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* YouJustToldMe: Leslie accuses Alec of cheating on her. When Alec responds by punching Kevin and accusing him of telling Leslie, Leslie reveals that she didn't actually know, she just suspected.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Alec repeatedly cheats on Leslie for who knows how long during their relationship. When she sleeps with Kevin, he sees no problem with constantly reminding her of it.]] See DoubleStandard above.
** Billy likewise is a horrible husband and cheats on his wife at [[AnythingThatMoves every opportunity]], yet the one time he sees her with another man he goes positively ape shit! He even has the gall to call ''her'' a slut!
** Billy likewise is a horrible husband and cheats on his wife at [[AnythingThatMoves every opportunity]], yet the one time he sees her with another man he goes positively ape shit! He even has the gall to call ''her'' a slut!
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* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Alec repeatedly cheats on Leslie for who knows how long during their relationship. When she sleeps with Kevin, he sees no problem with constantly reminding her of it.]] See DoubleStandard above.
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** Billy likewise is a horrible husband and cheats on his wife at[[AnythingThatMoves every opportunity]], opportunity, yet the one time he sees her with another man he goes positively ape shit! He even has the gall to call ''her'' a slut!
** Billy likewise is a horrible husband and cheats on his wife at
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* FreudianTrio: Jules (Id), Leslie (Superego), Wendy (Ego)
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* WritersBlock: Kevin knows he wants to write something more profound than obituaries; he just doesn't know what [[spoiler:until the end of the film, when he finally publishes an op-ed.]]
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-->'''Alec''': You cannot have Music/ThePretenders' [[Music/{{Pretenders}} first album!]] That's mine.
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-->'''Alec''': You cannot have Music/ThePretenders' [[Music/{{Pretenders}} Music/{{Pretenders}}' [[Music/PretendersAlbum first album!]] That's mine.
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* NeverMyFault: Alex constantly blames his cheating on Leslie's refusal to marry him, to the point ''he'' kicks ''her'' out of their apartment when she discovers his infidelity, and later blames [[spoiler: Kevin]] for "stealing" Leslie when it was Alec's actions that destroyed their relationship.
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* NeverMyFault: Alex Alec constantly blames his cheating on Leslie's refusal to marry him, to the point ''he'' kicks ''her'' out of their apartment when she discovers his infidelity, and later blames [[spoiler: Kevin]] for "stealing" Leslie when it was Alec's actions that destroyed their relationship.
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* NeverMyFault: Alex constantly blames his cheating on Leslie's refusal to marry him, to the point ''he'' kicks ''her'' out of their apartment when she discovers his infidelity, and later blames [[spoiler: Kevin]] for "stealing" Leslie when it was Alec's actions that destroyed their relationship.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his screwing around because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage.]]
** Billy is a picture perfect example given that he's an ass to pretty much all of his girlfriends and his ''wife''. [[MoralityPet Wendy]] gets off the lightest but still has to deal with some of his crap.
** Billy is a picture perfect example given that he's an ass to pretty much all of his girlfriends and his ''wife''. [[MoralityPet Wendy]] gets off the lightest but still has to deal with some of his crap.
* FetishizedAbuser:
** Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his screwing around because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage]]. Everyone else has Alec and Leslie as the epitome of romantic love.
** Billy is a picture-perfect example given that he's an ass to pretty much all of his girlfriends and his ''wife''. [[MoralityPet Wendy]] gets off the lightest but still has to deal with some of his crap.
** Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his screwing around because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage]]. Everyone else has Alec and Leslie as the epitome of romantic love.
** Billy is a picture-perfect example given that he's an ass to pretty much all of his girlfriends and his ''wife''. [[MoralityPet Wendy]] gets off the lightest but still has to deal with some of his crap.
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* InformedAttribute: Alec and Leslie's relationship is apparently so perfect that everyone and their mother can't stop gushing about it. The few times we see them alone however shows us that they have very little in common and while Leslie is interested in Alec's career and interests he's ''never'' shown any enthusiasm over her job or interests. [[spoiler: Surprisingly they don't last.]]
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* InformedAttribute: Alec and Leslie's relationship is apparently so perfect that everyone and their mother can't stop gushing about it. The few times we see them alone however shows alone, however, show us that they have very little in common and while Leslie is interested in Alec's career and interests he's ''never'' shown any enthusiasm over for her job or interests. [[spoiler: Surprisingly they don't last.]]
