St. Elmo's Fire

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Summary: A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.

Release Date: June 28, 1985

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writers: Joel Schumacher

, Carl Kurlander

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: R

Production: Columbia Pictures, Delphi IV Productions

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, CBS, Columbia Pictures Television Distribution, GoodTimes Home Video, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

Domestic: $ 37,803,872

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Budget:$10MDomestic:$37.8MWorldwide:$37.8M

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42%68%

The Metacritic audience rated this 30% higher than the critics.

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35/100

Metacritic User:

65/100

44%6%

44% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White66.67%Jewish27.78%Black5.56%

2.00

LGBTQ content included:

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Violence3/5
Sex3/5
Language3/5
Drugs3/5

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Race	White	Mixed / Other	Black	Jewish	Total	Visuals	Info
Kairos	9		2		11		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Ethnic	3	2		1	6		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Forebears	1				1
Total	13	2	2	1	18
Cast Percentages	72.22%	11.11%	11.11%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":72.22,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11.11,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":5.56,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2020) Percentage	57.84%	9.32%	12.4%	2.02%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[{"name":"White","y":57.84,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.54,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":6,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.4,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":1.35,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":1.12,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":18.73,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":9.32,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.02,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2020) Representation	+14.38	+1.79	-1.29	+3.54		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[["White",57.84],["Mixed \/ Other",9.32],["Black",12.4],["Jewish",2.02]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":72.22,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11.11,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Jewish","y":5.56,"color":"#ff0066"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2018) Percentage	74.35%	1.38%	7.96%			{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12147700000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1013300000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1300200000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":114600000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1539000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":224700000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2018) Representation	-2.13	+9.73	+3.15			{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2018)","series":[["White",74.35],["Mixed \/ Other",1.38],["Black",7.96],["Jewish",0]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":72.22,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11.11,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Jewish","y":5.56,"color":"#ff0066"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	65.34%	7.28%	9.43%			{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":11825174998483,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1360705388565,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1706765993728,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":164296821776,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1721419354421,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":1318328353188,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	+6.88	+3.83	+1.68			{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",65.34],["Mixed \/ Other",7.28],["Black",9.43],["Jewish",0]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":72.22,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11.11,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Jewish","y":5.56,"color":"#ff0066"}]}
World population (2019) Percentage	14.24%	1.92%	14.47%	0.34%		{"name":"World population (2019) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":14688882870,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":42991259469,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":10971786583,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":108889096410,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":110601821551,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":238860161621,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":67406299429,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":167470202093,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2568698093,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2019) Representation	+57.98	+9.19	-3.36	+5.22		{"name":"World population (2019) ","series":[["White",14.24],["Mixed \/ Other",1.92],["Black",14.47],["Jewish",0.34]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":72.22,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11.11,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Jewish","y":5.56,"color":"#ff0066"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	1.81%	6.38%	1.11%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+35.74	+9.3	+4.73	+4.45		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Mixed \/ Other",1.81],["Black",6.38],["Jewish",1.11]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":72.22,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11.11,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Jewish","y":5.56,"color":"#ff0066"}]}
Notes		The "Mixed / Other" categories overlap, and the 2 or more category was not an option until the 2000 Census. So for the combined column, all data will be taken from the "Other" column except for 2000, 2010, & 2020. For those, the average between the "2 or More Races" and "Some Other Race" will be used.		If there were any inconsistencies with percentages calculated using our Census data, the Jewish Data Bank percentages were the ones used. Also please review the Jewish Data Bank pdf to understand the difference between the "Core" Jewish population and the "Extended" / "Law of Return" Jewish populations. We are displaying the "Core" Jewish populations since that is what the Jewish Data Bank and Wikipedia articles chose. Also, the 1942 population estimates were used for the 1940 row. For the 2000 estimates, the "Core" definition was not used, so we used the 5.2 mil broader estimate instead of the 4.3 mil estimate since the 5.2 broader estimate seemed too drastic of a drop and the definitions weren't congruent with Core and Law of Return.

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Message 0/5	Issues of infidelity in relationships, an unflattering view of welfare recipients, a father gives up care of his baby, characters fight, one attempts to force romantic attentions on another.
Violence 3/5	A few fist-fights, a scary moment when one threatens to drop another off a fire escape.
Sex 3/5	Discreet nudity in several love scenes, frank discussions of sex .
Language 3/5	Occasional strong language.
Drugs 3/5	Excessive drinking with consequences, a character frequently uses cocaine on-screen.

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