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re: St. Elmo's Fire - what the hell was going on with Emilio Estevez' character?
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:38 am to LaLadyinTx
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:38 am to LaLadyinTx
When the movie came out in 1985, the oil recession in La was in full bloom. Plenty of high earning La natives had to flee to Nash, Dal, Atl, Hou, Cali,etc..to keep making the kind of dollars needed to pay for their kid's college. In adjacent professions like CPAs, Sales,etc..
I knew of plenty, be they parochial or public school friend's parents.
I knew of plenty, be they parochial or public school friend's parents.
This post was edited on 7/14/20 at 11:40 am
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Posted on 7/14/20 at 5:09 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
And even if you weren't in La and Tx with the oil bust, the interest rate on a home mortgage was still around 10%! A car loan was around 12-13%. Everything cost less, but the payments were high because of the interest rate. By 86-87, things were really rolling along well.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 5:49 pm to Tiger Voodoo
Meh
Posted on 7/14/20 at 6:08 pm to Jack Ruby
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what the hell was going on with Emilio Estevez' character?
He's basically a borderline psycho creep who does nothing the whole movie but stalk Andie McDowell
Doesn't matter got a kiss and a polaroid.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 6:13 pm to Cdawg
What's funny is the boyfriend sees him as no threat, invites him in...etc.
But when Emilio sneaks a kiss, he acts like he's won and the guy is like, whatever dude, I'm going back inside and plow your crush on a bearskin rug.
But when Emilio sneaks a kiss, he acts like he's won and the guy is like, whatever dude, I'm going back inside and plow your crush on a bearskin rug.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 6:22 pm to pevetohead
Ha
Posted on 7/14/20 at 6:28 pm to LaLadyinTx
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By 86-87, things were really rolling along well.
86/87 in Baton Rouge, the employment section of the newspaper was half a page. No jobs. No construction going on. Nada. That’s when I got out for half a decade. After Hurricane Andrew, the insurance money poured in and BR picked up.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 7:12 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
At 62 is still a yes for me dawg.
Posted on 7/14/20 at 7:37 pm to Jack Ruby
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Foster's music added a very good vibe and feel to the film. I had heard the tune so much, I didn't realize it cane from St. Elmo's Fire until seeing it. It's probably the best part of the movie.
Agree.
Posted on 7/15/20 at 12:11 am to The Spleen
The Breakfast Club closely resembled my high school. Extremely clicky. One reason I don't exactly look back on high school with fondness. I graduated in 1996.
Posted on 7/15/20 at 12:36 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Dazed and Confused Completely mirrored my high school. It was the anti Breakfast Club... Something that Linklater probably experienced as well in rural or Southern areas.
No defined cliques... You either partied or you didn't. Everyone had their small 3 or 4 person crew that you'd make beer runs with then head to the party with, but once you got there it was basically a free wheeling crowd of all walks of high school.
Athletes hung out with stoners and country kids hung out with preppier kids. If you were funny or wild, you got attention no matter what. The girls even did the same.
There was a group of bitches that were hated by other girls but they could drink and slam just like the guys.
It was the perfect depiction of how i and everyone I knew went about High school. It was great.
The only time you saw the kids who didn't party, but we're still pretty cool, were at Homecoming or Graduation parties. They didn't stay long. The party crowd stayed til daylight.
No defined cliques... You either partied or you didn't. Everyone had their small 3 or 4 person crew that you'd make beer runs with then head to the party with, but once you got there it was basically a free wheeling crowd of all walks of high school.
Athletes hung out with stoners and country kids hung out with preppier kids. If you were funny or wild, you got attention no matter what. The girls even did the same.
There was a group of bitches that were hated by other girls but they could drink and slam just like the guys.
It was the perfect depiction of how i and everyone I knew went about High school. It was great.
The only time you saw the kids who didn't party, but we're still pretty cool, were at Homecoming or Graduation parties. They didn't stay long. The party crowd stayed til daylight.
This post was edited on 7/15/20 at 12:40 am
Posted on 7/15/20 at 2:08 am to Cdawg
Never been a fan of Andie McDowell, Julianne Moore, or Mary MacDonald.
They all suck as actresses and are nothing to look at, in my opinion.
They annoy me to the point, I don't like many of the movies they are in - except Boogie Nights. That was a very good movie.
They all suck as actresses and are nothing to look at, in my opinion.
They annoy me to the point, I don't like many of the movies they are in - except Boogie Nights. That was a very good movie.
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