Bratz (2007)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Susan Estelle Jansen (screenplay)
Adam De La Peña (story) ...
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Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

Out of the box.

Plot:

During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body president who wants to split them up into different social cliques.

Plot Keywords:

Talent Show | Best Friend | High School | Food Fight | Fight

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Logan Browning	...	Sasha
Janel Parrish	...	Jade
Nathalia Ramos	...	Yasmin
Skyler Shaye	...	Cloe
Chelsea Staub	...	Meredith
Anneliese van der Pol	...	Avery
Malese Jow	...	Quinn
Ian Nelson	...	Dylan
Stephen Lunsford	...	Cameron
Jon Voight	...	Principal Dimly
Lainie Kazan	...	Bubbie
William May	...	Manny
Emily Rose Everhard	...	Cherish (as Emily Everhard)
Chet Hanks	...	Dexter
Carl Rux	...	Mr. Whitman / DJ Wax
Kim Morgan Greene	...	Katie - Cloe’s Mom
Sasha Cohen	...	Bethany
Andrea Edwards	...	Goalie
Constance Hsu	...	Julie - Jade’s Mom
Tami-Adrian George	...	Allison - Sasha’s Mom
Kadeem Hardison	...	Sasha’s Dad
Sean McNamara	...	Tom McShavie (as Sean Patrick McNamara)
Lee Reherman	...	Vice Principal Sludge
Daniel Booko	...	Jock
Zach Cumer	...	Science Nerd
Jerad Anderson	...	Football Jock
Madison Riley	...	Trendy Girl
Scot Nery	...	Juggling Boy
Brando Murphy	...	Loner Boy
Sarah Hernandez	...	Greenie Girl
Rick Adams	...	Less Boreman (as DJ Rick Adams)
Jackie Kreisler	...	Pretzel Person
Damian Daly	...	Gamer Geek Clique Leader
Kelly Crean	...	Mrs. Funk
Steven Anthony Lawrence	...	Plunger Man
Michael Stellman	...	Magician
Nira Luna	...	50 States Girl
Susie Singer Carter	...	Barbara Baxter Dimly
Paula Froelich	...	Herself
Haley Busch	...	Confession Girl
Jordan Benedict	...	Football Jock 2
Emma Raimi	...	Little Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
MaShae Alderman	...	Hip Hop Girl (uncredited)
Shelley Appelbaum	...	Goth Girl Party Guest (uncredited)
Audia	...	Jill (uncredited)
Cornelia Brown	...	Disco Clique (uncredited)
Meili Cady	...	Dino Girl (uncredited)
Jessica Mei Gershen	...	Yoga girl (uncredited)
Cathy Immordino	...	Sidelining Drummer for 'Bratitude' (uncredited)
Audrey Povar	...	Trendy Hipster (uncredited)
Angel Princess	...	Goth Girl (uncredited)
Brianna Womick	...	Goth Ballerina (uncredited)

Directed by
Sean McNamara

Writing credits (WGA)
Susan Estelle Jansen		(screenplay)
Adam De La Peña		(story) &
David Eilenberg		(story)

Produced by
Avi Arad	....	producer
Eric M. Breiman	....	line producer
Benedict Carver	....	executive producer
Kyla Kraman	....	co-producer
Isaac Larian	....	producer
Steven Paul	....	producer

