Summary
Hulu’s new documentaryBratsrecounts the experiences of the"Brat Pack,“the members of which now have impressive net worths. Directed and hosted by Andrew McCarthy, the documentary shows his journey of reconnecting with some of his fellowBrat Pack membersand discussing what it meant to be a part of this pop-cultural phenomenon.Bratsemphasizes the struggles of the Brat Pack to expand their career after being branded this way,with some members having more success than others. Despite this, most of them went on to have objectively successful careers in different areas of filmmaking.
When McCarthy contacts them,the former Brat Pack members are all over the world with their families and careers.None of them ever truly escaped the term, and most of them are still best known for the movies they starred in as teenagers and young adults. A few haven’t seen each other since their last Brat Pack movie premiered. However, the ones with the biggest net worths are those who managed to carve out a career for themselves unattached to the repertoire of the Brat Pack.
What Happened To Each Brat Pack Member After The Article Came Out
On July 25, 2025, a New York Magazine article came out about a group of actors calling them the “Brat Pack” that drastically altered their careers.
Andrew McCarthy
Net Worth: $12 Million
The Brat Pack members are presumably still getting royalties for their most iconic movies, but that is seemingly not where the real money is.McCarthy starred in some of the latest movies categorized within this group,withWeekend at Bernie’sbeing his last one. McCarthy struggled to find similarly impactful roles in the 90s, which includedWeekend at Bernie’s II. As McCarthy says inBrats,“Steven Spielberg’s not gonna call up somebody who’s in the Brat Pack.“However, as he moved into the 2000s, McCarthy started to establish himself as a producer and director.
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Starting out with some short films and single episodes of TV shows in which he guest starred, McCarthy turned himself into an up-and-coming director. However,he hit a new stride withOrange is the New Black, for which he directed 15 episodes.This series overlapped with him directing 26 episodes ofThe Blacklist. These series brought in more money, making him richer than some of the Brat Pack members who never found a new footing.
Emilio Estevez
Net Worth: $18 Million
Emilio Estevez is the star of what is arguably the most famous Brat Pack movie,The Breakfast Club. He is also the first person whom McCarthy speaks to inBrats, recounting how, after the article that coined the term"Brat Pack"came out, he felt that starring alongside any other Brat Pack member again would be bad for his career. Estevez also did some producing and directing work, but this did not become his forte as it did for McCarthy.
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However, Estevez won some roles in movies that proved to be profitable.He starred inThe Mighty Ducksas Gordon Bombay,anunderrated sports moviefull of heart that has become a small-time 90s classic. It led to a not-amazing franchise, but this did provide Estevez with some regular work. This and other small roles in major movies and TV shows seem to have resulted in a solid fortune for Estevez; his net worth is greater than McCarthy’s, close to $20 million.
Anthony Michael Hall
Net Worth: $4 Million
Anthony Michael Hall is one of three Brat Pack members who are tied at the lowest net worths of the main members of the group. Like most of the Brat Pack, Hall struggled in the immediate aftermath of their Golden Age. However, he did score a major cult classic role inEdward Scissorhandsas Jim, the movie’s main antagonist. With this role,Hall became a part of the new rising force in pop culture of Tim Burton’s macabre aesthetic.Jim was also decidedly the opposite of Hall’s Brat Pack archetype. However, it did not lead to any other major roles for him in the 1990s.
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Later on,Hall nabbed some small roles in surprisingly big titles.This includes single-episode roles inRiverdaleandAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He also guest starred in two episodes ofThe Blacklist, and plays the small role of Engel (the Gotham City news host) inThe Dark Knight. In some ways, it is disappointing that he has been relegated to a throwaway role like this where most people will not notice him. On the other hand, Hall starred inThe Dead Zoneand had a recurring role inThe Goldberys.
Rob Lowe
Net Worth: $100 Million
Lowe ended up in the 1990s Brat Pack doldrums like the rest, with few roles that managed to capture the attention of audiences.
Rob Lowe has had one of the most successful post-Brat Pack careers as an actor,explaining his $100 million net worth, shockingly higher than some of his co-stars from the 1980s (although he does not have the highest net worth of all the actors associated with the Brat Pack). Lowe ended up in the 1990s Brat Pack doldrums like the rest, with few roles that managed to capture the attention of audiences. In Lowe’s case, the effect was coupled with a sex tape scandal in 1988, which derailed his career for a time.
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However, while all ofLowe’s best movieswere in the past, his time as a TV star was in the future, which effectively revitalized his career. He claimed leading and recurring roles in shows includingThe West Wing, Brothers & Sisters, Parks & Recreation,and9-1-1: Lonestar.Lowe’s net worth is apparently due to him getting a few lucky breaks,which allowed him to transition from teen stardom to playing adult roles.
Every Movie Mentioned In The Brat Pack Documentary (& Where You Can Watch Them)
Dozens of classic ’80s movies were mentioned in Brats, but filmmaker and brat Andrew McCarthy focused on those at the center of the Brat Pack.
Judd Nelson
Judd Nelson is the figure in probably the most iconic shot of the Brat Pack era, from thefinal moments ofThe Breakfast Club. His contribution to the Brat Pack repertoire is especially important as he appeared in bothThe Breakfast ClubandSt. Elmo’s Fire. However,these movies would prove to be the most famous moments of Nelson’s career,and he has not had many majorly profitable jobs since, with one of the lowest net worths of the Brat Pack.
