Leslie and alex ally sheedy and judd nelson try to save a crumbling romance. Elmo s fire is a 1985 american comingofage film directed by joel schumacher and starring emilio estevez, rob lowe, andrew mccarthy, demi moore, judd nelson, ally sheedy, and mare winningham. Theres kirby emilio estevez, a waiter who wants to be a lawyer. Elmo s fire was the definitive brat pack movie, following emilio estevez, judd nelson, demi moore, ally sheedy, andrew mccarthy, rob lowe, and mare winningham as they tried to sort their life out after college.
With demi moore, rob lowe, andrew mccarthy, emilio estevez. It was the main theme for joel schumachers film, and first single from the soundtrack. Elmo s fire follows the trials and tribulations of seven recent georgetown grads struggling to build careers, maintain relationships, and transition into fullfledged adults. Though light on propulsive plot, the film is heavy on character drama as it observes the relationships, booze, jobs, and overall maturation of its seven leads. Elmo s fire man in motion was originally written for disabled three time paralympic games gold medalist canadian wheelchair athlete rick hansen who was raising awareness on a promotional man in motion tour for spinal cord injuries at the time the film was being made. Riding on the coattails of the big chill, the film is unsuccessful in eliciting audience identification with its stock characters. Elmos fire is featured in the movie moby dick 1956, when captain ahab is stopped by it from killing starbuck.
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