Writer and Actor Andrew McCarthy on 'The Brat Pack' and His New Book 'Brat: An '80s Story'

Writer and Actor Andrew McCarthy on 'The Brat Pack' and His New Book 'Brat: An '80s Story'

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Brat (1991)
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The Brat Pack, as you might know, is a term for a group of 8 or so actors who starred in about a dozen movies in the 1980s. There’s Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, a bunch of others — and Andrew McCarthy. McCarthy always kind of pushed back on the label of being a Brat Pack actor — he wasn’t really into the whole “nostalgia” thing. But eventually, something changed, and he even wrote a book about it: Brat: An 80s Story is a memoir that looks back on an era that changed his life forever. Andrew stopped by the show for an interview with guest host Julie Klausner, the writer and actor. He talks about coming to terms with the Brat Pack label, what his kids think of Weekend at Bernie’s — and how he feels about being labeled a dreamboat.




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