nerd in 80's teenage movies. But yeah, Cryer is cringe.
I always preferred Frank Whaley over Cryer. It's a shame his career didn't go anywhere. I never watched "Two and a Half Men" but I think I may some day. I've never really been into sitcoms but there are a few I'd like to give a try 😊
shareLol. I looked up this Frank Whaley. He is definitely a "Jon Cryer" type!
https://moviechat.org/nm0001844/Frank-Whaley
I'm not a big sitcom fan either. There are few I actually like (the old classic "I Love Lucy" and "Seinfeld"). But "Two and a Half Men" is one of the more interesting ones.
He certainly is! I can see him playing all of Jon Cryer's roles but without the added annoyances. He was awesome in his bit role in Pulp Fiction 😊
Something about Jon has always bothered me. I don't know, maybe he reminds me of someone I disliked in school or something, lol. But I'm still going to give Two and a Half Men a try 😁 I have to admit, despite his troubles, flaws and mistakes I do still enjoy Charlie Sheen on screen.
You're just making a list of prominent 80's actors. While some of these people were in movies with the brat pack, it doesn't mean they were in the club.
Think:
Emilio Estevez
Anthony Michael Hall
Rob Lowe
Andrew McCarthy
Demi Moore
Judd Nelson
Molly Ringwald
Ally Sheedy
Many of those films were John Hughes and Joel Schumacher films.
Those are the same actors/actresses I think of as well, with respect to the Brat Pack. Well done!
shareWHAT WAS MISSING WAS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE BRAT PACK...WHAT WE GOT WAS EXPENSIVE GROUP THERAPY FOR FAMOUS PEOPLE.
shareYes, I just commented in another thread about this that I wish the format for this would have been different. I would have liked to have had all the actors/actresses in the same room with a relaxed "round-table discussion" and see where the conversations would have gone. They really needed Judd Nelson and (especially) Molly Ringwald for this also. Their absences were really noticable.
I like Andrew McCarthy as an actor and I feel like he had a nice career. But I didn't like the way he came across in this. You did a good job describing it in your post...I felt like this could have been better than what it ended up being.
don’t us forget about them
shareMare Winningham was never considered to be in the Brat Pack. I wonder if she regretted that in the 80's but is lucky now she wasn't in it. Andrew never mentioned her or contacted her for his documentary.
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