Brats

2024

Action / Documentary

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 85% · 65 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 58% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 7271 7.3K

teen movie hollywood 1980s

Director

Andrew McCarthy Photo
Andrew McCarthy

Top cast

Tom Cruise Photo
Tom Cruise as Self
Robert Downey Jr. Photo
Robert Downey Jr. as Self
Nicolas Cage Photo
Nicolas Cage as Self
John Ashton Photo
John Ashton as Self - Actor
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857.69 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 7
1.72 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wbagot1 6 / 10

It went long ... no mention of Anthony Michael Hall?

The idea was interesting. But the documentary sometimes took itself too seriously, and sometimes was too flippant. It could be overly harsh and other times too forgiving. It would have been good to hear how lives were specifically changed, but instead talked around what happened so no one would be labeled as bitter or brooding.One poignant point was how movies had changed in the early/mid 80s to be youth oriented with movies about teenagers and played by younger actors. It created a swelling of new, young stars never seen to that degree before or since.The focus was on a hit piece article by an envious reporter that labeled them "the brat pack." It was supposed to be article on what it was like hanging out with Emilio Estavez for a few days before it was morphed into a scathing denunciation of an entire group. The article was pretty sloppy in its writing and tried to tar and feather as many people as possible, including Nicholas Cage and Tom Cruise.It changed the lives of all the actors. They stopped talking to each or seeing each other to distance themselves from the insinuation. But the damage was done. The label went "viral" before that was a term and for a group that was already getting older and would be looking for more adult roles, many found a wall they didn't expect and didn't know how to overcome.Many of the actors most deeply immersed in the time weren't interviewed. Some in the documentary were barely on the outskirts. And again what was truly missing was the nitty gritty of how it impacted rather than hearing again and again versions of wow, that was really something and quite an experience. How did it feel to break contact? What was it like going to movie auditions after that? Had the public reaction change? How did it change their lives?That was the part that was missing.
Reviewed by godmotherprod 7 / 10

Impact of Journalism

Sadly, watching this, I felt bad for the young actors. It did not impact movie goers like it did the actors. I felt the documentary was about the fact that McCarthy let it hit him so hard that it affected his career. Watching the other actors talk about their experience wasn't the same. They were upset, but they moved on, in some ways by separating themselves from the group, which is sad.

As a journalism major I was taught to be truthful, but be thoughtful and kind in my approach. Don't leave a trail of bones to make a personal attack, unless you have the experience or talent of the person you're interviewing. You're job is to report the facts, not personal opinion, unless its an editorial, which should hold no weight. The man who wrote the article did not have the same training apparently, nor did the editor. Before you demolish people, talk to them all and walk a mile in their shoes.

I'm sorry to see how it affected them personally. I would have enjoyed seeing them together in more movies. As a child of the 80s we related to the characters. I wish Andrew peace and happiness and hope he finds his bliss.

Reviewed by pzlgirl 6 / 10

The results of 2 words

The best parts - 1. The old videos and clips that brought back a lot of memories from that time period.

2. Learning about the negative impact that the article had on their careers back then, I had not realized it effected them as much as it did.

3. Seeing a lot of the actors now... they are all still fantastic.

The worst parts - 1. It should have been an hour... there were way too many "clever" documantary shots. For instance, the video of a video of a video or the reflections in a subway. Cliches that made the story drag out and didn't add to piece.

2. Realizing that Andrew either hasn't went to a good counselor in the 35 years since then or he hasn't been open and receptive to what they were saying. You can tell that pretty much every actor he interviewed had processed it and moved on. Most of them seemed to have turned the negative into a positive and let it fuel them on to become better.

I am hoping his angst was mostly overemphasized for the project. Anxiety/rumination is a tough combo to live with and I hope he got peace from doing the documentary.

I'm glad he did this project and am grateful to him for sharing with us.

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