St. Elmo's Fire (film)

St. Elmo's Fire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoel Schumacher
Written byJoel Schumacher
Carl Kurlander
Produced byLauren Shuler
Starring
CinematographyStephen H. Burum
Edited byRichard Marks
Music byDavid Foster
Production
company
Channel-Lauren Shuler
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 28, 1985 (1985-06-28)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$37.8 million

St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 American coming-of-age film co-written and directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham. It centers on a clique of recent graduates of Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University, and their adjustment to post-university life and the responsibilities of adulthood. The film is a prominent movie of the Brat Pack genre. It received negative reviews from critics but was a box-office hit, grossing $37.8 million on a $10 million budget.