Brats (2024 film)
{{short description|2024 documentary film by Andrew McCarthy}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Brats
| image = Brats poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official release poster
| director = Andrew McCarthy
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Adrian Buitenhuis
- Derik Murray
}}
| writer =
| starring =
| music =
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Adrian Buitenhuis
- Evans Brown
}}
| editing = Tony Kent
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- ABC News Studios
- Neon
- Network Entertainment
}}
| distributor = Hulu
| released = {{Film date|2024|6|7|Tribeca|2024|6|13|United States}}
| runtime = 92 minutes{{cite web |title= World Premiere {{!}} Brats {{!}} Spotlight+ |website=Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/brats-2024 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620203911/https://tribecafilm.com/films/brats-2024 |archive-date=2024-06-20 |url-status=live}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Brats is a 2024 documentary film, directed by Andrew McCarthy. It explores the Brat Pack, a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in coming-of-age films, and the impact on their lives and careers.
It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024, and was released on June 13, 2024, by Hulu.
Premise
The film explores the Brat Pack, a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in coming-of-age films, and the impact on their lives and careers. Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Timothy Hutton, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Lea Thompson and Jon Cryer appear in the film, as do producer Lauren Shuler Donner, writer and director Howard Deutch, and David Blum, the journalist who coined the term "Brat Pack."
Production
In January 2024, it was announced Andrew McCarthy had directed a documentary revolving around the Brat Pack, with ABC News Studios and Neon producing, and Hulu distributing.{{cite web |title=Andrew McCarthy To Reunite With Brat Packers Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy & More For Hulu Documentary ‘Brats’ |first=Matthew |last=Carey |date=January 18, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/brat-pack-documentary-brats-director-andrew-mccarthy-announcement-1235795872/ |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303123948/https://deadline.com/2024/01/brat-pack-documentary-brats-director-andrew-mccarthy-announcement-1235795872/ |archive-date=2024-03-03 |url-status=live}} Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, and Anthony Michael Hall declined to be interviewed for the film.{{cite web |title=‘Brats’: Why Andrew McCarthy Tracked Down His Fellow Brat Packers For a Hulu Doc: "It Altered The Perception Of How We Were Perceived" |first=Lynette |last=Rice |date=February 10, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/brats-andrew-mccarthy-documentary-brat-pack-hulu-1235821368/ |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602194635/https://deadline.com/2024/02/brats-andrew-mccarthy-documentary-brat-pack-hulu-1235821368/ |archive-date=2024-06-02 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Anthony Michael Hall ‘Politely Declined’ to Be in ‘Brats,’ Still Hasn’t Watched Brat Pack Doc |first=Sharon |last=Knolle |date=2024-06-23 |work=TheWrap |url=https://www.thewrap.com/anthony-michael-hall-andrew-mccarthy-brats-doc/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624184126/https://www.thewrap.com/anthony-michael-hall-andrew-mccarthy-brats-doc/ |archive-date=2024-06-24 |url-status=live}}
Release
It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024{{cite web |title=Tribeca Festival Unveils 2024 Film Slate With Kristen Stewart, Jenna Ortega World Premieres, Trey Parker & Matt Stone Doc, More |first=Jill |last=Goldsmith |date=April 17, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/tribeca-festival-2024-slate-kristen-stewart-sacramento-trey-parker-matt-stone-1235887663/ |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428102005/https://deadline.com/2024/04/tribeca-festival-2024-slate-kristen-stewart-sacramento-trey-parker-matt-stone-1235887663/ |archive-date=2024-04-28 |url-status=live}} and was released on June 13, 2024 by Hulu.{{cite magazine |title=Brats Trailer: Andrew McCarthy Reunites the Brat Pack to ‘Clear the Air’ in Documentary (Exclusive) |first=Jack |last=Smart |date=May 22, 2024 |magazine=People |url=https://people.com/brats-documentary-trailer-andrew-mccarthy-exclusive-8651947 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611105251/https://people.com/brats-documentary-trailer-andrew-mccarthy-exclusive-8651947 |archive-date=2024-06-11 |url-status=live}}
Reception
{{RT prose|85||65|An insightful overview of a bygone Hollywood era as well as a deeply personal journey for director Andrew McCarthy, Brats is a bittersweet reflection on childhood stardom.|ref=yes|access-date=2025-04-26}} {{MC film|68|15|ref=yes|access-date=2024-06-28}}
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