Ten things about ‘Brats’ that don’t quite add up

I enjoyed watching Andrew McCarthy’s documentary in which he revisits his fellow Brat Pack alumni- but the film raises more questions than it answers.

I’m not willing to necessarily say that I disliked Brats, the documentary directed by Andrew McCarthy that debuted earlier this month at the Tribeca Film Festival and landed on Hulu last week. 

It’s an entertaining watch, its nostalgia value is strong, and it’s great to have a chance to catch up with these actors whose 1980s likely means a lot to you if you’re of a certain age. And it’s hard to believe that these actors who became famous in their youth are now primarily in their 60s. 

It’s a fascinating look at youthful fame and what it means. In that way, it makes a fine companion piece to Kid 90, former Punky Brewster star Soleil Moon Frye’s look back at her own time as a young Hollywood star, Brooke Shields’ Pretty Baby, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, in which another contemporary of the Brat Pack turned inward in a contemporary documentary. 

All that said, there’s a lot in this film that doesn’t quite add up: