Blood Brothers 2019
| Menendez: Blood Brothers | |
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| Genre |
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| Written by | Abdi Nazemian |
| Directed by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Fenton Bailey Abdi Nazemian Randy Barbato |
| Editor(s) | Toby Yates |
| Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| Distributor | Lifetime |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime |
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Menendez: Blood Brothers is a 2017 television film directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, written by Abdi Nazemian, and starring Courtney Love, Nico Tortorella, Benito Martinez, and Myko Olivier. The film is based on the lives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents in Beverly Hills, California in 1989.
It aired on the Lifetime network in North America on June 11, 2017.[3][4]
Cast[edit]
- Courtney Love as Mary 'Kitty' Menendez[5]
- Nico Tortorella as Lyle Menendez[4]
- Myko Olivier as Erik Menendez[4]
- Benito Martinez as Jose Menendez[4]
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Leslie Abramson
- Alison Wandzura as Jill Lansing
- Kai Bradbury as Glenn Stevens
- Tom Belding as Male Juror
- Artine Brown as Leslie Zoeller
- Angelo Renai as Businessman
- Ash Lee as Lester Kuriyama
Menendez: Blood Brothers is a 2017 television film directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, written by Abdi Nazemian, and starring Courtney Love, Nico Tortorella, Benito Martinez, and Myko Olivier.The film is based on the lives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents in Beverly Hills, California in 1989.
Production[edit]
On January 31, 2017, it was announced that Courtney Love had joined the cast of the film.[6] The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, between February and March 2017.[6]
Reception[edit]
Ken Tucker, writing for Yahoo!TV, found the film to be 'a melodramatic mess' that 'resembles a creepy high-school play' in quality.[7]Similarly, New York Post critic Robert Rorke lambasted the murder scene in Menendez: Blood Brothers as 'creepy and amateurish' and felt the film generally lacked any insight.[8]
Broadly's Mitchell Sunderland, on the other hand, praised the film's high/low tone and Love in particular, stating that 'Courtney Love's performance as Kitty holds the film together', highlighting her ability to be 'over-the-top in one scene, and subtle the next, without the performance seeming disjointed.'[9]
See also[edit]
- Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills, a 1994 film also based on the murders.
References[edit]
- ^'Menendez: Blood Brothers'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^Venable, Malcolm (March 21, 2017). 'Cher, Elizabeth Smart and Anjelica Huston Projects Set at Lifetime'. TV Guide. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^Olya, Gabriela (April 23, 2017). ''Cold-Blooded Killers' or Victims? New Lifetime Biopic Takes a New Look at the Menendez Brothers'. People. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ abcdLawrence, Derek (March 21, 2017). 'Lifetime's Menendez Brothers, Michael Jackson movies get air dates'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^Blistein, John (January 31, 2017). 'Courtney Love Tapped for Menendez Brothers Lifetime Movie'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ abHarris, Hunter (January 31, 2017). 'Courtney Love Will Star in Lifetime's Menendez Brothers Movie'. Vulture. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^Tucker, Ken (June 11, 2017). 'Courtney Love Can't Save This Awful Menendez Brothers Movie'. Yahoo!TV. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^Rorke, Robert (June 6, 2017). 'Don't Bother With Lifetime's Useless Menendez Brothers Movie'. New York Post. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^Sunderland, Mitchell (June 10, 2017). 'Courtney Love Goes Full Lifetime in Menendez Brothers Movie'. Broadly. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Menendez: Blood Brothers on IMDb
- Menendez: Blood Brothers at Rotten Tomatoes
Blood Brothers continues its UK tour into the Spring of 2020 starring Lyn Paul as Mrs. Johntsone. Bill Kenwright’s “Dazzling” production (Sunday Telegraph) of this iconic British musical, with book, music & lyrics by Willy Russell, will play multiple venues across the United Kingdom.
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The Story
Blood Brothers is the heart-breaking story of Mickey and Edward, two brothers separated at birth but brought together again through an unlikely friendship. With their familial relationship concealed by their parents, who have striven to keep them apart because of superstitious beliefs, the pair find themselves irreversibly intertwined.
Despite relocating, their lives continue to be tangled, although the deep divisions between Edward’s privileged life and Mickey’s poverty-stricken existence begin to be a burden. As they try to conquer social divisions, their friendship is damaged and they are forced to deal with the harsh realities of class consciousness, with Edward leaving to attend Oxford, whilst Mickey spirals into a life of crime.
As adults, the brothers are caught in a vicious love triangle with Mickey’s childhood sweetheart, Linda. When Mickey is imprisoned, Linda’s subsequent depression forces her into the arms of a conciliatory Edward. A desperate Mickey decides to take action against his fraternal twin, which ultimately exposes their true identities.