Brothers McMullen

UPC: 024543005681

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Shot on weekends over an eight-month period with practically no budget, writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns' first feature is a family drama centering on the tumultuous love lives of three small-town, Irish-American brothers. Burns stars as Barry, the middle child who finds himself needing a place to stay and moves in with big brother Jack (Jack Mulcahy). Despite being seemingly happily married to Molly (Connie Britton), Jack gives in to temptation and begins having a sexual affair. All the while, devout-Catholic baby brother Patrick (Mike McGlone) faces an ongoing struggle to deal with the religious leanings of the women in his life. The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, where it was at the center of a fierce bidding war. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic – Sundance Film Festival Best Dramatic Feature – Sundance Film Festival

Brothers McMullen

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/03/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard, 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 PCM stereo, 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Widescreen
0. Scene Selection
1. Main Titles [1:33]
2. Mom [1:12]
3. The Brothers [8:03]
4. A Married Man [2:32]
5. Apartment Hunting [4:23]
6. Sharing the House [5:25]
7. Fidelity [6:35]
8. Breaking Up [3:43]
9. Inspiration [3:57]
10. Leslie [3:50]
11. One Time Only [1:29]
12. Man/Banana [6:01]
13. Adultery [:36]
14. Taking Chances [:52]
15. Guilt [7:26]
16. The Luck of the Irish [4:15]
17. Evidence [7:15]
18. Audry [5:03]
19. Moving On [3:08]
20. End Titles [8:18]
Side #2 -- Pan & Scan
0. Scene Selection
1. Main Titles [1:33]
2. Mom [1:12]
3. The Brothers [8:03]
4. A Married Man [2:32]
5. Apartment Hunting [4:23]
6. Sharing the House [5:25]
7. Fidelity [6:35]
8. Breaking Up [3:43]
9. Inspiration [3:57]
10. Leslie [3:50]
11. One Time Only [1:29]
12. Man/Banana [6:01]
13. Adultery [:36]
14. Taking Chances [:52]
15. Guilt [7:26]
16. The Luck of the Irish [4:15]
17. Evidence [7:15]
18. Audry [5:03]
19. Moving On [3:08]
20. End Titles [8:18]

Robert Firsching

This low-budget independent film concerns three Irish-American brothers who all live in the same house. They have seen their parents' unhappy marriage, and each is having problems in his own romantic relationship. During the course of the film, they talk about their moral choices, all trying to sort out right from wrong and do what is best. It's quite a talky film, and its strengths may have dimmed in the wake of the copies inspired by its success, but it offers something that few of its imitators do: it's a film about young people struggling with moral choices, not because they want a promotion or want to avoid being shot, but because it's the right thing to do. Neither does it take the easy way out, devoting considerable time to the befuddling options facing its protagonists and the consequences of choosing them. Thoughtful and absorbing, The Brothers McMullen is an American original. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Elizabeth McKay  Actor 
Maxine Bahns  Actor 
Jennifer Jostyn  Actor 
Shari Albert  Actor 
Connie Britton  Actor 
Edward Burns  Director 
Edward Burns  Producer 
Edward Burns  Screenwriter 
James Schamus  Executive Producer 
Ted Hope  Executive Producer 
Seamus Egan  Composer (Music Score) 
Dick Fisher  Producer 
Jack Mulcahy  Actor 
Mike McGlone  Actor 
Edward Burns  Actor 

Country: USA