Brad's Status
Brad's Status is a 2017 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike White and starring Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Michael Sheen, Jenna Fischer, and Luke Wilson. It premiered on September 9 at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in the juried Platform section, and was theatrically released by Amazon Studios on September 15, 2017.
Plot
Brad Sloan (Ben Stiller) runs his own non-profit organization, and lives a comfortable life with his loving wife and son, but cannot help contemplating how his old friends Craig Fisher (Michael Sheen), Billy Wearslter (Jemaine Clement), Jason Hatfield (Luke Wilson), and Nick Pascale (Mike White) are rich and accomplished. Craig works in the White House and published a best-selling book; Jason owns a hedge fund firm; Billy sold a company he founded, moved to Maui, and retired; and Nick is a Hollywood director. Brad's wife, Melanie (Jenna Fischer), tries to comfort Brad, telling him that they do not need to compare themselves with the wealthiest 1%.
More details
| author | Mike White |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | Mike White |
| editor | Heather Persons |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | brag busk end even harvard hedge fund love make up married meet morning music professor nervous breakdown non-profit organization old friends pick up privileged life question retire string talk tethered spinal cord tethered spine the 1% the wealthiest 1% the white house think tuft |
| musicBy | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| producer | David Bernad Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Sidney Kimmel |
| productionCompany | Plan B Entertainment Sidney Kimmel Entertainment |
| publisher | Amazon Studios Annapurna Pictures |
| theme | high school |