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In an interview on "Reality Life with Kate Casey," co-writer Carl Kurlander revealed that Demi Moore almost lost her role in the 1985 film "St. Elmo’s Fire" to Madonna after showing up drunk and high for a fitting. The movie's director, Joel Schumacher, was prepared to give the part to Madonna but decided to wait ten days to see if Moore could clean up. After Moore began attending AA meetings and got a sober companion, she secured her role opposite stars like Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
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Story summary
In 1985, Demi Moore nearly lost her role in the film "St. Elmo's Fire" when she reportedly showed up to a fitting drunk and high. According to co-writer Carl Kurlander, director Joel Schumacher and producer Lauren Shuler Donner were considering replacing Moore with then-unknown star Madonna, who they believed would become "the biggest star in the world." However, after receiving support from Shuler Donner, Moore began attending AA meetings and got a sober companion. She managed to recover within 10 days, securing her role in the movie. This incident highlights the precarious nature of early career stardom and the impact of substance abuse on professional opportunities.
Written for “Demi Moore Role Threatened” on 2026-10-09,
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Demi Moore nearly lost her role in “St Elmo’s Fire” to Madonna after allegedly showing up “drunk and high” to a fitting.
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Moore → lose → fitting
“Joel [Schumacher] and Lauren Shuler met with Demi,” co-writer Carl Kurlander said on today’s episode of “Reality Life with Kate Casey,” referencing the iconic 1985 movie’s director and producer.
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Kurlander → meet → director
Kurland claimed his “mentor” Schumacher told him that he told the Oscar nominee, “Go kill yourself on someone else’s movie.”
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he → claim → movie
He added that producer “Lauren Shuler Donner, God bless her, worked out a plan with Joel, saying, ‘Look, if you can clean yourself up in 10 days you can be in this movie.’”
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you → add → movie
Kurlander further claimed that Schumacher “had met Madonna,” and said that “This girl is going to be the biggest star in the world.
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girl → claim → world
I could just feel it.”
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I → feel → it
The movie’s co-writer added that the director “was all ready to offer the part to Madonna” — but Moore began going to AA meetings and got a sober companion.
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Moore → add → companion
“She clearly had more than just cleaned up,” Kurlander said of the “Substance” actress.
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Kurlander → have → actress
A rep for Moore did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on Thursday.
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rep → respond → Thursday
Moore, now 63, went on to play Jules Van Patten — the troubled but brilliant “party girl” of the star-studded cast — opposite Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham.
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Moore → go → Lowe
The Golden Globe winner has previously acknowledged she had a sober companion during filming on the coming-of-age movie, saying in the 2024 Hulu documentary “Brats” that Schumacher “really stuck his neck out for me because it’s not like I had any box-office draw.”
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I → acknowledge → draw
“I didn’t have anything to really warrant him sticking by me,” she told McCarthy during a conversation for the doc.
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she → have → doc
“They paid to have a sober companion with me 24/7 during the whole shooting.”
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They → pay → shooting
She noted, “they could have easily just found someone else.”
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they → note → someone
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