The moniker seemed to negatively affect members of the "brat pack" in varying degrees at the time! I and many others looked at it as a badge of honor and would have given our right arm to be a member, just as people of the previous generation would have done to be a member of the "rat pack." The "packs" were the cool people of their time! This documentary gave me insight into how the members were affected, especially Andrew McCarthy, and how most have moved on. I think this was an excellent therapy session for Andrew. I want to go back and watch these movies again and encourage the young kids today to watch them. The movies show that teenagers of ALL generations "flounder" and try to find their place in this world and you never know how YOUR words may affect someone for the rest of their life!