If this post lands in your inbox, chances are you’re a GenXer who grew up going to see John Hughes movies and lusting after teen actors Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, etc. who became (infamously at the time) known as The Brat Pack. Maybe you’ve raised some kids, now in their young adult years, and have revisited some of these 1980s films with nostalgia.
My It’s Pronounced Memwah co-hosts Mariana Olenko, Wendi Aarons, and I got a rare opportunity to interview the actor/author/director, and now filmmaker, about “Brat” and his memoir and upcoming documentary “Brats.” We talked about his upbringing, young adulthood, The Brat Pack moniker, and coming into the midlife years as GenX parents, too.
Here’s a teaser from Part 1 of our discussion, below. You can find the full interview here (or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts). Enjoy and let us know what you think! You can email us a memwahpodcast@gmail.com, or even better leave us a review when/where you listen.
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Read Andrew’s recent NYT OpEd “My Life in The Brat Pack, Reconsidered.”
Watch the BRATS preview below. Feel a lot of feelings.