I have always thought Andrew McCarthy is a doll baby, but he stole my heart in the film. I was mad when Leslie didn't just run off with Kevin in the end! When he made his declaration of love to Leslie....Oh my gosh..*swoon*
"I saw it move too!"-Mo Rutherford
Oh, definitely! He was always my favorite character in this. Such a broody, swoony, romantic-y writer-type. I've always adored McCarthy anyway. I caught a bit of Weekend At Bernie's the other day (don't judge!), and he was hilarious in that!
Plus, he's from New Jersey, and is now a talented travel writer.
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Don't forget thd phony awards. Creepy.
shareHell no! Weird, stalkerish and waaay too clingy. I wanted to smack him during Leslie's phone call with Alec the way he kept yelling things out like "tell him we're moving in together!".... Shut the hell up you goofy bastard, you only boned Leslie once and now you are making wedding plans!
He was cuter and more lovable in Mannequin.
I really like your car Mrs. Larusso!
Well, it wasn't a cell phone, Jack. But your point is well taken. Kevin and Kirby stalked their crushes and Alex and Billy couldn't be faithful to one woman.
That makes it sound like I hate this movie, but I really like it. I could've done without the Kirby character, though.
Shut the hell up you goofy bastard, you only boned Leslie once and now you are making wedding plans!
When I saw "St. Elmo's Fire" in the movie theater in the 80s, the audience broke out in applause when Kevin told Leslie that he was totally in love with her. Clearly, his character was a fan favorite. The writers should have had Leslie choose Kevin over Alec. But their lovemaking was just about Leslie needing to break away from Alec.
shareWhen I saw "St. Elmo's Fire" in the movie theater in the 80s, the audience broke out in applause when Kevin told Leslie that he was totally in love with her. Clearly, his character was a fan favorite.
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McCarthy's Kevin, should have been 'clearly' 'gay', like the movie alluded too, until it decided to cop out. Oh, he can be suggested 'gay'; but not really 'gay', as we don't want to offend or scare the simpleminded sheep away, as this was only the 80's. Kevin, (McCarthy), looked gay and dressed gay and Schumacher was a 'schmuck', for selling out.
Don't worry, they fixed this in the remake, "Reality Bites." Steve Zahn's character is gay, so that rounds out the group in the way Kevin didn't. I think him being in love with Leslie is what makes Kevin so bitter and cynical. Even before Alec starts screwing around, I think he knows (since they are best friends) that he's not with Leslie for the right reasons, or that somehow he's not right for her, which fuels his bitterness. I don't think it's simple jealousy, but the cheating really got to him.
I think also Alec could tell that Kevin liked Leslie. I think it made him feel superior. He immediately jumped on Kevin when Leslie accused him of cheating- it's possible that she discovered some evidence or someone else saw him with one of his fancy women about town, but he knew Kevin carried a torch for Leslie, and accused him first. He totally lost his cool, and part of it was because he lost his perceived superiority (including over Kevin).
I loved Andrew from the start in the first movie I saw him in, 'Heaven Help Us' .As Kevin he stole the film from Judd & Rob in 'St Elmo's Fire'.
MOJO2004
I loved Kevin in this film also. When I first watched this I was at an impressionable age and actually believed any guy secretly in love with me would reveal themselves to me in the same way he did to Ally Sheedy in St Elmo's Fire.
Never happened - Still gutted about that.
But yes he was a total dreamboat in this film!
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I always thought McCarthy was too wet noodlish, pasty and nerdy. He looked like he'd have a wet noodle handshake. I like real men, like a cowboy type, or a biker that rides a Harley.
Yes! I love Kevin he's such a sweetheart
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