15 with the Author | ‘Brat Pack America- A love letter to 80’s teen movies’ by Kevin Smokler

On today’s 15 with the Author, Teri Knight talks with Kevin Smokler, author of  “Brat Pack America – a love letter to 80’s teen movies”, Smokler gives virtual tours of the legendary movies from that time and why the places they happened are a tribute to their permanence.  He discusses how these movies had substance while most movies now are an ‘assault on the senses’.  Smokler also talks about his interviews with many of the Brat Pack actors. kevinsmokler 

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Brat Pack America by Kevin Smokler

 

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