Arthur “Buck” Taylor
Nelson struggled in the 1990s before he starred inSuddenly Susanfor four seasons. He also provided the voice of Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod in twoTransformersmovies of the late 2010s.Nelson’s post-Brat Pack career is significant to those who are huge fans of these properties,but it is clear that the label hindered him from winning mainstream roles, as it did for most of the Brat Pack.
Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy speaks to McCarthy with a largely positive outlook about her time as part of the Brat Pack, saying that she felt glad to be a part of something after her high school years. This is possibly one of the reasons why she is the last of the three Brat Pack members tied for the lowest net worth at $4 million each.Sheedy took on other movies and TV roles that were mostly unremarkable,failing to reach the heights of the movies in which she starred in the 80s. Sheedy’s career was also disrupted by her drug abuse issues.
Jessie Montgomery
The biggest thing Sheedy starred in is probably the canceled showSingle Drunk Female,for which she reunited with Molly Ringwald. Sheedy has no director credits, one producer credit, and no upcoming projects. However, she seems largely happy with the part she had in a pop culture trend that many young people found extremely relatable, even if it was derided by critics.
Demi Moore
Net Worth: $200 Million
Demi Moore’s success after the Brat Pack era is possibly because she already had an established career before it, as a daytime TV star. Moore then experienced the highs and lows of being a Brat Pack member before being faced with the major obstacle of the start of the 1990s. Possibly because of her previous experience and possibly because of a little bit of luck,Moore landed a role inGhost, the highest-grossing movie of 1990.
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Moore then became the highest-paid actress ever when her salary for 1996’sStripteaseamounted to $12.5 million. In this sense, she had the easiest time of it of the entire Brat Pack in this difficult decade.Moore continued to have a strong career into the 21st century.She gave a highly acclaimed performance in 2006’sBobby, written and directed by Estevez. She recently reunited with Ringwald when they both became a part of theFeud: Capote vs. The Swanscast.
Molly Ringwald
Net Worth: $11 Million
Following the end of the Brat Pack era, Ringwald made a bold move to escape typecasting and the overall label.
After a few Brat Pack movies,Ringwald was often typecast as the beautiful girl who is at the center of the movie’s romantic subplot.Hall is her counterpart who was also often typecast, in his case, as the geeky member of the group. Following the end of the Brat Pack era, Ringwald made a bold move to escape typecasting and the overall label: She moved to France and starred in several French-language movies, as she is fluent in French.
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This paid off for her when she returned to the United States in the 2000s and won roles inThe Secret Life of the American Teenager, Riverdale, andDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Like Lowe, she successfully made the jump from playing the teenage protagonist to playing that character’s adult counterpart, usually a parent or teacher. With her most recent roles in acclaimed shows likeThe Bear,Ringwald might be headed towards even more success soon.
11 Biggest Reveals From Hulu’s Brat Pack Documentary
Almost 40 years after the “Brat Pack” was given their name, member Andrew McCarthy spoke to others about it and their feelings on the nickname.
Brat Pack “Fifth Beatles” Net Worths
Some “Brat Pack-adjacent” actors are worth hundreds of millions.
Leah Thompson - Net worth: $14 million- Leah Thompson appears inBratsand speaks fondly about being a “Brat-pack adjacent” actress. She became especially famous for her part in theBack to the Futuretrilogy, generally not considered a Brat Pack movie. She has also found some major roles in the 2000s and 2010s.
Timothy Hutton - Net worthy: $12 million- McCarthy describes Timothy Hutton as an actor who was in the middle of the Brat Pack phenomenon but somehow escaped the label. He won an Oscar for his performance inOrdinary People, which McCarthy credits as the beginning of the rise of youth-focused stories the Brat Pack movies told.
Tom Cruise - Net worth: $600 million -Tom Cruise starred alongside Lowe inThe Outsiders, as well as some other movies focusing on teen adventures (TapsandRisky Business). However, his massive net worth is due to who he became after the Brat Pack era.Cruise is now a quintessential action starwith his roles inTop GunandMission: Impossible.
Mare Winningham - Net worth: $2.5 million -Mare Winningham is the only member of the mainSt. Elmo’s Firecast to not appear in any other teen movies of the 1980s. However, her involvement in this one preeminent Brat Pack movie is another to cement her association with the group. Winningham played a recurring role inAmerican Horror Storyand starred alongside Judi Dench in the Oscar-nominatedPhilomena.
Charlie Sheen - Net worth: $3 million- Charlie Sheen is Estevez’s brother who appeared in certain famous movies of the 1980s, includingFerris Bueller’s Day Off. Somewhat surprisingly, he had several big movies in the 1990s.Sheen also went on to star inTwo and a Half Men.
James Spader - Net worth: $30 million- James Spader starred in several movies opposite the main Brat Pack members, namelyPretty in PinkandLess than Zero. However, he never became one of its defining members. Spader won some lucrative roles in the 2010s, starring inThe Blacklistand playing a one-off MCU villain inAvengers: Age of Ultron.
Robert Downey Jr. - Net worth: $300 million -Robert Downey Jr.’s future as one of the main MCU stars and an Oscar winner means that his network was sure to skyrocket. He is also a peripheral Brat Pack member because of some movies he starred in with them, includingLess than Zeroalongside his future MCU co-star.Downey’s career stagnated in the 1990s and early 2000sas he sought treatment for drug abuse problems before he made his famous comeback in the late 2000s.
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