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* {{Meganekko}}: Wendy.
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* TitleDrop: "You know what this is? This is St Elmo's Fire."
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* TitleDrop: "You know what this is? This is St St. Elmo's Fire."
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* PayingTheirDues: Kevin's first job in journalism is writing obituaries, although he aspires to write about "the meaning of life." [[spoiler:He gets an opinion column titled "The Meaning of Life" by the third act]].
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** As in RealLife, after leaving college, starting careers and/or going to graduate school, friends simply don't have as much time to socialize as they did when living on or near campus for four years. Also, being a group of seven, it is rather unlikely that ''all'' of them would be strictly best friends.
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-->'''Alec''': You did not! You can have all the Music/{{Billy Joel}}s...except ''Music/TheStranger''.
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-->'''Alec''': You did not! You can have all the Music/{{Billy Joel}}s...except ''Music/TheStranger''.''Music/TheStrangerAlbum''.
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-->'''Alec''': You cannot have Music/ThePretenders' [[Music/{{Pretenders}} first album! album!]] That's mine.
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-->'''Alec''': You did not! You can have all the Music/{{Billy Joel}}s... except ''The Stranger''.
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-->'''Alec''': You did not! You can have all the Music/{{Billy Joel}}s... except ''The Stranger''.''Music/TheStranger''.
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''St. Elmo's Fire'' is a 1985 film about seven friends who start to drift apart after graduating from Georgetown University in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
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''St. Elmo's Fire'' is a 1985 film about seven friends who start to drift apart after graduating from Georgetown University in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
Directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher, the movie stars Creator/BratPack members Creator/EmilioEstevez, Creator/RobLowe, Creator/AndrewMcCarthy, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/JuddNelson, Creator/AllySheedy, and Creator/MareWinningham as the main characters. Creator/AndieMacDowell, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/JoyceVanPatten and Creator/JennyWright play supporting roles.
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''St. Elmo's Fire'' is a 1985 [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] film about seven friends who start to drift apart after graduating from Georgetown University in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
Directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher, the movie stars Creator/BratPack members Creator/EmilioEstevez, Creator/RobLowe, Creator/AndrewMcCarthy, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/JuddNelson, Creator/AllySheedy, and Creator/MareWinningham as the main
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-->'''Leslie''': I'm taking ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and Mahler's ninth.
-->'''Alec''' : Kevin is so fond of Mahler.
-->'''Alec''' : Kevin is so fond of Mahler.
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-->'''Leslie''': I'm taking ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and Mahler's [[Music/GustavMahler Mahler]]'s ninth.
-->'''Alec''' : -->'''Alec''': Kevin is so fond of Mahler.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his screwing around because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage.]]!
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* BastardBoyfriend: Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his screwing around because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage.]]!]]
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* SingleTargetSexuality: Kevin, for Leslie.
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-->'''Alec''': You cannot have the Music/{{Pretenders}}' first album! That's mine.
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-->'''Alec''': You cannot have the Music/{{Pretenders}}' Music/ThePretenders' first album! That's mine.
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-->'''Alec''': Oh how nice, roomies again...No [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]] is leaving this house! You can have all the Music/{{Carly Simon}}s.
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-->'''Alec''': Oh how nice, roomies again...No [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]] is leaving this house! You can have all the Music/{{Carly Simon}}s.Simon}}s...You're not taking Music/ThePolice.
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* AMFMCharacterization:
** Jules has a Music/BillyIdol painting in her apartment.
** As Leslie leaves Alec, they argue about which records she takes:
-->'''Alec''': You cannot have the Music/{{Pretenders}}' first album! That's mine.
-->'''Leslie''': I bought it.
-->'''Alec''': You did not! You can have all the Music/{{Billy Joel}}s... except ''The Stranger''.
-->'''Leslie''': I'm taking ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and Mahler's ninth.
-->'''Alec''' : Kevin is so fond of Mahler.
-->'''Leslie''': I moved in with Jules.
-->'''Alec''': Oh how nice, roomies again...No [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]] is leaving this house! You can have all the Music/{{Carly Simon}}s.
** Jules has a Music/BillyIdol painting in her apartment.
** As Leslie leaves Alec, they argue about which records she takes:
-->'''Alec''': You cannot have the Music/{{Pretenders}}' first album! That's mine.
