This week, we look back at 40 years of The Brat Pack, from the naming of the group, to who is and is not a Brat Packer, and which Brat Pack movie was the best Brat Pack movie. (It’s not The Breakfast Club or The Outsiders.)

The 80s Movie Podcast

Edward Havens ([email protected])

The Brat Pack at 40: Who's in the Brat Pack and Which Brat Pack Movie Is Best (Not The Breakfast Club or The Outsiders)

JUL 28, 202519 MIN
The 80s Movie Podcast

The Brat Pack at 40: Who's in the Brat Pack and Which Brat Pack Movie Is Best (Not The Breakfast Club or The Outsiders)

JUL 28, 202519 MIN

Description

Host and film historian Edward Havens revisits the Brat Pack on The 80s Movie Podcast for the group's 40th anniversary. We trace the name's origin, sort who does — and does not — count as a Brat Packer, and argue for the best Brat Pack movie (it’s not The Breakfast Club or The Outsiders). Context and film-history reasoning for 1980s movie fans.