Original Music by
John Coda

Cinematography by
Christian Sebaldt

Film Editing by
Jeff Canavan

Casting by
Joey Paul

Production Design by
Rusty Smith

Art Direction by
Rosario Provenza

Set Decoration by
Karen Agresti

Costume Design by
Bernadene Morgan

Makeup Department
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist (as Audrey Anzures)
Suzan Bagdadi	....	hair stylist
Catherine Childers	....	key hair stylist
Mandi Crane	....	makeup artist (as Mandi Maugh)
Rocky Faulkner	....	makeup artist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist: Jon Voight (as Gil Mosko)
Candace Neal	....	hair department head
Sherri Simmons	....	key makeup artist
Nicole Sortillon	....	makeup department head
Sheila Stotts	....	hair extensions
Eleanor Sabaduquia	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Eric M. Breiman	....	production manager
Don J. Hug	....	unit production manager
Michael R. Sloan	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hope Garrison	....	second assistant director
Jill Hoppy	....	second second assistant director
Jeffrey F. January	....	first assistant director
Steven Jared Mangurten	....	dga trainee
Jill Maxcy	....	additional second assistant director
Ken Twohy	....	additional second assistant director
Roger Udwin	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Yumi Arai	....	assistant art director
Jason Zev Cohen	....	art department coordinator
Jason Zev Cohen	....	graphic artist
Michael Courville	....	property master
Franco Esile	....	lead man
Jennifer Ho	....	set dec buyer
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator
C.J. Pyles	....	on-set dresser
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic artist

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound effects editor
Trip Brock	....	adr editor
David Chornow	....	production sound mixer
Adam De Coster	....	foley artist
Michael J. Fox	....	supervisor & mix
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Andy Hay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter D. Lago	....	sound effects editor
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Eric Reuveni	....	adr mixer
Philip A. Schwartz	....	utility sound
Christopher Sposa	....	boom operator
Steven Utt	....	sound editor
Gerard Vernice	....	boom operator
Ben Whitver	....	foley editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	adr editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Ron R. Anantavara	....	visual effects coordinator
Alfred Berger	....	digital compositor: Barbed Wire FX
Regan Copeland	....	digital intermediate editor
Minh Huyen Dang	....	lead visual effects artist
Avi Das	....	visual effects supervisor
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor: Barbed Wire FX
Anthony Fung	....	matte painting artist
Chesley Heymsfield	....	visual effects producer
Wolfgang Maschin	....	digital compositor
Raena Singh	....	digital artist
Sarote Tabcum Jr.	....	visual effects producer: Barbed Wire
David Tecson	....	visual effects
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Marie Fink	....	stunts
Kristin Finley	....	stunt performer
Mercedes Raquel Gallup	....	stunt performer
Alex Gaona	....	stunt performer
Richie Gaona	....	stunts
Jessica Harbeck	....	stunt double
Karin Justman	....	stunt performer
Randy Lamb	....	stunt performer
Michael R. Long	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Miller	....	utility stunts
Anna Mercedes Morris	....	stunts
Lindsay Orton	....	stunt performer
Juliana Phelps	....	stunt performer
Jade Quon	....	stunt double: Janel Parrish
Suzanne Reed	....	stunt double
Carlos Reyes	....	stunt performer
Luci Romberg	....	stunt double
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Chelsea Straub
Scot Semonell	....	utility stunts
Christine Vanloo	....	stunt performer (as Christine Van Loo)
Chrissy Weathersby	....	stunt double
Drea Weber	....	stunt performer
Darlene Ava Williams	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Miles Anderson	....	gaffer
Kirk Bartolata	....	grip
Christina Belle	....	camera loader
Ryan Bradley	....	grip
Chris Cotterman	....	grip
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip
Scott Donahue	....	rigging grip
Guido Egger	....	grip
Jon Epstein	....	electrician
Sean P. Fickert	....	key rigging grip
Samuel Buddy Fries	....	camera operator
Steve Itano	....	first assistant camera
Jay Pope	....	additional dolly grip
Chris Shadley	....	key video assist operator
Michael Silva	....	electrician
Chris Updegrave	....	grip
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary Webster	....	first assistant camera
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Kimberly Bennink	....	casting assistant
David Glowacki	....	extras casting assistant
Carol Grant	....	extras casting
Niner Parikh	....	extras casting associate
Kathryn Taylor	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joshua Coleman	....	costumer
Kristin Einarsson	....	set costumer
Paula Truman	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jonathan Brayley	....	assistant editor
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
David Rosenthal	....	digital film I/O supervisor: Fotokem
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate artist

