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The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

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A singer-songwriter (Ryan O'Nan) and a self-proclaimed musical revolutionary (Michael Weston) start using children's instruments in their tunes and take their new act on the road.

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John Hartl Seattle Times 09/27/2012
2.5/4
While the movie itself is an uneven, sometimes preachy affair, it's alive with possibilities whenever [Weston's] on screen. Go to Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post 09/21/2012
2.5/4
Initially, this low-budget film writes a lot of checks on the First National Bank of Whimsy, but I was astonished when none of them bounced. Go to Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer 09/20/2012
3/4
A likably goofy, lo-fi indie propelled by the syncopations of a cheesy keyboard - and the cheesy dreams of its hapless heroes. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/05/2019
O'Nan and several co-stars do manage to squeeze some charm into the struggling picture, but are too often bogged down by a weak scenario. Go to Full Review Daniel Green CineVue 01/30/2019
2/5
Performances all-round are also markedly hum-drum, and quite why O'Nan chose cinema over television as his platform of choice is anyone's guess. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 02/17/2013
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colin m @RT35044827 11/28/2022 Interestingly scripted but lacked a worthwhile story. See more 01/02/2014 Great music. Bit silly in parts. See more 07/03/2013 On another day I might have turned this off after half an hour but I found it quirky and enjoyed it. However, just as it got going it ended. See more 05/04/2013 The music that came out of this film is absolutely amazing. Perfect film in my opinion. See more 02/24/2013 It plods along and it never moves out of 2nd gear. You get the feeling that this was an experiment without having the time to mature the script and performances. See more 01/24/2013 I thought this was a great low budget indie film and I loved how it was filmed. The music was pretty good too :) See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ryan O'Nan

Director

Ryan O'Nan

Alex

Michael Weston

Jim

Arielle Kebbel

Cassidy

Andrew McCarthy

Brian

Jason Ritter

Kyle

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Movie Info

Synopsis A singer-songwriter (Ryan O'Nan) and a self-proclaimed musical revolutionary (Michael Weston) start using children's instruments in their tunes and take their new act on the road.
Director
Ryan O'Nan
Producer
Jason Michael Berman, Kwesi Collisson
Screenwriter
Ryan O'Nan
Distributor
Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co
Brooklyn Brothers 5, Taggart Productions, Character Brigade
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.5K
Runtime
1h 37m