Much worse things have happened to people. At least you guys were sort of iconic. Lots of actors didn't get that chance.

@theditto69

Ай бұрын

Labeling groups of people with ambiguously negative nouns is usually frowned upon.

@jon8004

Ай бұрын

You’d be write if their goal was simply to be famous. They were actors. They wanna act. And if you’re characterized in a certain way, you can get stuck playing the same thing or being ignored. Being successful isn’t fun if you don’t enjoy the things that are making you successful. The average person does jobs they don’t like for money. Artists take a huge risk trying to do something they love for a living. I can imagine it’s enormously frustrating to, against all odds, actually “make it” but it’s like some warped, limiting version of what you thought it would be.

Someone put this man in a movie. He had some good ones back in the day.

I hope he learned from his venture that it wasn’t so bad as he made it out to be. He worked. They all went on to work for the rest of their lives.

@KCobainFan4Ever

Ай бұрын

Perfect comment.

that's Andrew McCarthy for anyone who doesn't know. He was in the Best Picture Oscar-winning classic Mannequin.

@biancatellington85

2 ай бұрын

😂

@mikekaraoke

Ай бұрын

And who wouldn't know, a 6 month old yeah lol I mean he is in pop culture and still in stuff today for his acting and being a director!

@wesleytwiggs7687

Ай бұрын

@@mikekaraokeI’m 26 and I’ve never heard of this guy.

@mikekaraoke

Ай бұрын

@@wesleytwiggs7687 You must of been kidnapped and been underground for many years then + have food/drink brought to you!

@wesleytwiggs7687

Ай бұрын

@@mikekaraoke I don’t know this one actor so I must be totally culturally illiterate huh? I’m sure I know a lot of people that I consider to be famous that you don’t. It’s cool man. The dude isn’t exactly Michael Jackson. Some of us don’t know him.

Not to mention people expected them to all be together all the time.

He's right that it hurt most their careers. Emilio and Demi never really took a big hit but the rest of them had that label for years. Most of them were doing B movies and guest spots on shows in the 90s and 00s. Molly and Judd never really got to move on.

@rigsby1454

2 ай бұрын

Molly turned down a load of big roles though.

@bbeaup

Ай бұрын

Most of them were never gonna have a hugely spotlighted career to begin with. The fact is they were a part of a zeitgeist moment in time and times change and that’s just the way it was. Now he’s bitching about being a millionaire with fame but boohoo it wasn’t enough. He’s delusional and entitled. Most actors fade away. The article didn’t nuke any of their careers. He just didn’t adapt to the landscape and you know 99% of actors don’t last longer than a moment in the spotlight.

@Mickey-1994

Ай бұрын

@@bbeaup I can agree with that.

@nattyps3160

Ай бұрын

Demi Moore moved past it. Molly Judd andrew probably just flamed out. Anthony micheal hall did more things still has a career in movies albeit smaller roles & did a show people love. Emilio had roles in the late 80s & 90s. I agree andrew wished his career was bigger. The other actors around the " brat pack " had much more success rdj jon cryer made a fortune on 2 1/2 men. Ally speedy did dissappear too but at least they had their time & did still get work. Acting is a tough profession to stay relevant in if u make it that far. Look at Marlon brando. He was uncastable for years & by the 90s became a joke. He was also a heavy set older man. James spader is another actor cast w/ brat packers who kept a good career going. I mean Val Kilmer was smart who stayed always away from teen dramas. I think that hurts a lot of actors. Winona ryder for a long time had a career but she got eclipsed by Jolie but her career is pretty much over. Andrew is one of those really cute young guys u just sorta know as he hits a certain age the cuteness is gone. Jason priestly was like that. Huge huge star in the 90s was freaking beautiful light hair blue eyes really cute but he couldn't go past 90210. Im glad in his book he realized he was a snob to leave after 9 years ( should have just stayed for the final 10th year ) & can embrace the show. I guess every actor is never happy unless they are in big films & nominated for oscars. Every genre is a stepping stone. Some are quite happy where they are. I'd say the most bitter are the ones stuck on soaps. Some are thrilled to have the job & sadly they get as much recognition as movie actors b/c it's a 5 Day a week all year medium. Sadly it's dying out. Many soap stars have said over the years they only used a soap as a step to prime time. Than u have prime time people mad they aren't in movies. For decades now it's funny how film actors got huge come backs & wealth doing tv. Rdj I keep saying b/c he was in a bunch of 80s films & w/ brat packers like molly andrew , hall had a major collapse after a serious career in his early 20s nominated for an Oscar than went to jail over & over for drugs than his first steps to a comeback was tv ally mcbeal while still making lower budget indie films then kept at it got sober got married a family & blew up as iron man & is like a billionaire from that whole mcu universe. So to hear andrew complaining about a movie career when he was so young is sad. Ok u hated being labeled in the brat pack. Most people don't even get that far. I know Chris reeve the late great admitted as well he was snobby about superman but actually became a huge fan of the films & the character that when he did smallville they were shocked by his knowledge of the comics. I feel the worst for the little child stars who literally are abused & wind up drug addicts in prison or dead or just vanish. I'll never get parents who put their little kids in show biz. Esp when they can't make that choice. Corey Feldman I believe him about abuse & others conformed his parents treated him as a working machine. Sean Astin said on the goonies Corey had nobody around him except handlers to get him to the set. Corey haim died at 29. Also abused. Drew barrymoore tatum oneal horrific childhoods. So in closing andrew embrace the brat pack u became a big star & people still love ur movies. Molly irks me too as w/ pretty in pink she forced an ending change b/c she as a person not as the character didn't want her character w/ jon cryer. Sounds like she tanked the ending as she said she was sick & miserable. Funny she was fine when they reshot it. I heard audiences didn't like it either but maybe she didn't sell it well ! Actors have some egos. At least brando said he only did acting b/c it's better than doing manual labor. Pacino said the same thing. Doing movies like insomnia or all over he Said how grateful he was that he was acting 1st class everything while seeing people working outside in freezing conditions or landscapers in 100 degree heat.

