according to Deadline.The documentary will premiere later this year and will be written and directed by McCarthy, whose 2021 memoir was titled “Brat: An ’80s Story.”Together with Lowe, Moore, Estevez et al., McCarthy co-starred in the big-screen ’80s hits “St.

Elmo’s Fire” (1985), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Less Than Zero” (1987) with Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. (“Chaplin,” “Tropic Thunder”).“McCarthy crisscrosses the country to meet up with some of the stars of those beloved films … and key members of production, including directors, casting directors, screenwriters and producers,” according to the documentary’s description provided by its producers, ABC News Studios and Neon.“The film takes a provocative look at the iconic films of the 1980s that defined a generation and branded their young stars the ‘Brat Pack,’ profoundly impacting their professional and personal lives.”“[McCarthy] also sits down for a first-time conversation with writer David Blum, who fatefully coined the term Brat Pack in a 1985 New York Magazine cover story.”McCarthy will also interview Lea Thompson and Timothy Hutton, who were members of the Brat Pack.McCarthy said in a statement that “the Brat Pack has cast a long shadow over my life and career.

After all these years, I was curious to see how it had affected my fellow Brat Pack members.“What I found was surprising — and liberating.”The term “Brat Pack” was a play on “The Rat Pack,” Frank Sinatra’s swinging-’60s era gang of hipster entertainers that included Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and comedian Joey Bishop, who electrified Las Vegas and made several movies, including the iconic “Ocean’s 11” (1960).Since the 1980s, the ex-Brat Packers have remained a busy bunch in the.

‘Brat Pack’ gang to reunite for Andrew McCarthy’s Hulu doc

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