by Alex Billington
May 27, 2024
Source: YouTube
"I've never talked to anybody about what that was like." ABC News Studios has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Brats, arriving for streaming on Hulu this summer. In the 1980s, everybody wanted to be in the Brat Pack. Except them. This is the untold true story of the actual Brat Packers. Director Andrew McCarthy reunites with Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, and many others for this original documentary. Brats takes a look back at the iconic films of the 1980s that shaped a generation and the narrative that took hold when their young stars were branded the "Brat Pack." McCarthy reunites with his fellow Brat Packers — his friends, colleagues, and former foes many of whom he had not seen for over 30 years — to answer the question: What did it mean to be part of the "Brat Pack"? McCarthy also sits down for a first-time conversation with writer David Blum, who fatefully coined the term in his 1985 New York Magazine cover story. This sounds like a cool nostalgia trip! "Making Brats was that rare opportunity to dive back into the frozen past and bring it up into the living present," said McCarthy. This is worth a look.
Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Andrew McCarthy's doc Brats, direct from ABC's YouTube:
The Brats feature-length documentary explores the cultural phenomenon of films such as St. Elmo's Fire and The Breakfast Club that tapped into teenage angst and connected with young audiences in a way that had never been done before. The films earned a cult-like following but the "Brat Pack" label would impact the young actors' careers in unexpected ways for decades to come. Director & fellow Brat-Packer, Andrew McCarthy, who rose to stardom appearing in such films as Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, and Less Than Zero and wrote the New York Times bestselling memoir "Brat: An ‘80s Story," goes right to the source, reuniting with many of his fellow Brat-Packers — his friends, colleagues, and former foes, many of whom he had not seen for over 30 years — to answer the question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack? Brats is directed by American actor / writer / filmmaker Andrew McCarthy, making his very first feature film after directing for TV for years previously, including over 20 episodes of "The Blacklist" most recently. Produced by Derik Murray and Adrian Buitenhuis; and by Neon and Network Entertainment for ABC News Studios. Hulu releases the Brats doc streaming on Hulu starting June 13th, 2024 this summer. Who's in?