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St. Elmo's Fire

1985 film by Joel Schumacher
Movie film Q1406821
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Summary

St. Elmo's Fire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,610 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award[3]
  • Director: Joel Schumacher[4]
  • Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher[5]
  • Composer: David Foster[6]
  • Genre: coming-of-age film[7], drama film[8], romance film[9], melodrama[10]
  • Cast member: Emilio Estevez[11], Rob Lowe[12], Andrew McCarthy[13], Demi Moore[14], Judd Nelson[15], Ally Sheedy[16], Mare Winningham[17], Andie MacDowell[18], Martin Balsam[19], Blake Clark[20], Gina Hecht[21], Jenny Wright[22], Joyce Van Patten[23], Anna Maria Horsford[24]
  • Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner[25]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Stephen H. Burum[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 43%[30], 5.2/10[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: June 28, 1985[34], September 20, 1985[35], September 25, 1985[36], October 17, 1985[37], November 1, 1985[38], November 8, 1985[39], November 14, 1985[40], November 22, 1985[41], December 5, 1985[42], January 16, 1986[43], January 23, 1986[44], February 6, 1986[45], February 7, 1986[46], February 8, 1986[47]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[48]
  • Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[49]
  • Film editor: Richard Marks[50]
  • Nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award[51]
  • Title: St. Elmo's Fire[52]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[53]
  • Duration: 104 minutes[54]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[55]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[56]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[57]

  • First release date: 1985[58]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, electronic, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop[59]

  • Community tags: 80s, classic rock, electronic, male vocalists, pop, pop rock, rock, soundtrack, stage screen, synth-pop[60]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 40c4a7db-04de-3154-b0e8-5bf628d25d2e[61]

Why It Matters

St. Elmo's Fire has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did St. Elmo's Fire receive?

Honors received include Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award[3].

Related Entities

Ally Sheedy Andie MacDowell Andrew McCarthy Blake Clark David Foster Demi Moore Emilio Estevez film Joel Schumacher Mare Winningham Martin Balsam Rob Lowe United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

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  6. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4810
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1985-06-28T00:00:00Z, +1985-09-20T00:00:00Z, +1985-09-25T00:00:00Z +17
    Screenwriter → Joel Schumacher
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+104'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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