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 and Annapurna Pictures on September 15, 2017.
Plot
Brad Sloan 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, Billy Wearslter, Jason Hatfield, and Nick Pascale 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, tries to comfort Brad, telling him that they do not need to compare themselves with the wealthiest 1%.
More details
| author | Mike White |
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| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | Mike White |
| editor | Heather Persons |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | brag busk director end even film director 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 white house |
| 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 independent |