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St. Elmo's Fire (film) Quotes

St. Elmo's Fire (film) is a television show that debuted in 1970 . St. Elmo's Fire ended its run in 1970.

It features Lauren Shuler Donner as producer, David Foster in charge of musical score, and Stephen H. Burum as head of cinematography.

St. Elmo's Fire (film) is recorded in English language and originally aired in United States. Each episode of St. Elmo's Fire (film) is 110 minutes long. St. Elmo's Fire (film) is distributed by Columbia Pictures.

The cast includes: Rob Lowe as Billy, Emilio Estevez as Kirby, Andrew McCarthy as Kevin, Demi Moore as Jules, Judd Nelson as Alec, Andie MacDowell as Dale, Ally Sheedy as Leslie, and Mare Winningham as Wendy.

St. Elmo's Fire (film) Quotes

Andrew McCarthy as Kevin

  • (Andrew McCarthy) "How come you never ask me if I want a date?"
  • (Naomi) "I thought you were gay."
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "You know there are more people in law school right now than there are lawyers on the entire planet? Think about that."
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Never trust a woman who says she isn't angry."

Mare Winningham as Wendy

  • (Mare Winningham) "We're really worried about this affair with your boss."
  • (Demi Moore) "I don't know why you're both so worried -- So, I bop him for a couple of years, get his job when he gets his hands caught in the vault, do a black mink ad, retire in utter disgrace, then write a best seller and be a fabulous host on my own talk show --"
  • (Mare Winningham) "No diet works. The only way to lose weight in the thighs is amputation."

Demi Moore as Jules

  • (Demi Moore) "You break my heart. Then again, you break everyone's heart."
  • (Demi Moore) "I thought you were taking steps to phase out everything that wasn't working in your life."
  • (Mare Winningham) "That doesn't leave much."

Ally Sheedy as Leslie

  • (Ally Sheedy) "Men -- Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "Alec is becoming a Republican -- and he wants to get married. Oh, my God."
  • (Demi Moore) "I always knew he was a Republican."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I'm sorry, to bother you, here."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Did you forget, one of your albums?"
  • (Ally Sheedy) "It's Jules. After she left, for work this morning, some finance company came. They took away her furniture, her Jeep, everything. I tried to reach her but, I couldn't get through so, I went into her office. She's been pretending, to go to work every day, telling me she still, has an affair with her boss. Alec, he fired her three weeks ago. So, I confronted her, at first she denied everything and, she went crazy. She locked me out of the apartment, and she won't let me back in. Alec please, I need your help."

Emilio Estevez as Kirby

  • (Emilio Estevez) "I understand the fold, but what's fluff?"
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Fluff's what I write for the paper."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "Here you go."
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Do NOT give that man a blow torch."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "There are several quintessential moments in a man's life: losing his virginity, getting married, becoming a father, and having the right girl smile at you."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "It's true love, my friend."
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Love, love, you know what love is? Love is an illusion created by lawyer types like yourself to perpetuate another illusion called marriage to create the reality of divorce and then the illusionary need for divorce lawyers."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "You are just pissed off and bitter because you have not had sex in -- how long? What is it -- a year -- maybe two? Refresh my memory please, Kevin. Haven't you heard of the sexual revolution?"
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Who won, huh? Nobody. Used to be sex was the only free thing, No longer. Alimony -- palimony -- it's all financial. Love is an illusion."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "It's the only illusion that counts, my friend."
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Says who?"
  • (Emilio Estevez) "Anyone who's been in love."
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "Love sucks."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "So does your attitude."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "Fluff and fold, buddy. Soon as I make it really big, I'm going fluff and fold."
  • (Emilio Estevez) "Why do they put ice in the urinals?"
  • (Andrew McCarthy) "It tastes better"
  • (Emilio Estevez) "Bah Dum bum ching."

Judd Nelson as Alec

  • (Judd Nelson) "You cannot have the Pretenders' first album. That's mine."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I bought it."
  • (Judd Nelson) "You did not. You can have all the Billy Joels -- except The Stranger."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I'm taking Thriller and Mahler's ninth."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Kevin is so fond of Mahler."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I moved in with Jules."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Oh how nice, roomies again -- No Springsteen is leaving this house. You can have all the Carly Simons."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "You got me those for Valentine's Day. Remember, they're used to be Valentine's Day here, Remember?"
  • (Judd Nelson) "You ran out on this relationship. You take the consequences."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I didn't run out on anything. You ran out."
  • (Judd Nelson) "You f***ed Kevin."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "You f***ed many."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Nameless, faceless many."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I feel much better now, thanks."
  • (Judd Nelson) "You're not taking The Police."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "Anyway, I didn't just f*** Kevin. I was confused and angry, and I care about him deeply."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Get your clothes, give me the keys and get out. Now."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I can't believe this is happening to us."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Wasted love."
  • (Judd Nelson) "God, I just wish I could get it back."
  • (Judd Nelson) "You're being arrested for drunk driving."
  • (Rob Lowe) "Drunk definitely, I don't know if you could call it driving."
  • (Judd Nelson) "You ran out on this relationship, you take the consequences."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I didn't run out on anything. You ran out."
  • (Judd Nelson) "You f***ed Kevin."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "You f***ed many."
  • (Judd Nelson) "Nameless, faceless many."
  • (Ally Sheedy) "I feel much better now. Thanks."

Rob Lowe as Billy

  • (Rob Lowe) "Jules, y'know, honey -- this isn't real. You know what it is? It's St. Elmo's Fire. Electric flashes of light that appear in dark skies out of nowhere. Sailors would guide entire journeys by it, but the joke was on them -- there was no fire. There wasn't even a St. Elmo. They made it up. They made it up because they thought they needed it to keep them going when times got tough, just like you're making up all of this. We're all going through this. It's our time at the edge."
  • (Rob Lowe) "It ain't a party till something gets broken."
  • (Myra) "Where did you two meet?"
  • (Rob Lowe) "PRISON."
  • (Rob Lowe) "It was like -- a metaphysical -- precision -- collision."
  • (Demi Moore) "WOW -- Wendy Was it good for you, too?"

Andie MacDowell as Dale

  • (Andie MacDowell) "Kirby. How are you?"
  • (Emilio Estevez) "I'm obsessed thank you very much."

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