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance
Richard Bowers	....	composer: additional music
Phil Calvert	....	orchestral scoring mixer
Allison Wright Clark	....	music consultant
Richard A. Harrison	....	music editor
Greg Hayes	....	assistant music engineer
Tim Kelly	....	composer: additional music
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Jen Monnar	....	music editor
Jonas Neal	....	musician: saxophone
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring mixer
Danita Ng	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Douglas Miller	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Misty Alli	....	stand-in
Carlos A. Aragon	....	location manager
Jackie Bissley	....	unit publicist
Tiffany Boyle	....	assistant: Mr. Carver
Sara Cunningham	....	assistant: Mr. McNamara
Bryan Daley	....	set production assistant
Kishaya Dudley	....	choreographer
Mona Lisa Farrokhnia	....	assistant: Mr. Arad
Gavin Franks	....	production accountant
John Galli	....	assistant: Mr. Breiman
Kyle Guenzler	....	assistant: Mr. Paul (as Kyle L. Guenzler)
Jade Gzi	....	stand-in
Melanie A. Hall	....	assistant: Mr. Paul (as Melanie Sheerer)
Shannon Hamed	....	production coordinator
Justin W. Hill	....	location manager
Alison J. Hopper	....	production assistant
Andrew Hyatt	....	creative executive
Jen Kerner	....	stand-in
Nancy Koppang	....	assistant: Mr. Larian
Sean Williams Leonard	....	production assistant
Tommy Marnell	....	assistant: Mr. McNamara (as Thomas J. Marnell)
Kristy Maurer	....	accounting clerk
Randy McKenney	....	extras coordinator
Eric Mills	....	location assistant
Thomas E. Nicholson	....	production assistant
Ashley Nin	....	production assistant
Colleen Nybo	....	payroll accountant
Cameron R. Penn	....	production executive
Mark Rappaport	....	puppeteer
Gail Ruckel	....	studio teacher
John Russel	....	production assistant
Jason Salzman	....	assistant production coordinator
Mitch Spacone	....	system support
Dennis Sugasawara	....	assistant production accountant
Erin Tambellini	....	additional script supervisor
Emily Thorne	....	first assistant accountant
Jason Ybarra	....	craft service
Andrew Yeager	....	production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
'Angry' Mike Eleopoulos	....	thanks
Stacey Mooradian	....	thanks
Michael Paseornek	....	thanks
Don Priess	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Avi Arad & Associates
• Crystal Sky Pictures
• MGA Entertainment

Distributors

• Eagle Pictures (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Top Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Barbed Wire (visual effects)
• Edgeworx (visual effects)
• Mark Rappaport Creature Effects

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Crystal Sky Pictures  funding
• FotoKem Film and Video  digital intermediate
• Geffen Records  soundtrack
• Go For Locations  locations equipment rentals
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Monkeyland Audio  sound post-production
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Reel Security  security
• Riverside Community College Marching Band  special thanks
• Rockbottom Rentals  Nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Spank Machine  sound re-recording
• Virtualmix  sound post-production
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

Also Known As:

Bratz: The Movie (International: English title) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements.

Runtime:

USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Ireland:G | UK:PG | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-3

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Avi Arad & Associates

Trivia:

Paula Abdul was originally hired as the movie's Executive Producer, Fashion Designer, and Dance Choreographer. During an episode of her reality TV series "Hey Paula" (2007), she found out that she had been fired from the movie through an e-mail message on her Blackberry.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Dylan is deaf so he couldn't have known what to dance to in Meredith's Sweet 16 when she previewed Yasmin dancing "La Cucaracha". However, Dylan can lip read, and judging by the dance Yasmin was doing in the video, it's not hard to guess what song it was.

Quotes:

Quinn: They look, kinda cool!

Movie Connections:

Spin off Bratz 4 Real (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Now or Never

This film has put me off moving to America and/or having children

Well...first off..just why. If the intention of writing this film was simply because the last time a movie has been this cringe-worthy was Britney Spears' Crossroads, then the idea was a nail hit directly on the head.

If you feel any emotion, be it happiness, joy, elation or even sadness (in context to the film, as opposed to its existence) during the running time of this film, you are unfortunately a biased person...or are 2 years old, in which case you would not have the mental capacity to read this or form opinion throughout the film...except for when to soil yourself during its run time.

The sad truth is that this film was surely doomed from the start. No-one would in their right mind would write, direct and produce this film, under the impression that anyone would actually enjoy it except for toddlers...and, unfortunately, that peculiar clique...young girls who actually assume that they and there friends are actually Bratz.

"Oh, that film was totally written about us," they say.

Unfortunately...it probably was.