-->'''Leslie''': I bought it.
-->'''Alec''': You did not! You can have all the Music/{{Billy Joel}}s... except ''The Stranger''.
-->'''Leslie''': I'm taking ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and Mahler's ninth.
-->'''Alec''' : Kevin is so fond of Mahler.
-->'''Leslie''': I moved in with Jules.
-->'''Alec''': Oh how nice, roomies again...No [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]] is leaving this house! You can have all the Music/{{Carly Simon}}s.
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* TheEighties: And then some.
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* TheEighties: And then some.DrunkDriver: The film opens with the aftermath of a car crash involving Billy and Wendy caused by the former driving while drunk.
-->'''Alec''': You're being arrested for drunk driving.
-->'''Billy''': Drunk definitely, I don't know if you could call it driving.
-->'''Alec''': You're being arrested for drunk driving.
-->'''Billy''': Drunk definitely, I don't know if you could call it driving.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his [[YourCheatingHeart screwing around]] because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage.]]!
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* BastardBoyfriend: Alec comes across as this given that he's constantly trying to push marriage onto Leslie and even goes ahead and announces it as happening without asking her. Then there's his justifying his [[YourCheatingHeart screwing around]] around because of Leslie's [[InsaneTrollLogic refusal of marriage.]]!
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* YourCheatingHeart: Alec cheats on Leslie and Billy cheats on his wife. Their friends never make any serious effort to stop them, either.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: During Jules [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] towards the climax both Billy and Kirby are so desperate to rescue her that they completely ignore Kevin's cries for help as he is being ''dangled over a railing by Alec!'' Given that at that point Jules was in danger of getting cold and Kevin was in danger of falling to his death, their priorities may have been slightly warped. Fortunately [[OnlySaneMan Leslie]] was quick to intervene on his behalf.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: During Jules Jules' [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] towards the climax both Billy and Kirby are so desperate to rescue her that they completely ignore Kevin's cries for help as he is being ''dangled over a railing by Alec!'' Given that at that point Jules was in danger of getting cold and Kevin was in danger of falling to his death, their priorities may have been slightly warped. Fortunately [[OnlySaneMan Leslie]] was quick to intervene on his behalf.
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* SixStudentClique: There's seven but it still counts.
** The Head: Alec and Kevin.
** The Muscle: Billy
** The Quirk: The group thinks Kevin is this but it applies to Kirby better.
** The Pretty One: Leslie
** The Smart One: Wendy
** The Wild One: Jules
** The Head: Alec and Kevin.
** The Muscle: Billy
** The Quirk: The group thinks Kevin is this but it applies to Kirby better.
** The Pretty One: Leslie
** The Smart One: Wendy
** The Wild One: Jules
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Directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher, the movie stars Creator/BratPack members Creator/EmilioEstevez, Creator/RobLowe, Andrew [=McCarthy=], Creator/AndrewMcCarthy, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/JuddNelson, Ally Sheedy, Creator/AllySheedy, and Mare Winningham Creator/MareWinningham as the main characters. Andie [=MacDowell=], Martin Balsam, Creator/AndieMacDowell, Creator/MartinBalsam, Joyce Van Patten and Jenny Wright play supporting roles.
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* WineIsClassy: Kirby is determined to [[DrinkOrder order a bottle]] that will impress Dale, cost be damned.
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* WineIsClassy: Kirby is determined to [[DrinkOrder order a bottle]] bottle that will impress Dale, cost be damned.
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* AllThereInTheScript: Jules is the only person of the seven central characters in the cast whose last name is never mentioned in the movie. Her full character name is Julianna Van Patten according to the movie's screenplay.
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** Jules is the only person of the seven central characters in the cast whose last name is never mentioned in the movie. Her full character name is Julianna Van Patten according to the movie'sscreenplay.screenplay.
** Leslie is committed to her career in the movie, but the only hint of what that career might be is a scene in which she is sitting at a drafting table. The original screenplay expanded on her desire to move up in the world of architecture.
** Jules is the only person of the seven central characters in the cast whose last name is never mentioned in the movie. Her full character name is Julianna Van Patten according to the movie's
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* CoolCar: Wendy's father attempts to bribe her into marrying Howie with a Chrysler LeBaron.[=LeBaron=].
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