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St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · Film · 108 min
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
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Isn't it strange. I was just reading about St Elmo's Fire last night after watching a documentary about Air France Flight 447, and now today this.
Great article. It's funny to me that, after decades of presumably a decently well-read academic life, I'm finally able to put into context the actual meaning of "St. Elmo's Fire."
I had only been tangentially aware of the pop culture references in music (e.g. Brian Eno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKch8dZ61w) and film (I have not seen the film with Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, and Demi Moore, although it looks interesting, e.g. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090060/)
Here's more reading on the actual Erasmus of Formia, or St. Elmo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_of_Formia