Andrew McCarthy: Old Friends

Literally! With Rob Lowe

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

It’s a Brat Pack reunion! Actor, director, and author Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink, Weekend at Bernie’s) returns to Literally to discuss his new book about adult friendship, entering his sixties, the Brat Packers he surprisingly didn’t meet until recently (including Ralph Macchio!), his work in theater in Ireland, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube at YouTube.com/@LiterallyWithRobLowe! Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at 323-570-4551. Your question could get featured on the show!

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0:00.0	It can be 20 years.
0:00.9	It's like when we get together, it's always like we, it's like we just...
0:04.5	Like, dude.
0:05.4	We just wrapped class.
0:20.2	Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody.
0:22.1	It's a brat pack visitor day here on literally Andrew McCarthy, old old friend.
0:31.8	We did class together.
0:33.3	We did St. Elmo's Fire together.
0:36.0	His Brat Pack documentary came out a few years ago.
0:40.3	He's a great author and really interesting dude.
0:43.9	And we share such a great history.
0:46.1	And I love having him on.
0:47.2	He's got a new book out called Who Needs Friends,
0:51.1	An Uncientific Examination examination of male friendship across America.
0:57.3	Let's get it on with Andrew.
1:06.4	Andrew, where are you?
1:08.0	Tell me first, let's get the details out of the way. Where are you these days?
1:12.5	I'm in Dublin in Ireland. No way. Where are you? I'm in Santa Barbara. Of course you are. Yeah. No, I'm in Dublin. I'm doing a play here, so I'm over here for a few months.
1:23.0	Holy show. I'm coming to Dublin. I'll be there. Oh, no, we, I used, so the show I do, the floor,
1:29.6	we shoot it in Dublin, but I think they've moved us. But, um, where are you going now, Paris?
1:35.6	No, it's, um, it's somewhere on the other side of, where could it possibly be?
1:43.9	In Ireland, though? Yeah, but it's in Ireland. Go away, maybe out in the West. How is Dublin for you? Do you love it? Dublin's great. Well, my wife's Irish. We were home here in Dublin. So, yeah, it's great. I mean, it's been raining for two months, but, you know, other than that, it's fine. And, but yeah, Ireland's great.
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