Beverly Hills Brats is a 1989 American comedy film. Directed by Jim Sotos, the film stars Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen, Burt Young, Terry Moore, George Kirby, Ruby Keeler (in her final film) and Whoopi Goldberg in a cameo role.
| Beverly Hills Brats | |
|---|---|
 Beverly Hills Brats DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Jim Sotos |
| Written by | Terry Moore Jerry Rivers Linda Silverthorn |
| Produced by | Terry Moore Jerry Rivers |
| Starring | Peter Billingsley Martin Sheen Burt Young Terry Moore Fernando Allende George Kirby Cathy Podewell Ramon Estevez |
| Cinematography | Harry Mathias |
| Edited by | Jerry P. Frizell |
| Music by | Barry Goldberg |
| Distributed by | Taurus Entertainment Company |
Release date | 1989 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Scooter is a teen from a wealthy Beverly Hills family. After his plastic surgeon father remarries, Scooter is virtually ignored by his father and stepmother), and treated badly by his two other spoiled siblings, Sterling and Tiffany. Scooter devises a plan to fake his own kidnapping to get his parents' attention and enlists the help of two bumbling crooks, Clive and Elmo. After Scooter is "kidnapped" and a ransom is demanded, he quickly realizes that his plan failed to work and his parents don't miss him.
Cast edit
- Peter Billingsley as Scooter
- Martin Sheen as Dr. Jeffery Miller
- Terry Moore as Veronica
- Burt Young as Clive[1]
- George Kirby as Elmo
- Cathy Podewell as Tiffany
- Ramon Estevez as Sterling
- Natalie Schafer as Lillian
- Fernando Allende as Roberto
- Joe Santos as Spyder
- Robert Tessier as Slick
- Ruby Keeler as Goldie
- Vito Scotti as Jerry
- Pat Renella as Lt. Gofield
- Whoopi Goldberg as herself[2]
- Cort McCown as Bart
- Tonya Townsend as Tulip
- Duncan Bravo as Manny
- Jimmy Justice as Deacon
- Aron Eisenberg as Simon
- Michael J Aronin as the Cop
Reception edit
According to a review at TV guide, "Martin Sheen is reported to have said that he got involved with BEVERLY HILLS BRATS mainly to prove that he could do comedy, and--though the film itself is a comedy in intent only--neither he nor his son Ramon does a bad job here. But the cast is done in by a feeble script. The film has the ingredients for a sharp, corrosive farce, but to do so, it also needed a sharp, corrosive sensibility behind the camera."[3] Leonard Maltin described the film as an "(a)nnoying, pretentious so-called satire".[4] The Motion Picture Annual found: "is merely a movie made in Beverly Hills for people who live in Beverly Hills" and that "this relentlessly unfunny comedy that wastes the talents of some of Hollywood's better character actors (without whom it) probably would not have seen the light of day."[5]
References edit
- ^ Levine, Adam (2022-12-25). "Roles That Rocky Actors Probably Want Us To Forget About". Looper. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "9 actors who can't stop playing themselves". Digital Spy. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Beverly Hills Brats". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2013-09-03). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2.
- ^ The Motion Picture Annual. CineBooks, Incorporated. 1990. ISBN 978-0-933997-28-8.
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