|
|
Article: Actress Olivia D'Abo challenges Brat Pack to forgo young roles
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 19, 1986
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright (null) Chicago Sun-Times. (Hide copyright information)
|
HOLLYWOOD Look out, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald. To
teenage actress Olivia D'Abo, you and other members of the Brat Pack
are getting long in the tooth.
Most of the Brat Pack movie stars are in their mid-20s, but to
genuine teenagers they are almost ready for retirement.
D'Abo is a 17-year-old English import who stars in the new movie
"Bullies," scheduled to open in the Chicago area on Aug. 29. She
said Moore, Sheedy, Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and other Packers
have attained the stature of cult figures with youthful moviegoers
who don't believe them in teen roles.
"My age group sort of looks up to them like other generations
did with Jimmy Dean and Marilyn Monroe," ...