About last night ; St. Elmo's fire
(DVD)

"About last night" is based on "Sexual perversity in Chicago" by David Mamet.

Originally produced as motion pictures in 1986 and 1985.

About last night in full screen (1:33); St. Elmo's Fire in anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1).

About last night: an Arnold Stieffel and Brett/Oken production; film by Edward Zwick; original music score, Miles Goodman; screenplay, Tim Kazurinsky & Denise DeClue; directed by Edward Zwick.

St. Elmo's Fire: written by Joel Schumacher and Carl Kurlander; a Channel-Lauren Scholer production; a Joel Schumacher film; music scored and supervised by David Foster; executive producers Ned Tanen and Bernard Schwartz; directed by Joel Schumacher.

About last night: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi, Elizabeth Perkins.

St. Elmo's fire: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCathy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelso, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie McDowell.

About last night : After drinks at a favorite Chicago hang-out, Danny Martin (Lowe) and Debbie Sullivan (Moore) head to Danny's place to indulge in the predictable single's quest: the one-night stand. Their affair is casual, sensual, and supposedlyover until something surprising happens. They want to see each other again. It's the start of an intense relationship that irritates Danny's rowdy best friend (James Belushi) and astounds Debbie's cynical buddy/roomie (Elizabeth Perkins), who do everything possible to break them up. But, Danny and Debbie wind up living together and amidst the daily drudge of domestic life, they begin to realize that making love is easy, saying I love you is more difficult, and being in love the hardest of all.

St. Elmo's fire: Seven friends, recent college graduates, are searching for a place in the real world, as they face issues of career and commitment. Leslie and Alec (Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson) try to save a crumbling romance. Wendy (Mare Winningham), a shy virgin, hides a love for Billy (Rob Lowe), a reluctant father/husband still searching for goals. Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) is a cynical writer who scorns love until he realizes he's in love with his best friend's girl. Kirbo (Emilio Estevez), a law student, obsessively pursues an older woman. The beautiful, neurotic Jules (Demi Moore) paints a poignant picture of life in the fast lane. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love one another as only the closest of friends can.

MPAA rating: R.

DVDs, Dolby digital; region 1.

Soundtracks in English, French, or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. "St. Elmo's fire" also in Portuguese, with subtitles also in Chinese, Korean, Thai. May not apply to special features.