#1714: Andrew McCarthy "Brat: An 80's Story"|The Book Show

May 25, 2021 00:27:31
#1714: Andrew McCarthy "Brat: An 80's Story"|The Book Show
The Book Show
#1714: Andrew McCarthy "Brat: An 80's Story"|The Book Show

May 25 2021 | 00:27:31

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Show Notes

This week, Andrew McCarthy’s movie roles in “Pretty in Pink,” “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Weekend at Bernie’s,” and “Less Than Zero” made him a star.  He’s considered one of the so-called “Brat Pack” – which has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. He writes about that decade of his life in “Brat: An ’80s Story.”

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