---
title: 'Army Brats (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ruud van Hemert'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Netherlands'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/army-brats-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088050/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Army Brats (1984)

1984 · 101 min · Comedy · Netherlands

Original title: Schatjes!

## Synopsis

Army Brats, also known as Darlings, is a 1984 Dutch comedy film directed by Ruud van Hemert. The film is a dark comedy, featuring guerrilla warfare between disturbed parents and their disruptive children. This only leads to chaos and mayhem. The film drew 1 million visitors, making it one of the most successful Dutch films ever. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. A sequel, Mama is Boos!, was released in 1986.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ruud van Hemert](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruud-van-hemert)
- **Screenplay:** [Ruud van Hemert](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruud-van-hemert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ruud van Hemert](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruud-van-hemert)
- **Producer:** [Haig Balian](https://cinepixo.com/people/haig-balian)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theo van de Sande](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-van-de-sande)

## Cast

- [Frank Schaafsma](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-schaafsma)
- [Geert De Jong](https://cinepixo.com/people/geert-de-jong)
- [Akkemay Elderenbos](https://cinepixo.com/people/akkemay-elderenbos)
- [Rijk de Gooyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rijk-de-gooyer)
- [Peter Faber](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-faber)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/army-brats-1984
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2626448); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.