Andrew McCarthy roles
Class (1983)
He got his acting start in this role as a small-town student who unknowingly sleeps with the mother (Jacqueline Bisset) of his new roommate (Rob Lowe). It was a critical flop.
St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
A quintessential Brat Pack movie, this drama revolved around a group of friends struggling to figure out life and love after graduating from Georgetown. His character, a repressed cynical writer, “was perfect for me,” McCarthy says.
Pretty in Pink (1986)
“I haven’t seen it in a while” he says of the John Hughes–penned classic. In the original ending, his preppie rich-kid Blane stood up Andie (Molly Ringwald) at the prom. Test audiences hated it, so McCarthy and Ringwald did reshoots and sealed it with a kiss.
Mannequin (1987)
McCarthy admits he has a soft spot for this “utterly innocent” comedy, in which his beleaguered artist falls in love with a window-store mannequin (Kim Cattrall) that secretly comes to life after-hours.
Weekend at Bernie’s (1989)
Two hapless co-workers (McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman) pass off their murdered boss as alive and kicking in another goofy comedy. “The body may be decrepit, but the movie holds up well,” he says. Alas, the 1993 sequel was DOA.
Side Man (1998)
Thirteen years after his Broadway debut in The Boys in Winter, McCarthy returned to star in this Tony-winning play that focused on a man’s love of jazz and its effects on his family. In 2006, he directed The 24 Hour Plays.
The Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down (2012)
McCarthy bared his soul in his part-memoir/part-travel journal. At an emotional crossroads in his life, he ventures from Mount Kilimanjaro to Costa Rican rainforests to figure things out.
Good Girls (2020)
He recently returned to his acting roots—and channeled his dark side!—for six episodes of this NBC crime caper series. He played the shady Mr. Fitzpatrick, a hit man hired by Christina Hendricks’ Beth. Next, The ‘Brat Pack’ of the ’80s: Where Are They Now?