@ludmann6371

Ай бұрын

@@nattyps3160 Wow, dude, take a breath.

I think the other members of the pack who accepted it were able to move on but for Andrew it became an even bigger obstacle.

Be like Christopher Knight and Barry Williams of The Brady bunch and embrace it. Nothing at all wrong with bringing nostalgia in good vibes to your age group among people who need entertainment as a diversion from serious life. You have a nice life.

Had a big crush on Andrew McCarthy. I can see how Brat pack was super negative for their careers, I never understood the label. 80s films were always rooting for the underdog, that was their trademark. People from oppressed groups winning.

@dianasimplifies

2 ай бұрын

I did too! ❤

@tinasanders7054

Ай бұрын

Me too still love him❤!!!

@davidweihe6052

Ай бұрын

Have you heard of The Rat Pack, the group of actors led by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Peter Lawford, etc.?

I don’t know why he is whining and saying his career was hurt. No one but himself cared about the label. He must have a big ego. Women have always been in love with him and loved all his movies. He gets to live in New York which most people can’t afford and he can retire anytime with 12 million. I wish I had 12 million and could retire. He’s just found another way to make more money.

@RustyX2010

Ай бұрын

If he didn't like it so much then he should just give back all the money and the royalties he made off the movies he made!

@ritaturner9906

Ай бұрын

@@RustyX2010 Agree. He was a very attractive man in the 80s and knew how to manipulate his facial expressions in the romantic scenes. He made money. He just didn’t make as much as he wanted and wasn’t as famous as he wanted but every high school girl in the 80s is his fan base.

It didn’t hurt Demi Moores career because she was talented. She knew how to act and could carry a picture. She became one of the biggest movie stars of the 90s and survived the 80s brat pack label. Andrew McCarthy was never a very good actor. He was mannered and you could see him acting. He also admits himself that he was aloof on set and generally didn’t get along with fellow actors. That’s what hurt his career not being labeled a brat pack.

I saw the excellent documentary and it brought back memories

Any press is good press is what I thought.

He is as handsome now as then ! In fact I am going to watch Pretty in Pink right now ! 😍

The reason he has never become an iconic actor is because his acting skills are mediocre at best.

@robf6105

8 күн бұрын

His big trick was going cross-eyed.

wrong you’re an ok actor

Get over it

This guy is ridiculous.

When I saw the title the Brat Pack back then I didn't think it was a bad thing.

Why can't he be like Danny from the Patrige Family and except his fame and start having fun 😂

Oh no.. 🙄

This article was written 40 years ago. It’s the Sopranos Andrew. IT’S OVER!! Get a new show.

Andrew, tell me how many movie roles did you lose? For God's sake, give me a break

@meandi5956

Ай бұрын

He's not over the brat pack label when he could have worked harder to get good adult roles like Robert Downey did after the brat pack.

😮 Poor rich man

@RustyX2010

Ай бұрын

True that! But he cashed the checks lol

He wasn't in the Brat pack and he's trying to cling to fame

Dude get over it yeesh. Still love the weekend at bernies

He's acting like a brat in this video.

