Molly Ringwald reveals what she was ‘really not happy about’ on ‘The Breakfast Club’

Molly Ringwald reveals what she was ‘really not happy about’ on ‘The Breakfast Club’

Don’t you forget about her.  Molly Ringwald is speaking out about a controversial scene in “The Breakfast Club.”  The Brat Pack actress, 57, reunited with the movie’s stars — Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez — for the “Don’t You Forget About Me: The Breakfast Club 40th Anniversary Reunion” at the … Read more

‘The Breakfast Club’ cast have an ‘emotional’ reunion 40 years later — and reveal if they’d do a sequel

‘The Breakfast Club’ cast have an ‘emotional’ reunion 40 years later — and reveal if they’d do a sequel

Detention is back in session. The cast of “The Breakfast Club” — Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy — reunited Saturday during a panel at the C2E2 convention in Chicago. The event marked the first time that the five actors were together publicly since the cult classic film came out in 1985. The … Read more

Rob Lowe slams ‘horrible’ Brat Pack label: ‘It was designed to belittle us’

Rob Lowe slams ‘horrible’ Brat Pack label: ‘It was designed to belittle us’

Rob Lowe has learned to live with the Brat Pack moniker despite calling it “horrible.”  The “9-1-1: Lone Star” actor, 60, opened up about the infamous label attributed to him and fellow actors Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy and Judd Nelson during the start of their careers in the 1980s, in a new interview … Read more

Andrew McCarthy shades Judd Nelson for mixed messages about appearing in ‘Brats’ doc

Andrew McCarthy shades Judd Nelson for mixed messages about appearing in ‘Brats’ doc

Apparently, he forgot about him.  Andrew McCarthy, 61, who directed and created the Brat Pack documentary “Brats,” has revealed that Judd Nelson, 64, originally was enthusiastic about participating before he declined to appear in it.   “At the beginning when I am calling everyone up, there’s one moment where I’m saying to someone, “Don’t tell … Read more

Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened

Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened

The brats are striking back. In the new Brat Pack documentary on Hulu, Andrew McCarthy, 61, confronted writer David Blum, 68, about how he coined the now-iconic group title in a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985. At the time, Blum was doing a piece on Emilio Estevez and joined him on a … Read more

The Brat Pack hated the name that made them famous — here’s every time they slammed it

The Brat Pack hated the name that made them famous — here’s every time they slammed it

Don’t call them brats. Over the years, the members of the “Brat Pack” — a collection of popular young actors in the 1980s — have made it clear that they weren’t, and in some cases still aren’t, fans of the group nickname. The phenomenon started with the 1985 New York magazine cover by David Blum. … Read more

Was Judd Nelson in the ‘Brats’ doc after all? Inside that surprise ending

Was Judd Nelson in the ‘Brats’ doc after all? Inside that surprise ending

Judd Nelson wants nothing to do with the Brat Pack — or does he? The “St. Elmo’s Fire” star, 64, turned down former co-star Andrew McCarthy’s offer to appear in the new Hulu documentary, “Brats,” about the ’80s-era group of actors. But Nelson seemingly makes a cameo — though only over the phone — at the … Read more

Don’t you forget about her: Andrew McCarthy explains Molly Ringwald’s surprising absence from ‘Brats’ doc

Don’t you forget about her: Andrew McCarthy explains Molly Ringwald’s surprising absence from ‘Brats’ doc

Don’t you forget about her.  “Brat Pack” member Andrew McCarthy, 61, has cleared up why Molly Ringwald is missing from his documentary “Brats,” out Thursday on Hulu.  “She said she’d think about it and that was really the end of It,” he told Us Weekly.  “Brats” is about the famous group of ‘80s stars, their … Read more

Andrew McCarthy says ‘Brat Pack’ stigma gave him PTSD — but other ‘80s stars don’t necessarily agree

Andrew McCarthy says ‘Brat Pack’ stigma gave him PTSD — but other ‘80s stars don’t necessarily agree

For almost 40 years, actor and writer Andrew McCarthy has suffered from what he terms PTSD — but it doesn’t involve the usual Hollywood ills like substance abuse, stays in rehab or messy divorces. His trauma stems from a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985, about a group of popular young actors (including … Read more

Judd Nelson’s curt answer to Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack documentary: ‘No, dude’

Judd Nelson’s curt answer to Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack documentary: ‘No, dude’

How can he miss them if they won’t go away? Judd Nelson says he “politely declined” to be in “Brats,” Andrew McCarthy’s upcoming Hulu documentary about the ’80s-era Brat Pack, of which both Nelson and McCarthy were charter members. “It seems strange to have that subject matter be something for edited entertainment,” Nelson, 64, told … Read more