Brats
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| Directed by | James Parrott |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Leo McCarey H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Music by | Leroy Shield (1937 reissue) |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | March 22, 1930 |
| Running time | 20:43 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Brats is a 1930 Laurel and Hardy comedy short. The film was directed by James Parrott. Laurel and Hardy play dual roles as their own children.
Brats was one of four Laurel and Hardy sound shorts reissued in 1937 with new background music scores by Leroy Shield. The others were Blotto, County Hospital and Perfect Day.
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[edit] Plot
Laurel and Hardy are spending a night in with the kids. The fathers are playing checkers and snooker, but are constantly distracted by their own incompetence and by their children, constantly bullying each other and trying to stay up late. The film begins with Stan and Ollie playing a game of checkers, and Stan Jr. and Ollie Jr. playing a game of hide and seek. They smash a vase and are sent to bed. Ollie Jr. goes into the bath and chases Stan Jr. out (leaving the taps on), but slips on the soap causing part of the ceiling to crash onto the pool table. Stan and Ollie are furious and rush upstairs. When Oliver opens the door the water from the bathroom gushes out.
[edit] Cast
Note: This is one of just two shorts to feature only Stan and Ollie in the cast; the other is the 1928 silent Early to Bed. It is also the only film in which they play natural fathers.
[edit] Special effects
- The illusion of Laurel and Hardy as children was achieved using over-sized furniture. Each room of the house was re-created in large scale to achieve the effect of both duos being in the same house. Even doors and staircases had to be duplicated to appear as though the "children" were child-size.
- The mouse that Stan Jr. nearly shoots with a pellet gun was animated.
[edit] External links
- Brats at the Internet Movie Database
- Brats at Rotten Tomatoes
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