McCarthy’s entire premise behind his book & documentary hinges on casting & talent agents not knowing what they were doing from 1985 onward. Which is false. The town simply didn’t see him - and some of the others - as the best choice for various features. With some of the others, it was an issue of their attitudes toward peers & representatives. Michael Hall infamously alienated Stanley Kubrick, ffs... The cream rises, always. Robert Downey, Jr., Sean Penn, James Spader, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Modine, Demi Moore, even Brad Pitt (not the best actor), managed to navigate around supposedly deleterious press labels & work consistently, winning accolades along the way. McCarthy’s doing fine, by the way. Directs television & clearly remains in the public eye 40 years later. Others, like Michael Schoeffling, took the hint & left the business entirely, to his great credit.

@JetForceFive

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, not much different than a band or a team. Someone is Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, and someone is Squints. But if the script is good, and the director has a vision, then a group of people of varying levels of abilities and talents can create and accomplish great things together.

@phalynwilliams4119

2 ай бұрын

Yes. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy David, Jr. and others were members of the Rat 🐀 Park which is not a flattering nickname name but they didn’t cry about it.

@phalynwilliams4119

2 ай бұрын

Tom Cruise 🚢 was another actor who was initially grouped into the Brat Pack but he moved out of it when he started making more serious films 🎥 ❤

@giterdun77

2 ай бұрын

@@phalynwilliams4119 Tom had better agenting at CAA. Paula Wagner & husband Rick Nicita. Paula left the agency to head up Cruise/Wagner Productions with him. Very different support structure. Andrew, Emilio, Ally, Judd, Molly, Michael Hall & Michael Schoeffling all had shitty acting agents.

@robf6105

8 күн бұрын

​@@phalynwilliams4119The original "rat pack" was Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and their friends. It was a joking term that Bogart's wife, Lauren Bacall, coined.

Guy does a lot of whining for a pampered millionaire

@bOmBAsTiK

2 ай бұрын

I think that's the point, he hasn't been as pampered or made the millions that some of the other "Brats" did, thus he continues to whine about it

He's only mad and mentioning it are his only claims to fame now. That 'pack' is all he has. Noone under 30 unless film buffs know who he even is.

All you ever want in life is to be seen?

THANKS MUCH 😁😁💖💖💖💖💋💋💋💋

Renee just tell asa the truth. Asas far from his heart attack clints fine why keep the charade going. Asa has 2 sons seveeral grandkids including the grandson they all ignore in drew ! A blood buke asa raised from birth to a toddler.

Didnt hurt Rob Lowes career...seems like Andrew is blaming his lack of movie parts on being part of the brat pack but he really wasnt that memorable in any of the movies he was in.

his documentary was more whining and complaining than it was celebrating the fact they made an impact on culture. 2/10

@bOmBAsTiK

2 ай бұрын

Yeah he should have never directed it, maybe Demi or Rob should've helmed it

It seemed like a bad term always.

Wha wha.

I think he is putting too much attention on an article that used a catchy phrase to label a group of actors who were hot in some movies of the mid 1980’s. No one wants to be called a brat so I can see how it may have stayed with you for awhile but for 40 years? Now you sound a bit like you are whining. You can’t blame an article for the lack of film roles that followed. Careers take twists and turns in Hollywood. It is extremely difficult for an actor to make the A list and even more difficult to stay there for a long time. So I would argue the movie roles would not have been flowing in after awhile regardless of being called a brat pack. How long can you play young men and women in their early 20’s anyway? Some of the Brat Pack went onto cultivating successful careers. Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Jon Cryer…. Those actors have continued to work in popular television and movie roles. Some of the others not so much but that’s to be expected in a competitive and fickle industry. Don’t blame the label Brat Pack. Embrace it.

Watched the documentary and it was just a bunch of crying...others didn't see as bothered about like he was

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Andrew a bit dramatic…. Used to really like u… u were my crush back on the day of the brat pack

I'm surprised Andrew didn't interview the Dalai Lama and maybe even reach out to Jesus to see what they think of the importance of the Brat Pack in society and how it effects ever living human being alive !! Get over yourself If you were a talented actor ..you wouldn't have this time on your hands .

Nice guy, but one dimensional as an actor

Well The Brat Pack is our only vague memory of you so don’t whinge. It gave you a taste of fame - without it you’d be nothing at all in the acting world

EVEN TO THIS DAY, I STILL LOVE 😘😘 ANDREW 💓💓🫶🏽💓

love all these movies What a CRY BABY !!!